Photo: Yankeesman312 / CC BY-SA 3.0Where does Sapphire Princess dock in Japan?
The berth decides your day. Port by port, with the one guided day that fits the call most ships make there.
YokohamaA bronze Buddha sitting in the open air, 46 minutes by train.BerthOsanbashi
Into townTrain to Yokohama Station, 7 min, ¥230
The Yokohama port page →
HakodateCrab, scallops and sea urchin in a bowl, three minutes' walk away.BerthWakamatsu
Into townWalk to Morning market, 3 min
The Hakodate port page →
KanazawaPonds, stone lanterns and old pines, 15–20 minutes by taxi.BerthKanazawa Port Cruise Terminal
Into townBus to Kanazawa Station, 28–35 min, ¥310
The Kanazawa port page →
NagasakiThe Peace Park statue and the museum, 40 minutes by tram.BerthDowntown
Into townTram to Glover Garden, 5–7 min, ¥150 flat
The Nagasaki port page →
KagoshimaA smoking volcano 15 minutes across the water, ¥250 by ferry.BerthMarine Port Kagoshima
Into townShuttle to Town, ~30 min
The Kagoshima port page →
NahaThe hilltop castle of the Ryukyu kings, rebuilt after the 2019 fire.BerthWakasa terminal or Shinko No.12
Into townShuttle to Kokusai-dori, ~20 min
The Naha port page →
KochiOne of Japan's twelve original keeps, steep stairs to the top.BerthKochi New Port
Into townShuttle to City centre, ~25–30 min
The Kochi port page →
OsakaTakoyaki, okonomiyaki and a 580-metre covered market, ¥290 by subway.BerthTempozan, Osaka Port
Into townTrain to Dotonbori, ~10 min
The Osaka port page →
KobeTen thousand vermilion torii climbing a mountain, five minutes from Kyoto Station.BerthKobe Port Terminal (most international ships) or Naka Pier
Into townTrain to Sannomiya, ~5 min, ¥210
The Kobe port page →
BusanA hillside of stepped, pastel-painted houses, 15 minutes by taxi.BerthTwo terminals
Into townWalk to Busan Station, ~10–15 min
The Busan port page →Your call, port by port: Tokyo (10.5 h) · Naha (12 h) · Miyakojima (12 h) · Nagasaki (9 h) · Ishigaki (12 h) · Toba (9 h) · Kochi (8 h) · Hiroshima (9 h)
Call dates and other ships at each port: Cruises to Yokohama · Cruises to Hakodate · Cruises to Kanazawa · Cruises to Nagasaki · Cruises to Kagoshima · Cruises to Naha · Cruises to Kochi · Cruises to Osaka · Cruises to Kobe
The second ship of Princess’s largest-ever Japan season — 41 departures from the Tokyo region in 2027, officially announced.
Three things Sapphire Princess passengers should know
Sister ships, same line, same home region: our Diamond Princess port notes — berths, shuttle patterns, festival timing — carry over almost unchanged. Every port page linked below applies.
Princess announced this as its largest Japan season ever; cherry-blossom departures on Diamond have historically sold out first, and 41 sailings will not change that pattern.
Roundtrips typically slip into Busan — and with Taiwan in the 2027 program, southern loops add Keelung. Both are covered on this site.
Questions Sapphire Princess passengers ask
Where does Sapphire Princess sail in 2027?
Tokyo-region roundtrips from March to November 2027 — 41 departures visiting 35 cities across Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, announced by Princess as part of its largest-ever Japan deployment alongside Diamond Princess. Named ports include Hakodate, Kanazawa, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Kochi, Naha and Busan.
Is Sapphire Princess the same as Diamond Princess?
Near enough to plan by: they are sister ships, both built at Mitsubishi’s Nagasaki yard, running the same line’s Japan program. Cabin layouts, onboard rhythm and — usefully — port logistics are essentially shared, so every Diamond-era port note on this site applies.
