Cruise itinerary
54-Night Asia Cruise from Singapore
54 nights · Asia · 31 ports of call
54-night Asia cruise aboard Seabourn Encore, departing Singapore and calling at Laem Chabang, Koh Kood, Sihanoukville, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Ha Long Bay and 24 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Seabourn Encore
- Cruise line
- Seabourn
- Duration
- 54 nights
- Region
- Asia · Southeast Asia
- Departs
- Singapore
- Returns
- Tokyo
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Singapore
Depart 21:00
The island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula and a key Southeast Asian cruise hub. From its modern terminal, the waterfront Marina Bay, the trees of Gardens by the Bay and the food stalls of hawker centres are all close by.
- Marina Bay Sands
- Gardens by the Bay
- Hawker centres
- Day2At sea
- Day3At sea
- Day4
Laem Chabang
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
A deep-water container port on the Gulf of Thailand, serving as the main sea gateway to Bangkok and the seaside resort of Pattaya. Ships dock here for shore trips to the capital's temples and palaces, around two hours away by road.
- Gateway to Bangkok
- Pattaya beaches
- Gulf of Thailand
- Day5
Koh Kood
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 17:00
- Day6
Sihanoukville
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 20:00
- Day7At sea
- Day8
Ho Chi Minh City
Arrive 09:00
Vietnam's largest city, still widely called Saigon, set on a river in the Mekong Delta region. French-era landmarks like the Notre-Dame basilica and Central Post Office sit amid motorbike-filled streets, with the Cu Chi tunnels reachable on a day trip.
- Notre-Dame Basilica
- Ben Thanh Market
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Day9
Ho Chi Minh City
Depart 16:00
Vietnam's largest city, still widely called Saigon, set on a river in the Mekong Delta region. French-era landmarks like the Notre-Dame basilica and Central Post Office sit amid motorbike-filled streets, with the Cu Chi tunnels reachable on a day trip.
- Notre-Dame Basilica
- Ben Thanh Market
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Day10At sea
- Day11
Da Nang
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A coastal city in central Vietnam set between the South China Sea and forested hills. Its long sandy beaches and the Marble Mountains lie nearby, and it serves as the gateway to the old towns of Hội An and the imperial city of Huế.
- Marble Mountains
- Hội An nearby
- My Khe beach
- Day12At sea
- Day13
Ha Long Bay
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
A bay in northeastern Vietnam's Gulf of Tonkin, scattered with thousands of limestone karst islands and islets. Hạ Long Bay is a UNESCO site known for its towering rock formations, sea caves, and traditional junk boats cruising the emerald water.
- Karst islands
- Sung Sot Cave
- Junk boat cruises
- Day14At sea
- Day15
Hong Kong
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 21:00
A dense vertical city where Victoria Harbour separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon. The Star Ferry crosses between them, the Peak Tram climbs to skyline views, and street markets, dim sum houses and temples fill the districts in between.
- Victoria Peak
- Star Ferry
- Temple Street market
- Day16At sea
- Day17
Keelung (Chilung)
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port city on the northern tip of Taiwan, serving as the sea gateway to Taipei. Known for its hillside harbour and lively night market, it lies near the eroded rock formations of Yehliu and the mountain teahouses of Jiufen.
- Gateway to Taipei
- Yehliu rocks
- Jiufen old street
- Day18
Ishigaki
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
The main island of Japan's Yaeyama group, far southwest near Taiwan, ringed by coral reefs and white-sand bays. Kabira Bay's turquoise lagoon, manta-ray dive sites and a laid-back subtropical pace set it apart from the mainland.
- Kabira Bay
- Coral reefs
- Manta rays
- Day19At sea
- Day20
Kagoshima
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 21:00
A southern Japanese port on the island of Kyushu, watched over by the smoking Sakurajima volcano across its bay. Hot springs and ash-grey beaches mark the area, often likened to Naples for its volcanic bay setting.
- Sakurajima volcano
- Sengan-en garden
- Hot springs
- Day21
Aburatsu
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
- Day22
Kochi
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
A port city on the island of Shikoku in southwestern Japan, set where the Kako River meets the Seto Inland Sea. Himeji's brilliant white hilltop castle, one of the country's finest, lies within easy reach to the west.
