Princess Cruises is adding the islands of Japan and South Korea to its itineraries this summer, and if you choose the August 1st departure, you'll also have a Spanish-speaking guide on your excursions. Here are more details about the cruise, its dates, and the price, which on the cruise line's official website is around €3.700, including flights from Madrid, hotel and transfers in Tokyo, full board, and port taxes.
If you have the idea of ​​visiting this mysterious country and you like cruises, this is an excellent opportunity.
As I mentioned, a 14-day trip has been organized for the Spanish public, departing from Tokyo on August 1st. Flights depart from Madrid.
This cruise has a very interesting feature: coinciding with the dates, it allows tourists to attend the Kanto Matsuri festival in Akita and the Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori. The former is held every year from August 3rd to 6th, and its highlight is the nighttime parade in which participants balance on tall bamboo poles from which paper lanterns are suspended.
The Debuta Matsuri, held from August 2nd to 7th, is a very fun festival in the city of Aomori. It features a parade of hand-painted washi paper floats, illuminated from within, that move from one side of the street to the other, with the entire audience participating.
This cruise, returning to the main idea of ​​this article, is actually a 4-day trip to Tokyo, combined with 9 days of sailing through Akita, Aomori, Busan, in Korea, Nagasaki, Kamakura ; optionally, you can also visit the cities of Osaka and Kyoto.
The trip is aboard the Diamond Princess , an excellent luxury ship with capacity for 2.674 tourists.