Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

27-Night Seattle to Tokyo Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Noordam · from Seattle

$4,219 per person · next sails Sep 12, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Seattle (SEA)

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

Open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from HND · $2,562 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Seattle

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.

61 mi from Seattle

Mount Rainier National Park – Paradise & Sunrise Loop

Hike subalpine meadows, wildflower fields, and glacier-fed streams with unobstructed views of the 14,411-ft volcano; summer (July–Sept) offers the mos…

141 mi from Seattle

Sea Lion Caves

America's largest sea cave, accessed by elevator descent into a massive natural cavern where hundreds of wild sea lions and seals hauled out on rocks…

Your voyage · 27 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
Seattle Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
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
Misty Fjords Floatplane with a Wilderness Water La… · $790 for two with Island Wings Air Servicehow to make it yours → ·
Days 4–10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Private Full-Day Kushiro Marshland & Tancho Crane… · $147 for two with Japan Awaits – Kushiro Custom Full Day Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
★ Hirosaki Castle, Nebuta Floats & Gardens — 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
★ Private Licensed Tokyo Expert — how to make it yours →
Day 15
Hakone Shrine, Lake Ashi & Owakudani Volcanic Vall… · $480 for two with Japan Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Osaka (Kyoto and Nara)port guide →
Fushimi Inari at Dawn · $228 for two with Japan Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
Hiroshima & Miyajima · $450 for two with Michi Travel Japan (Private Licensed Guides)how to make it yours →
Day 19
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 20
Busan (Kyongju)port guide →
Haedong Yonggungsa Sea Temple & Haeundae Private T… · $169 for two with Korea Travel Easyhow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Sakaiminatoport guide →
Tottori Sand Dunes & Sand Museum · $500 for two with Japan Awaits (private full-day tour operator)how to make it yours →
Day 22
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
★ Fushimi Inari — how to make it yours →
Day 23
Kanazawa Private Full-Day Tour · $402 for two with Kanazawa Tours (Private Guided Tours)how to make it yours → ·
Day 24
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 25
★ Mt. Hakodate Night View & Ropeway — how to make it yours →
Day 26
Miyako
⚙ Curating Miyako’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 27
Hitachinakaport guide →
Hitachi Seaside Park · $330 for two with Japan Shore Excursions (local expert, private guided)how to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Tokyo Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Tokyo

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

6 mi from Tokyo

Senso-ji Temple

0 mi from Tokyo

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Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Seattle

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

11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Tacoma's Wild Side: Puget Sound, Quarries & a Volcano

Pacific Northwest Adventure Base

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11 mi from Seattle · fly SEA

Salt Air and Oyster Shells: A San Juan Islands Sailing Guide

Island Hopping Pacific Northwest

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88 mi from Seattle · fly YYJ

Victoria's Wild Coast: Falconry, Gold Mines, and the Pacific

Coastal Wilderness Luxury

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Tokyo

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

39 mi from Tokyo · fly NRT

Tokyo's Secret Layers: Samurai Houses, Sunrise Crossings & Sake

Urban Culture & Living History

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266 mi from Tokyo · fly KIX

Kyoto After Dark: Firelight, Forest Paths & Ancient Craft

Cultural Immersion & Night Adventures

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Home

Fly home from Tokyo (HND)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into SEA, home from HND · 2 travelers $2,562 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Seattle · Premium~$435
Cruise fare27 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$8,438
Shore excursions9 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,496
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$15,111
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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