Japan cruises

Japan Passage via Inside Passage, Hubbard Glacier & Kushiro (Best Balance)

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

Balanced itinerary with more sea time than port-packed variants. Covers United States and Japan. Includes scenic-cruising segments.

Seattle Japan 11 ports 8 sea days

Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

Typical pricing runs around $816/night. with most departures landing in the $540-$870/night band. across 1 tracked sailings.

Typical price

$816/night

$16,329 total

Normal range

$540-$870/night

$10,802-$17,391 total

Lowest recent fare

Building history

$8,253 total

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September 2026
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$414
1 sailing
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49% below itinerary median
1 priced departures tracked

Route overview

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11 port calls · 8 sea days · 2 countries

11 port calls across United States, Japan

  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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FAQ

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