- Himeji Castle
- Seto Inland Sea
- Shikoku island
- Day23
Osaka
Arrive 07:00
A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
- Osaka Castle
- Dotonbori
- Street food
- Day24
Osaka
Depart 16:00
A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
- Osaka Castle
- Dotonbori
- Street food
- Day25
Toba
Arrive 10:00 · Depart 19:00
- Day26
Shimizu
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port on Japan's Suruga Bay, long celebrated for its views of Mount Fuji rising across the water. The pine-lined Miho no Matsubara shore and nearby green tea fields draw visitors when the great peak is clear.
- Mount Fuji views
- Miho no Matsubara
- Green tea fields
- Day27
Tokyo
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
Japan's vast capital on Tokyo Bay, a frequent turnaround for Asian and Pacific cruises. From the harbour, the city offers the temples of Asakusa, the crossing at Shibuya and the imperial palace grounds amid one of the world's largest metropolises.
- Senso-ji Temple
- Shibuya Crossing
- Imperial Palace
- Day28At sea
- Day29
Osaka
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 22:00
A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
- Osaka Castle
- Dotonbori
- Street food
- Day30At sea
- Day31
Busan
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
South Korea's largest port city, set where mountains meet the sea on the country's southeast coast. It is known for the seafood halls of Jagalchi Market, the hillside murals of Gamcheon Culture Village and the broad sands of Haeundae Beach.
- Haeundae Beach
- Jagalchi Market
- Gamcheon Village
- Day32
Sakaiminato
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
A port on the Sea of Japan coast in western Honshu, near the sand dunes of the Tottori region. It serves as a gateway to Matsue and the Izumo-taisha shrine, and is known locally for the cartoonist Mizuki Shigeru and his yokai-themed road.
- Mizuki Shigeru Road
- Matsue Castle
- Sea of Japan crab
- Day33
Kanazawa
Arrive 08:00
A castle town on Japan's Sea of Japan coast, spared the bombing of the war and rich in Edo-era heritage. It is best known for Kenroku-en, one of the country's three great landscape gardens, and the gold-leaf craft that gilds much of its lacquerware.
- Kenroku-en garden
- Higashi Chaya district
- Gold-leaf craft
- Day34
Kanazawa
Depart 18:00
A castle town on Japan's Sea of Japan coast, spared the bombing of the war and rich in Edo-era heritage. It is best known for Kenroku-en, one of the country's three great landscape gardens, and the gold-leaf craft that gilds much of its lacquerware.
- Kenroku-en garden
- Higashi Chaya district
- Gold-leaf craft
- Day35
Niigata
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day36
Akita
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port city on the Sea of Japan coast of northern Honshu, set where the Omono river meets the sea. Known for its rice and sake, the Kanto summer lantern festival and the samurai district of nearby Kakunodate, it is a gateway to the lakes and hot springs of Akita Prefecture.
- Kakunodate samurai district
- Kanto festival
- Lake Tazawa
- Day37
Aomori
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port city in northern Honshu, Japan, on Mutsu Bay at the top of the main island. It is known for its winter snows, fresh seafood and the giant Nebuta festival floats, with the Hakkoda mountains and apple orchards in the country around it.
- Nebuta floats
- Hakkoda mountains
- Mutsu Bay seafood
- Day38
Miyako, Iwate
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A fishing port on the rugged Sanriku coast of northern Honshu, set on a deep bay backed by forested hills. The surrounding Rikuchu Kaigan shoreline is known for dramatic sea cliffs and rock formations, and the area was rebuilt after the 2011 tsunami.
- Jodogahama Beach
- Sanriku coast cliffs
- Fresh seafood
- Day39
Sendai
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day40
Hitachinaka
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A coastal city in Ibaraki Prefecture on Japan's Pacific side, north of Tokyo. Its Hitachi Seaside Park is renowned for seasonal flower fields, most famously the sweeping blue of nemophila blooms in spring.
