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Seven Seas Explorer

All-inclusive Japan with a Kyoto overnight built in

10 Japanese portsSpring & autumn 2026, Tokyo roundtripsOne honest guide each
Photo: Rab Lawrence / CC BY 2.0

Three confirmed 2026 Tokyo roundtrips, each with a two-day Kobe stay.

Pattern
11-night Tokyo RT
March, April and October sailings
The overnight
Kobe, 2 days
Your Kyoto window — excursions included in the fare
Core ports
Shimizu · Kochi · Hiroshima
Plus Busan, Nagasaki, Beppu — Kagoshima on the autumn run
Style
All-inclusive luxury
Shore excursions bundled — choose them early
Your itinerary, decoded

Every Seven Seas Explorer port, one honest guide each

What fits your hours at each call, what to book, and what is simply a walk.

All 31 ports →
Rainbow Bridge over Tokyo Bay at night with Tokyo Tower behindPort guide

Tokyo

The bookend capital

Plan your day here →
Mt. Fuji rising over the Port of Shimizu at duskOn this ship

Shimizu

Mt. Fuji's port

Day two of the Tokyo pattern: your first chance at the mountain.

Open the day that fits this call →
Kobe Port Tower and the Harborland waterfront at nightOn this ship

Kobe

The Kyoto gateway

An overnight — Kyoto on day one, Kitano and a beef lunch on day two.

Open the day that fits this call →
Katsurahama beach with pine and rocks on the PacificPort guide

Kochi

The Pacific port

Plan your day here →
The floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine at MiyajimaPort guide

Hiroshima

Two heavyweights, one day

Plan your day here →
The harbor of Nagasaki with a cruise ship at the downtown pierPort guide

Nagasaki

The walking port

Plan your day here →
The turquoise steaming pond of Umi Jigoku in BeppuPort guide

Beppu

The steaming port

Plan your day here →
Sakurajima volcano looming over Kagoshima city at blue hourPort guide

Kagoshima

The volcano's port

Plan your day here →
The white rhyolite spires and clear water of Jodogahama Beach in MiyakoPort guide

Miyako

The Jodogahama port

Plan your day here →
Sunset over Nusamai Bridge and the Kushiro RiverPort guide

Kushiro

The misty market port

Plan your day here →

Plus Busan (Korea); the October sailing transits the Kanmon Strait.

Know your ship

Three things Seven Seas Explorer passengers should know

Included excursions sell out first

Regent bundles shore excursions in the fare — the good Kyoto and Hiroshima slots go quickly after booking opens. Reserve the moment your window opens.

Use the Kobe overnight like a two-day trip

Kyoto on day one, Kitano and a beef lunch on day two — the pattern every day-caller envies.

Shimizu comes early

The Tokyo pattern puts Shimizu on day two — your first Fuji chance. Be on deck at dawn.

Berths, decoded

Where does Seven Seas Explorer dock?

The berth decides your day. Port by port, from our measured index.

The full berth index →
Quick answers

Questions Seven Seas Explorer passengers ask

Does Seven Seas Explorer overnight anywhere in Japan?

Yes — the 2026 Tokyo roundtrips spend two days alongside in Kobe, positioned for a full Kyoto day. Excursions are included in Regent fares, so reserve the Kyoto program early; independent private cars from the pier remain an option if the slots are gone.

Planning the whole voyage? Read the four Japan cruise loops, explained — and whatever the port, be back aboard 60 minutes early.