Diamond Princess – Taiwan & Ryukyu Islands cruise & Tokyo stay

  DIAMOND PRINCESS –
JAPAN,TAIWAN & RYUKYU ISLANDS

  Departing 11/06/2016 for
14 nights

prices from
£1795 pp

Itinerary: Tokyo (Yokohama), Okinawa, Japan > Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan > Kaohsiung, Taiwan >Hualien, Taiwan > Tokyo (Yokohama

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Tokyo

Located on the southern part of Honshu Island, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is the largest city and capital of Japan, and one of the most heavily populated cities in the world. It has been the capital of Japan since 1868,
after the rule of the feudal Tokugawa dynasty (1603 -1867) was overthrown; at that time the city’s name was changed from Edo. Today Tokyo is the country’s financial, industrial, commercial, and cultural centre.

Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa is a typical Japanese subtropical region with a warm climate where cherry blossoms bloom in late January, and the swimming season lasts from April to October. There are more than sixty islands between the main island, Okinawa,
in the North and Yonaguni-jima at the south-western end.

  Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan

Keelung is situated along the East China Sea on Taiwan’s northeast tip and has long been an important Taiwanese seaport. An imposing white statue of Kuan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, is perched in a hilltop park overlooking the port.
The park is dedicated to Chiang Kai Shek, who reclaimed Taiwan from Japanese rule in the 20th century and offers a grand view of the city’s large natural harbour and the sea beyond. The city is a gateway to the island’s most magnificent coastal scenery and
a convenient location for cruise passengers to begin a journey overland to Taipei, provisional capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

  Kao-hsiung, Taiwan

Kao-hsiung is a major port and industrial city on the southwest coast of Taiwan. Settled since the Ming dynasty, it became a Treaty Port and customs station in the 1800s but developed most as a port under Japanese occupation from 1895
to 1945. Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is the island province of China and, since the Communist victory in 1949 on the Chinese mainland, the seat of the government of the Republic of China. It is separated from the Chinese mainland by the Taiwan (Formosa)
Strait and is bordered on the north by the East China Sea, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, and on the south by the South China Sea. The People’s Republic of China also claims Taiwan as one of its provinces.

  Hualien, Taiwan

One of Taiwan’s busiest seaports, Hualien is the gateway to see the Taroko Gorge. Taroko Gorge and its surrounding area are well known for their abundant supply of marble, leading to its nickname, The Marble Gorge. The rock now seen
in Taroko began over 200 million years ago as sediment on the bottom of the ocean. The gorge itself was carved into the marble by the erosive power of the Leewoo Ho River. In addition, there is known to be jade in this gorge. This jade is only found in Taiwan
and it supplies the jade market in Hualien

*Price shown is based on an inside category stateroom with London flights and all overseas transfers. All prices quoted are correct at time of publication but may change and are subject to availability at the time of booking. Prices
are per person based on 2 people sharing and may be withdrawn at anytime and without notice.