While the travel to be introduced is for the future, these will nevertheless be rather nostalgic, for I've done them before, many times.- Pride of America? This will be around my 6th time.
- Japan? I've landed on a plane from an international country to this country at least a hundred times, and, maybe 200.
- Diamond Princess? That was the last previous time I visited Japan almost four years ago when part of our trip was a cruise on this ship. You might recall that the Diamond Princes was the catalyzing event to start the covid pandemic, and that started soon after we disembarked.
The trips to be featured today are:
- September 2-9: Norwegian Pride of America 7-day around Hawaiian Islands cruise. Why? We just took one in May of last year.
We had not traveled for 27 months, so the escape was adventurous, considering the state of this pandemic, and a bit stressful, because of COVID-19. However, it was supremely enjoyable, especially when we tested negative on our return home to 15 Craigside.
- We then will in the Fall return to Japan, our favorite location. Our last stay was almost four years ago.
- Left Honolulu on 20 November 2019.
- One nagging fear was that Typhoon Fung-Wong formed east of Taiwan, with a projected track over Okinawa then on to Japan.
- We first spent a week on Japan Rail Pass to view the Fall colors from Yokohama to Sendai, Matsumoto, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Hiroshima.
- We returned to Yokohama on December 5. This is the same Diamond Princess that in January took on an 80-year-old passenger from Hong Kong who transmitted Covid to 712 passengers and crew to begin the odyssey that became the pandemic.
- At least there was no problem with ocean storms.
Our Fall 2023 Japan tour will again involve the Diamond Princess.
- 9-day cruise around Japan. Cabins might be still available.
- After we return to Japan on November 9, we then embark on three 7-day Japan Rail Pass itineraries. Cost, about a thousand dollars/person for Green Car seats.
Here are the details.
October 28 Lv 1235 Honolulu HA821
29 Ar 1600 Narita
Yokohama Bay Sheraton
30 Day in Yokohama: validate three 7-day rail pass trips and
make reservations
Yokohama Bay Sheraton
31 Board the Diamond Princess in Yokohama
November 1 At Sea
2 Aomori
3 Sakata
4 Kanazawa
5 Sakaiminato
6 Busan, South Korea
7 Nagasaki
8 At Sea
9 Yokohama
Yokohama Bay Sheraton
10 Yokohama
Yokohama
11 Lv Shin Yokohama (first day of Japan Rail Pass)
Ar Sendai
Westin Sendai
12 Sapporo
Westin Sendai
13 Lv Sendai
Ar Sapporo
Fairfield Sapporo
14 Sapporo
Fairfield Sapporo
15 Lv Sapporo
Ar Tokyo
Tokyo Westin
16 Tokyo: Jindai Botanical Garden
Tokyo Westin
17 Tokyo: Matsumoto (last day of JRP)
Tokyo Westin
18 Tokyo
Ritz Carleton
19 Tokyo: Korakuen Park, etc.
Ritz Carlton
20 Lv Tokyo (cost is low)
Ar Yokohama
Yokohama Bay Sheraton
21 Lv Shin Yokohama (first day of JRP)
Ar Nagoya
Marriott Associa
22 Nagoya
Marriott Associa
23 Lv Nagoya
Ar Hiroshima
Hiroshima Grand Sheraton
24 Lv Hiroshima
Ar Kagoshima
Kagoshima Sheraton
25 Lv Kagoshima
Ar Miyajima
Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort
26 Miyajima
Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort
27 Lv Miyazaki (last day of JRP, through Beppu)
Ar Hakata (Fukuoka)
Ritz Carlton
28 Fukuoka
Ritz Carlton
29 Lv Hakata (first day of JRP)
Ar Osaka
Osaka Marriott Miyako
30 Osaka
December 1 Lv Osaka
Ar Kyoto
Westin Miyako
2 Kyoto
Westin Miyako
3 Lv Kyoto
Ar Nara
Fairfield Nara
4 Nara
Fairfield Nara
5 Lv Nara (last day of JRP)
AR Yokohama
Yokohama Bay Sheraton
6 Yokohama
Yokohama Bay Sheraton
7 Lv Narita 1955 HA 822
7 Ar Honolulu 0750
Marriott hotels in Japan. All the hotels above are owned by Marriott.
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