A World Apart Aboard ASUKA II and ASUKA III

Time feels different at sea.

Across Japan, every season brings its own reason to sail. Cherry blossoms soften spring landscapes, summer fills the night with festivals and fireworks, autumn turns temple gardens and historic streets into shades of red and gold, and winter reveals illuminated cityscapes from the calm perspective of the sea. Designed around the country’s most expressive moments of the year, each ASUKA CRUISE voyage invites you to discover Japan when its destinations feel most vivid, atmospheric, and alive.

From the open sea, Mount Fuji appears with a stillness that stays in memory.

Dining Aboard ASUKA II and ASUKA III

Each evening, refined flavors make dinner a quiet highlight of the day.

Aboard ASUKA II and ASUKA III, dining becomes one of the quiet pleasures of the voyage, shaped by the elegance of course menus on ASUKA II, the freedom to choose according to the day’s mood on ASUKA III, and the seasonal ingredients that define Japan’s sense of taste. From Japanese, French, and Italian cuisine to generous buffet selections, each meal offers a different expression of craft, balance, and discovery at sea.

Dining aboard ASUKA CRUISE becomes a flavorful temptation every evening.

Entertainment

As night falls, the ship takes on a different atmosphere.

Evenings at sea take on their own sense of occasion aboard ASUKA CRUISE. On ASUKA II, theatrical productions created by a Las Vegas-based company bring scale, rhythm, and showmanship to the stage, while ASUKA III presents performing arts where digital imagery and dance move together in a graceful, immersive expression of life on board.

After dark, the ship becomes a world of its own, where live music carries through the lounges and the casino brings a touch of play to the evening. Reserved for those on board, these moments create a private rhythm of entertainment at sea, turning each night with ASUKA CRUISE into something quietly memorable.

Traditional Japanese Open-Air Bath

Relaxing with the Horizon

An open-air bath aboard ASUKA CRUISE offers a rare encounter with the sea, where the horizon shifts slowly, the air carries the sound of the ocean, and each moment feels shaped by the movement of the voyage. From the freshness of sunrise to the glitter of afternoon light and the quiet glow of night, bathing at sea becomes a restorative ritual found only on board.

The open-air bath aboard ASUKA II and ASUKA III feels less like a facility and more like a private discovery.

Spa & Fitness

Days at sea invite a quieter kind of self-care.

On ASUKA II, ASUKA AVEDA Salon & Spa offers botanical-based head spas and treatments for a moment of calm for both body and mind, while ASUKA III invites guests to unwind at the ocean-view ASUKA Salon and Spa.

Wellness aboard ASUKA CRUISE carries the same freedom as the voyage itself, giving you space to move, restore, and care for the body between generous dining, long evenings, and unhurried days at sea. With a full fitness centre, trainer guidance, and a pool made for both activity and ease, each guest can shape the day around personal rhythm, whether through movement, recovery, or a quiet afternoon beneath a parasol.

Tea Break

There is always time for a moment of pause.

The Palm Court aboard ASUKA II offers a graceful pause within the voyage, where soft light filters through the skylight, sofas invite you to linger, and the passing scenery gives each tea break a different view. As the day unfolds at sea, it becomes a favorite corner of the ship — a place for quiet conversation, unhurried comfort, and small moments that stay with the journey.

Throughout the day, the lounge aboard ASUKA CRUISE offers an easy place to pause, with complimentary coffee, tea, and soft drinks served in a setting shaped by Japanese art, craft, and attentive hospitality. Familiar faces among the waitstaff bring a quiet warmth to each visit, turning even a moment with a laptop into something unhurried, comfortable, and fully part of the voyage.

Room Service

Some afternoons are best left unplanned.

In the privacy of the guest room, an afternoon aboard ASUKA CRUISE can unfold with the ease of a resort at sea, where lunch, fruit, champagne, and sushi from UMIHIKO arrive without interrupting the rhythm of the day. After an active morning or during a quiet day at sea, room service turns time spent indoors into its own small pleasure — personal, unhurried, and entirely shaped by the view beyond the window.

In the comfort of the guest room, doing nothing becomes part of the pleasure.

Discoveries Ashore

With cruising, Japan comes closer.

With ASUKA CRUISE, Japan’s seasonal landscapes, regional ports, and storied destinations come gently within reach. The journey moves with ease, bringing together places often difficult to access smoothly by train or air, while freeing guests from repeated packing, luggage transfers, and complex connections.

Each morning reveals a different side of Japan, from coastal scenery to local food culture and port traditions, allowing every destination to unfold with comfort, anticipation, and a deeper sense of place.

As the voyage returns to port, the city seen from the sea feels newly beautiful — a final image that lingers long after the journey ends.