- Hitachi Seaside Park
- Nemophila fields
- Nakaminato market
- Day41
Tokyo
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
Japan's vast capital on Tokyo Bay, a frequent turnaround for Asian and Pacific cruises. From the harbour, the city offers the temples of Asakusa, the crossing at Shibuya and the imperial palace grounds amid one of the world's largest metropolises.
- Senso-ji Temple
- Shibuya Crossing
- Imperial Palace
- Day42At sea
- Day43
Kochi
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port city on the island of Shikoku in southwestern Japan, set where the Kako River meets the Seto Inland Sea. Himeji's brilliant white hilltop castle, one of the country's finest, lies within easy reach to the west.
- Himeji Castle
- Seto Inland Sea
- Shikoku island
- Day44
Hososhima
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day45
Kagoshima
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A southern Japanese port on the island of Kyushu, watched over by the smoking Sakurajima volcano across its bay. Hot springs and ash-grey beaches mark the area, often likened to Naples for its volcanic bay setting.
- Sakurajima volcano
- Sengan-en garden
- Hot springs
- Day46
Nagasaki
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
A port city in southern Japan, set around a deep harbour that was for centuries the country's only window to foreign trade. That legacy survives at Dejima and in Chinatown, while the Peace Park memorialises the 1945 atomic bombing.
- Peace Park
- Dejima
- Glover Garden
- Day47
Busan
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
South Korea's largest port city, set where mountains meet the sea on the country's southeast coast. It is known for the seafood halls of Jagalchi Market, the hillside murals of Gamcheon Culture Village and the broad sands of Haeundae Beach.
- Haeundae Beach
- Jagalchi Market
- Gamcheon Village
- Day48
Scenic Cruising
Fukuoka
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A large port city on the Japanese island of Kyushu, set on a bay facing the Asian mainland. It is known for its ramen and street-food stalls, the ruins of Fukuoka Castle and the historic Hakata district at its heart.
- Hakata ramen
- Fukuoka Castle
- Ōhori Park
- Day49
Hiroshima
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
A river-delta city on Japan's Seto Inland Sea, rebuilt as a place of remembrance and peace. Its central Peace Memorial Park and preserved A-Bomb Dome mark the 1945 event, while the floating shrine of Miyajima lies just offshore.
- Peace Memorial Park
- A-Bomb Dome
- Miyajima shrine
- Day50At sea
- Day51
Osaka
Arrive 08:00
A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
- Osaka Castle
- Dotonbori
- Street food
- Day52
Osaka
Depart 19:00
A major port and Japan's historic merchant city, set on the bay in the Kansai region. Famous for its street food and a moated castle, it serves as the gateway to the temples and deer park of nearby Nara and old Kyoto.
- Osaka Castle
- Dotonbori
- Street food
- Day53At sea
- Day54
Shimizu
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port on Japan's Suruga Bay, long celebrated for its views of Mount Fuji rising across the water. The pine-lined Miho no Matsubara shore and nearby green tea fields draw visitors when the great peak is clear.
- Mount Fuji views
- Miho no Matsubara
- Green tea fields
- Day55
Tokyo
Arrive 08:00
Japan's vast capital on Tokyo Bay, a frequent turnaround for Asian and Pacific cruises. From the harbour, the city offers the temples of Asakusa, the crossing at Shibuya and the imperial palace grounds amid one of the world's largest metropolises.
- Senso-ji Temple
- Shibuya Crossing
- Imperial Palace
Upcoming departures
- 1 Feb 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
54-Night Asia Cruise from Singapore FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 54-night Asia cruise calls at Singapore, Laem Chabang, Koh Kood, Sihanoukville, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Ha Long Bay, Hong Kong, Keelung (Chilung), Ishigaki, Kagoshima, Aburatsu, Kochi, Osaka, Toba, Shimizu, Tokyo, Busan, Sakaiminato, Kanazawa, Niigata, Akita, Aomori, Miyako, Iwate, Sendai, Hitachinaka, Hososhima, Nagasaki, Scenic Cruising, Fukuoka and Hiroshima.
How many days are spent at sea?
13 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.
Where does this cruise depart from?
It departs from Singapore and ends in Tokyo.
How long is this cruise?
54 nights aboard Seabourn Encore.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 1 Feb 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.