Asia Cruises

Asia is a land of contrasts - the largest continent, the tallest mountains, the longest coastline and three-fifth's the world's population. Cruising is a wonderful way to see the region which extends from Burma and Thailand in the west through Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore through to Vietnam and Cambodia, China and Japan. Clearly with this range of countries and cultures there is something for everyone to enjoy and learn from.

Ancient temples, great Buddha statues, bustling cities, forests and wildlife are just some of the experiences to be enjoyed.

Check out our latest Asia cruise deals, or contact a cruising specialist for more details.

Cruise Deals

Asia Repositioning

14 night cruise sailing from Singapore aboard the Voyager of the Seas. Visit Kuala Lumpur, Darwin, Brisbane and Sydney,Australia.

Departs:

• 2013-10-24.

from $1,857*

Asia Repositioning

14 night cruise sailing from Perth aboard the Voyager of the Seas. Visit Port Hedland, Australia, Laem Chabang, Vung Tau and Singapore.

Departs:

• 2014-03-27.

from $1,439*

Asia & Australia

17 night cruise sailing from Sydney,Australia aboard the Celebrity Millennium. Visit Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Darwin, Benoa/Bali and Singapore.

Departs:

• 2013-11-20.

from $1,522*

Australia & Asia

20 night cruise sailing from Singapore aboard the Ocean Princess. Visit Ko Samui, Darwin, Airlie Beach, Brisbane and Sydney,Australia.

Departs:

• 2013-10-15.

from $2,500*

East Australia & Asia

19 night cruise sailing from Singapore aboard the Diamond Princess. Visit Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Benoa/Bali, Darwin, Port Douglas and Sydney,Australia.

Departs:

• 2013-11-14.

from $2,000*

Australia & Asia

20 night cruise sailing from Sydney,Australia aboard the Ocean Princess. Visit Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Darwin, Ko Samui and Singapore.

Departs:

• 2014-03-17.

from $3,035*

Great Barrier Reef

16 night cruise sailing from Sydney,Australia aboard the MS Volendam. Visit Hamilton Island, Yorkeys Knob, Sherrad Island (Anchorage), Darwin, Komodo Island, Indonesia, Benoa/Bali, Semarang/Borobudur, Indonesia and Singapore.

Departs:

• 2013-11-23.

from $2,020*

Alaska & Far East

15 night cruise sailing from Whittier aboard the Diamond Princess. Visit Sapporo (Muroran/Hokkaido), Japan, Vladivostok, Busan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Dalian and Tianjin.

Departs:

• 2013-09-21.

from $1,314*

Cruise types

There are now cruise ships based in the region , predominantly in Singapore, that offer year round cruises. The Singapore cruises sail the Straights of Malacca up to Thailand or across the South China Sea to Vietnam and China. Many of the major cruise lines position a ship here for a few months each year, the timing based on the location they cruise – for example ships visiting Japan tend to be there in the northern spring to enjoy the famous Cherry Blossom period. Round the world cruises also pass through the region and these also are in the region early in the year.

Cruise seasons

Cruises are available year round in the region as weather in the South East part is warm all year round – though both cruising and weather are better in the non monsoon period. Cruises to China and Japan tend to be in the northern Spring, ie from March to May.

Main Ports

While the number of different ports visited by the cruise ships is substantial the key embark ports in the region are Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka and Beijing. Note that the port for Beijing is Tianjn which is an hour and a half away.

Weather

Weather in the south east of the region is tropical so it is warm and humid all year round. The Tropics don't have seasons as such, they have the wet and dry periods. The wet season or monsoon period is from June to September.

The more northerly ports in China and Japan are seasonal and cruises here are in the northern spring and summer.

Ports of interest

• aomori, japan
• bali, indonesia
• bangkok, thailand
• beijing, china
• benoa, indonesia
• colombo, sri-lanka
• haiphong, vietnam
• ho-chi-minh-city, vietnam
• hong-kong, hong-kong
• kobe, japan
• korsakov, russia
• kota-kinabalu, malaysia
• kushiro, japan
• mumbai, india
• osaka, japan
• petropavlovsk, russia
• phuket, thailand
• port-klang, malaysia
• shanghai, china
• singapore, singapore
• tawau, tawau
• tianjin, china
• tokyo, japan
• xingang, china

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