Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

33-Night Vancouver to Kyoto and Nara Cruise Adventure

Seabourn · Seabourn Encore · from Vancouver

$17,398 per person · next sails Sep 18, 2026 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Vancouver (YVR)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Vancouver

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

43 mi from Vancouver

Moran State Park

Hike to the summit of Mount Constitution—the highest point in the San Juan Islands at 2,409 feet—for 360-degree views of the Cascades, Olympic Mountai…

45 mi from Vancouver

Westcott Bay Sea Farms & Oyster Shack

Visit a working oyster farm where you can watch oyster cultivation in the bay, then shuck and eat fresh oysters at a waterfront shack with only raw ba…

Your voyage · 33 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Vancouver Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 1
TRANSIT THE SEYMOUR NARROWS
Seymour Narrows Private Zodiac Expedition at Slack… · $142 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 2
CRUISING THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND
Queen Charlotte Track · $234 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
Ketchikan
Misty Fjords Floatplane with a Wilderness Water La… · $790 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Klawock
Prince of Wales Whale & Marine Mammal Quest · $149 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Sitka
Sitka Premier Whale Watching & Marine Wildlife Tour · $398 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Scenic Cruising Hubbard Glacier
⛰ A scenic-cruising day — savor it from the ship. The view is the experience, and it’s included.
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Kodiak
Fly-In Kodiak Brown Bear Viewing with Kingfisher A… · $2,100 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 10
Dutch Harbor
Private Aleutian WWII Immersion · $300 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 11–13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
CROSS INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
Golden Shellback Ceremony · $90 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 15–16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Kushiro
Private Full-Day Kushiro Marshland & Tancho Crane… · $147 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Miyako
⚙ Curating Miyako’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 19
Sendai
Matsushima Bay · $168 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Hitachinaka
Hitachi Seaside Park · $330 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Shimizu
Private Mt. Fuji & Hakone Full-Day Tour from Shimi… · $530 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Tokyo
Private Licensed Tokyo Expert · $268 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 23
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 24
Miyako
⚙ Curating Miyako’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 25
Hakodate
Mt. Hakodate Night View & Ropeway · $24 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 26
Aomori
Hirosaki Castle, Nebuta Floats & Gardens · $295 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 27
Akita
Kakunodate Samurai District & Sake Brewery Private… · $1,040 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Niigata
Niigata Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Lice… · $830 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 29
Kanazawa
Kanazawa Private Full-Day Tour · $402 for twohow to make it yours → ·
4 more days at sea and ashore
Day 34
Osaka (Kyoto and Nara) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Kyoto and Nara (YVR)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Hotel before you sail1 night · Vancouver · Luxury~$450
Cruise fare33 nights · Seabourn · 2 guests$34,796
Shore excursions20 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$8,809
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$44,235
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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