| Day |
Schedules and Accommodations |
1-2
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Depart home / Arrive Vancouver / Transfer to hotel / Embark ship
- Depart U.S. Gateway for flight to Vancouver
- Arrive Vancouver, B.C.
- Upon arrival, you’ll be required to clear Immigration and Customs; after you clear Customs a Vantage Representative will meet you outside of the Customs area to assist you with your transfer to the hotel (If you booked your own airfare, it is your responsibility to arrange your own transfer from the airport to your ship hotel.)
- Check into the hotel
- Evening at leisure
- Dinner on own
- Accommodations for 1 night at the First-Class Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside
- Breakfast buffet
- Welcome orientation
- Transfer to the pier, with panoramic city tour en route
- Embark ms Volendam
- Dinner on board ship
- Set sail at approximately 5:00 pm
Westin Miyako Hotel  |
3
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Seattle, Washington
- Arrive 7:00 am, depart 5:00 pm
- Docked — No tender required
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
4-6
[top] |
At Sea
Accommodations on board ship.
m/s Volendam |
7
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At Sea
Accommodations on board ship.
m/s Volendam |
8-10
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At Sea / Cross International Dateline
Accommodations on board ship.
m/s Volendam |
11
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At Sea
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
12-13
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At Sea
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
14
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Otaru, Japan
- Arrive 7:00 am, depart 4:00 pm
- Docked — No tender required
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
15
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Aomori, Japan
- Arrive 8:00 am, depart 5:00 pm
- Docked — No tender required
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
16
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At Sea
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
17-18
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Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan
- Arrive 7:00 am
- Docked — No tender required
- Accommodations on board ship
m/s Volendam |
19-20
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Kobe, Japan / Disembark & Transfer to Kyoto
- Arrive 7:00 am
- Disembark the ms Volendam
- Transfer to Kyoto
- Panoramic City Tour of Kyoto, visiting the Golden Pavilion and Najyo Castle
- Lunch on own
- Check in to the hotel
- Afternoon & evening at leisure, dinner on own— or —Optional “Kyoto by Night” tour with dinner
- Accommodations for 2 nights at the Moderate Deluxe Westin Miyako Hotel
Westin Miyako Hotel |
21
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Kyoto / Return Flight Home
- Buffet breakfast at the hotel
- Depart hotel for Osaka City Tour to Heian Shinto Shrine and Osaka Castle
- Transfer to the airport after city tour for return flight home
- You’ll be required to clear Immigration and Customs at your first point of entry into the U.S.
- Return to Home City
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The above day-by-day itineraries are
preliminary and therefore subject to change. If any major changes occur
in advance of your departure, you’ll be notified in writing by Vantage
Deluxe World Travel. If changes occur while on board ship or on tour,
you’ll be notified by your Vantage Program Manager. |