Fukuoka Cruise

Kyushu’s largest city, Fukuoka is one of the most likeable places in Japan – indeed, despite the fact that it’s not exactly a household name abroad, it regularly pops up on global best-places-to-live lists. While it boasts few actual sights, there’s...


Shimonoseki cruise

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Maizuru cruise

The trip to Maizuru on an MSC cruise is the starting point for discovering the beautiful city of Kyoto. On an excursion you will be able to visit the Kasamatsu Park, the temple of Kiyomizu and the Arashiyama district.The Kasamatsu Park can be visited...


Okinawa CRUISE VIA NAHA

The sophistication, elegance and ages-old culture of Japan. On an MSC Grand Voyages Cruise, you can discover the ancient beauty of the Okinawa islands. Belonging to the archipelago of Ryūkyū, their capital is Naha. There are many attractions and...


Aomori Cruise

Honshū’s northernmost city, Aomori, sits at the inland end of Mutsu Bay, sheltered by the twin claws of the Tsugaru and Shimokita peninsulas. Long-serving as a port for travellers heading northwards, it was boosted in 2016 when the opening of the...


Sendai cruise

The largest city in the Tōhoku region, Sendai is a sprawling but pleasant place, with broad tree-lined avenues and a lively downtown district. The city’s castle ruins and associated history museum, and the ornate mausoleum of its revered founder, the...


Kochi cruise

An MSC cruise will take you to Kochi, situated in the prefecture of the same name, on the island of Shikoku. You can visit Kochi castle on an excursion; it is one of the twelve Japanese castles to have survived fires, wars and other catastrophes of...


Sakata - Yamagata cruise

An MSC Cruise will take you on the edge of the fertile plains of Shonai, well-known for its cultivation of rice, in the Yamagata Prefecture, where Sakata rises. The first historical references regarding this city date back to the Edo period...


Kanazawa cruise

Dive into feudal Japan! Fascinating Kanazawa is a real gem thanks to its elegant houses, the historic districts dedicated to pleasure, its proud white castle and the Kenrokuen garden.On an MSC cruise you will get to know this city, a much appreciated...


Nagasaki cruise

In Japan’s third-largest island – Kyushu – an MSC cruise will help you discover the city of Nagasaki.   Gathered in the tucks and crevices of steep hills rising from a long, narrow harbour, and spreading its tentacles along several tributary valleys,...