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Classic China & Japan

  • Departure DateJul, Sep & Oct 2024
  • Royal Caribbean International Spectrum Of The Seas
  • 16 Nights Cruise & Stay
  • Prices From £3,449 per person

Itinerary

  • 7 night China Highlights Tour
  • Shanghai
  • Kobe
  • Maizuru
  • Kobe
  • Maizuru
  • Tokyo
  • Shanghai

This wonderful cruise and stay holiday begins with an action-packed 7 night China Highlights Tour. Walk the iconic Great Wall of China, explore Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Stand in awe before the 2,000 year old Terracotta Warriors and stroll around the Ancient City Walls in Xian. Admire the tranquil Yu Gardens in Shanghai and take a stroll on the Colonial Bund before visiting a silk museum. You’ll then embark the brand new Spectrum of the Seas® for your enchanting cruise of Japan. Discover Kyoto’s magical shrines, temples and gardens, soak up spectacular views over Kobe and Osaka Bay from the top of Kobe Port Tower and explore Yokohama’s Sankein Garden with its shrines, ponds and pagodas. 

Highlights

  • Action-packed China Highlights Tour
  • FREE Oceanview to Balcony Upgrade^ - Available on Oct 2024 Date

What's Included?

  • Return flights from the UK (call for regional departures)
  • 7 night China Highlights Tour
  • 7 night cruise on board Spectrum of the Seas on full board basis
  • Transfers

Prices From pp

Departure DateInteriorOceanviewBalconySuite
Jul 2024£3,969£4,069£4,179£4,799
Sep 2024£3,449£3,649£3,799£4,039
Oct 2024£3,649£3,789£3,789£3,939

Price based on flying from London. ^Subject to availability & only on 25 Oct 2024 date. Prices are subject to availability and may change out with our control. Flight supplements from regional airports will apply. For a live price for your chosen date, airport and hotels please call our Cruise Experts.

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Spectrum Of The Seas

The next in the award-winning Quantum Class line-up, Spectrum of the Seas is a Far East adventure full of feats and firsts designed with our Chinese guests in mind.

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Itinerary for Classic China & Japan

Day 1 - Fly UK to Beijing

Day 2 - Arrive Beijing

Meet Wendy Wu Guide and transfer to hotel for 3 night Beijing stay

Day 3 - Beijing - Enjoy Tiananmen Sq & Forbidden City, Gate of Supreme Harmony & Temple of Heaven.

Day 4 - Visit Great Wall of China, Jade Museum, Sacred Way & Ming Tombs

Day 5 - Bullet train from Beijing to Xian & transfer to hotel

Visit Little Wild Goose Pagoda. Dinner & Tang Dynasty Dance Show in the evening.

Day 6 - Visit Terracotta Warriors & stroll around Ancient City Walls of Xian

Day 7 - Bullet Train from Xian to Shanghai

Day 8 - Full day Shanghai Tour then evening ride on the super fast Maglev Train.

Day 9 - Embark Spectrum of the Seas in Baoshan, Shanghai

Post-Mao-era Shanghai is light-years away from its restrained past (and even farther away from the equally unrestrained reputation it held for a long time before that). Today's Shanghai is firmly focused on the future, a bustling metropolis with a revitalised port and a sizzling art/shopping/restaurant scene that rivals even the most cosmopolitan of its Western cousins. Anyone with an eye for the global stage just has to see this city.

Day 10 - Cruising

Day 11 - Kobe

Perched on a hill sloping down to the sea, Kobe is a maritime gateway to one of Japan's most metropolitan cities. Mt. Rokko dominates the skyline — from the summit, you can glimpse one of the best views in all Japan. Of course, Kobe's also famous for breeding Wagyu cows that produce some of the highest-quality beef in the world. The stuff is so delicious that almost every restaurant in the area stocks it. Cruise to Japan and make your visit a full foodie mission and stop off at Osaka to indulge in the local tradition of kuidaore — "eat until you drop."

Day 12 - Maizuru / Kobe / Maizuru

Perched on a hill sloping down to the sea, Kobe is a maritime gateway to one of Japan's most metropolitan cities. Mt. Rokko dominates the skyline — from the summit, you can glimpse one of the best views in all Japan. Of course, Kobe's also famous for breeding Wagyu cows that produce some of the highest-quality beef in the world. The stuff is so delicious that almost every restaurant in the area stocks it. Cruise to Japan and make your visit a full foodie mission and stop off at Osaka to indulge in the local tradition of kuidaore — "eat until you drop."

The gentle seaside city of Maizuru will win you over with its quaint collection of mountainside temples, pristine beaches and historical museums. Cruise to Kyoto and check out Maizuru Red Brick Park, a series of warehouses that today serve as a museum, and be transported to a Cold War-era spy thriller. See the nearby Amanohashidate sandbar, a 3-kilometer-long isthmus that connects the bay in a picturesque stretch of white sand and pine trees. Or head into central Kyoto, about a 90-minute drive from port — walk among the red torii gates of Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, or climb to the top of Kyoto Tower for the area's best views.

Day 13 - Tokyo

Yokohama is the central gateway to exploring Tokyo, a once-humble fishing village that is now one of the world's biggest, most densely populated cities. You'll find an eclectic mix of traditional shrines and soaring skyscrapers lining these neon-lit streets. Walk the Rainbow Bridge over Tokyo Bay alongside the Yurikamome Rail Line, a futuristic, operatorless train system. Then, see old Tokyo at the Imperial Palace, an Edo Castle surrounded by moats and gardens perfect for strolling. Cruise to Tokyo and head to iconic Sensoji Buddhist Temple and pass below the massive red paper lantern of the Thunder Gate. Then, unwind in Yoyogi Park, a literal forest in the heart of the city, complete with Zen gardens and a gingko tree forest.

Day 14 - Cruising

Day 15 - Cruising

Day 16 - Shanghai, disembark & transfer to airport/ Fly Shanghai to UK

Post-Mao-era Shanghai is light-years away from its restrained past (and even farther away from the equally unrestrained reputation it held for a long time before that). Today's Shanghai is firmly focused on the future, a bustling metropolis with a revitalised port and a sizzling art/shopping/restaurant scene that rivals even the most cosmopolitan of its Western cousins. Anyone with an eye for the global stage just has to see this city.

Fly Shanghai to UK/ Arrive UK

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