Best time to visit: Jun (fewer ships)
Avoid: Peak winter weekends (crowded port days)
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Use the congestion calendar to compare timing first, then bring price into the decision once you narrow the right visit window.
These sailings rank first because they visit Akita while also showing stronger-than-typical pricing, healthy availability, and current value signals.
Seabourn Encore • Seabourn
Feb 27, 2027 → Mar 13, 2027 • Tokyo ↔
From $6,374
$455/night
↓32% below typical
Seabourn Encore • Seabourn
Feb 15, 2027 → Mar 13, 2027 • Hong Kong → Tokyo
From $11,899
$458/night
↓31% below typical
Seabourn Encore • Seabourn
Feb 1, 2027 → Mar 13, 2027 • Singapore → Tokyo
From $19,379
$484/night
↓27% below typical
Seabourn Encore • Seabourn
Oct 22, 2026 → Nov 3, 2026 • Osaka → Tokyo
From $6,374
$531/night
↓28% below typical
Seabourn Encore • Seabourn
Oct 10, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026 • Tokyo → Osaka
From $6,629
$552/night
↓25% below typical
Diamond Princess • Princess Cruises
Oct 19, 2026 → Nov 11, 2026 • Yokohama ↔
From $5,136
$223/night
↓26% below typical
Scan for dates when ships visit Akita, use color shading to spot the busiest passenger days in port, and use density dots to see how many cruise ships call on Akita that day.
Akita is busiest from Oct, with multiple ships per day. Jun are significantly quieter.
Colors show estimated total passengers in port on each day
1 ship visit Akita on this date, carrying about ~2,700 passengers in total.
Diamond Princess • Princess Cruises
Jun 23, 2026 → Jul 11, 2026 • Yokohama ↔
From $2,158
$120/night
↓20% below typical
This monthly view combines ship traffic and pricing so you can spot quieter windows, busier stretches, and the months where cruises visiting Akita still look attractively priced.
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Japan • Next: Feb 27
From $6,374
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Japan • Next: Feb 15
From $11,899
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Japan • Next: Feb 1
From $19,379
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Japan • Next: Oct 22
From $6,374
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Japan • Next: Oct 10
From $6,629
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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Japan • Next: Oct 19
From $5,136
1 upcoming sailing
1 ship
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See the next scheduled ship visits into Akita.
| Date | Ship | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Diamond Princess | Princess Cruises |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Seabourn Encore | Seabourn |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Seabourn Encore | Seabourn |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Diamond Princess | Princess Cruises |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Mar 8, 2027 | Seabourn Encore | Seabourn |
| Apr 13, 2027 | Sapphire Princess | Princess Cruises |
| Apr 14, 2027 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Jun 24, 2027 | HANSEATIC spirit | Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
| Aug 6, 2027 | Sapphire Princess | Princess Cruises |
| Oct 9, 2027 | Quantum of the Seas | Royal Caribbean International |
| Oct 10, 2027 | Explora III | — |
| Oct 16, 2027 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Oct 22, 2027 | Seven Seas Explorer | Regent Seven Seas Cruises |
| Oct 25, 2027 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Oct 31, 2027 | Seabourn Encore | Seabourn |
| Nov 3, 2027 | Diamond Princess | Princess Cruises |
| Nov 8, 2027 | Norwegian Jade | Norwegian Cruise Line |
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