Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

15-Night Shanghai to Kiel Cruise Adventure

Explora Journeys · EXPLORA III · from Shanghai

$9,785 per person · next sails Jan 25, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Shanghai (SHA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SHA, home from WAW · $6,446 for two est.
Your voyage · 15 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
Shanghai 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
Miyakojimaport guide →
Irabu & Shimoji Islands · $241 for two with Miyakojima Diving Service UMI (local dive operator)how to make it yours → ·
Days 4–5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Naze (amami Islands)
⚙ Curating Naze (amami Islands)’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
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
Toba Private Full-Day Customised Tour · $296 for two with Toba Private Tour Specialists via TripAdvisor Experienceshow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Private Licensed Tokyo Expert · $268 for two with Japan Guide Association (JGA) – Official Licensed Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway · $27 for two with Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
★ Kochi Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licens… — how to make it yours →
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Naha Port_name
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Day 15
Phantom Island · $94 for two with Ishigaki Island Snorkeling Tours (サンゴのいのち)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Kiel Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Kiel

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

134 mi from Kiel

Cisternerne (The Cisterns) — Underground Art Space

A former 6,000-cubic-meter water cistern transformed into a cavernous, temperature-stable underground art and music venue hosting experimental install…

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Kiel

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

134 mi from Kiel · fly CPH

Copenhagen's Royal Canals, Underground Art & Nordic Feasts

Nordic Culture & Culinary Heritage

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194 mi from Kiel · fly BER

Berlin's Underground, Untold, and Unforgettable: An Adventure Guide

Cold War Grit Meets Craft Culture

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Home

Fly home from Kiel (HAM)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SHA, home from WAW · 2 travelers $6,446 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Shanghai · Luxury~$165
Cruise fare15 nights · Explora Journeys · 2 guests$19,570
Shore excursions5 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$926
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$27,287
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; 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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