Princess Cruises Extends Japan & Southeast Asia Cruise Season

Princess Cruises has announced it will extend the number of itineraries in Japan during the 2025-26 season.

On sale now, Japan-built Diamond Princess returns featuring an expanded Japan season showcasing the region’s breathtaking fall foliage, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto and more.

Terry Thornton, Chief Commercial Officer for Princess Cruises said:

“We truly make it easy to travel to Japan and Southeast Asia on our Diamond Princess Love Boat to experience these amazing destinations.

“For our fall 2025 through winter 2026 season, we’re thrilled to expand our Japan cruises from Tokyo (Yokohama) during the beautiful fall foliage season and continue to Singapore to highlight the best of Southeast Asia.

“Plus, our guests only need to unpack once to experience these storied countries while enjoying vibrant shore excursions and our regional culinary and entertainment offerings onboard.”

Princess’ new autumn 2025 season offers 11 new voyages ranging in length from nine to 22 nights, visiting 25 destinations throughout the Land of the Rising Sun, with stops in Korea and Taiwan.

Highlights of the season include:

• 13-night Circle Japan Fall Foliage sailing taking place during the beautiful autumn leaves season
• Nine-night Circle Japan voyage a circumnavigation of the country with stops at Nagasaki, Akita and Sakaiminato
• Nine-night Southern Islands departures to the southernmost part of Japan and the lush islands of Okinawa and Ishigaki
• 10-night Kyushu & Korea cruise, which sails these large islands of Japan including visits to Hiroshima, Osaka (for Kyoto) and Shimizu (for Mt. Fuji)

For the ultimate Japan exploration, guests can combine these 18- to 22-night itineraries for an unforgettable 40-night adventure:

• Following her extended Japan season, Diamond Princess will sail to Singapore on a 12-day Southeast Asia & Japan cruise featuring Taipei (Keelung) and Hong Kong to kick off three roundtrip Singapore sailings including:
• 14-night Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam cruise, which also includes calls to Phuket, Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang) and Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My)
• 16-night Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam departure which also includes a call to Halong Bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as a gateway to Hanoi

Closing the season will be a 14-night Southeast Asia & Japan sailing from Singapore back to Tokyo (Yokohama) with late-night More Ashore stays in both Hong Kong and Shimizu (for Mt. Fuji)

For more information, go to princess.com