Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

12-Night Otaru to Kyoto and Nara Cruise Adventure

Silversea · Silver Cloud · from Otaru

$15,150 per person · next sails May 28, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Otaru (CTS)

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

Your voyage · 12 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 and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Otaru Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early.
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
★ Hirosaki Castle, Nebuta Floats & Gardens — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Lake Tazawa & Tazawako · $400 for two with Japan Awaits (Private Custom Tour)how to make it yours →
Day 4
Sado Island
⚙ Curating Sado Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 5
Kanazawa Private Full-Day Tour · $402 for two with Kanazawa Tours (Private Guided Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Oki Island
⚙ Curating Oki Island’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 7
Hagi
⚙ Curating Hagi’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Days 8–9
Busan (Kyongju)port guide →
Haedong Yonggungsa Sea Temple & Haeundae Private T… · $169 for two with Korea Travel Easyhow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Sakaiminatoport guide →
Tottori Sand Dunes & Sand Museum · $500 for two with Japan Awaits (private full-day tour operator)how to make it yours →
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Sanuki Udon · $178 for two with Japan Shore Excursion Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Osaka (Kyoto and Nara) Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Kyoto and Nara (CTS)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Hotel before you sail1 night · Otaru · Luxury~$400
Cruise fare12 nights · Silversea · 2 guests$30,300
Shore excursions5 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,649
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$32,529
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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