Japan cruises

Japan Passage via Inside Passage, Hubbard Glacier & Kushiro

Inside Passage · Ketchikan · Juneau · Hubbard Glacier · Anchorage · Kushiro · Hakodate · Muroran · Miyakojima · Hitachinaka · Tokyo

Balanced route with a steady mix of port days and sea days. Covers United States and Japan. Includes scenic-cruising segments.

20 nights Seattle Japan 11 ports 8 sea days

What this trip feels like

Balanced, varied and easy to pace

This route gives you a steady mix of ship time and 11 ports. It suits travelers who want meaningful days ashore without turning every day into an early start and a tightly planned port call.

Balanced pace

11 ports in 20 nights

A steady alternation between time onboard and time ashore.

Broad destination variety

Ketchikan · Juneau · Anchorage + more

Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.

Route logistics

Sails from Seattle

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Port experience

Ketchikan · Expect a busy cruise port

Multiple ships and thousands of cruise passengers are common here.

Best for · A mix of ship and shore time · First-time visitors · Travelers who like a steady pace

Think twice if · You want either an all-ports itinerary or a mostly ship-focused escape

Best departures

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Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

Typical pricing runs around $822/night, with most departures landing in the $540-$876/night band across 1 tracked sailing.

Typical price

$822/night

$16,447 total

Normal range

$540-$876/night

$10,799-$17,526 total

Lowest recent fare

Building history

$8,380 total

Comparison set

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When should I go?

Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.

Route overview

How this route is built

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20 nights · 11 port calls · 8 sea days · 2 countries

11 port calls across United States, Japan · Neither especially port-heavy nor sea-day heavy for this trip length.

  1. 1

    Embark in Seattle

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Inside Passage

    United States · Alaska Inside Passage

    Scenic cruising
  3. 3

    Ketchikan

    United States · Alaska Inside Passage

  4. 4

    Juneau

    United States · Alaska Inside Passage

  5. 5

    Hubbard Glacier

    United States · Arctic

    Scenic cruising
  6. 6

    Anchorage

    United States · Arctic

  7. 7

    Kushiro

    Japan · Japan

  8. 8

    Hakodate

    Japan · Japan

  9. 9

    Muroran

    Japan · Japan

  10. 10

    Miyakojima

    Japan · East Asia

  11. 11

    Hitachinaka

    Japan · Japan

  12. 12

    Tokyo

    Japan · Japan

  13. 13

    Disembark in Tokyo

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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