Windstar Cruises has seen very excessive demand for its 2026 Japan voyages aboard its latest upcoming ship Star Seeker, which will likely be becoming a member of the fleet in December 2025. So in response, the road is opening up spring 2027 bookings for Japan sooner than deliberate.
An additional fall sail date has additionally been added to fulfill demand for extra bookable cruises within the area. Sailing from Tokyo to Kyoto, the 10-night Grand Japan itinerary packs in quite a lot of the nation’s highlights — plus a cease in Busan, South Korea — on an intimate cruise expertise.
“Just months after announcing our 2026 plans in Japan, we’re nearly sold out,” says Windstar Cruises’ Chief Commercial Officer Janet Bava. “The combination of our return to Asia for the first time since 2023, along with the anticipation of a new ship and the fact that Japan is now one of the world’s most visited countries, has created an excitement for this region that we have not seen before.”
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Star Seeker is scheduled to cross the Pacific from Alaska to Japan in early September 2026, the place Windstar will convey again the Grand Japan itinerary for 5 sail dates by means of October. The spring 2027 sailings will happen on seven dates from March by means of May.
Grand Japan Itinerary Highlights
Grand Japan highlights embody scenic cruising the Inland Sea; crusing across the deserted island of Hashima; visiting the Peace Memorial Parks of Nagasaki and Hiroshima; and calling on smaller ports like Takamatsu (well-known for its gardens and Udon) and Karatsu, together with its unimaginable citadel.
Travelers can lengthen their stick with the Kyoto & the Zen of Japan Cruise Tour, which options inland excursions to Kyoto the place friends can bathe in sizzling springs, expertise a standard tea ceremony, and go to the Golden Pavilion. Of course spring dates imply the potential to expertise Japan’s famed cherry blossoms, and Star Seeker’s lodging are poised for ample spring season sightseeing as most have balconies and infinity home windows.
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Along with the announcement, Windstar Cruises is providing an Early Booking Offer. It features a complimentary improve to All-Inclusive Fares, which incorporates wifi, gratuities, $200 in onboard credit score per stateroom, and limitless choose beer, wine, and cocktails. The supply runs by means of February 28, 2025. In addition, solely a 15 % deposit is required to guide, with last cost due 120 days earlier than crusing.
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