Company crusing aboard Movie star Millennium for a surprising “Better of Japan” cruise in March 2025 have been knowledgeable of a number of itinerary changes, together with the addition of an in a single day go to in a brand new port of name.
Different port occasions are additionally adjusted, however because the crusing is over a 12 months away, passengers have loads of time to evaluate their plans for every vacation spot and make modifications as wanted to any tour choices.
Movie star Millennium Itinerary Change
Movie star Cruises has begun to succeed in out to company booked on the March 27, 2025 departure of Movie star Millennium to alert them to itinerary modifications for his or her “Better of Japan” crusing. A brand new port of name and several other port time changes are all a part of the modifications.
Of best curiosity is the addition of an in a single day name early within the crusing, which has a slight knock-on impact for later ports of name on the 12-night cruise.
“We’re excited to announce that we have now added an in a single day keep in Kobe, Japan,” the e-mail explains. That in a single day keep is from 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 29 to the early morning hours of Sunday, March 30.
To make the subsequent port go to in Kyoto (Osaka), Movie star Millennium will depart Kobe at 5 a.m., transferring over to Kyoto for an 8 a.m. arrival. The 2 ports of name are simply 20 miles (33 kilometers) aside throughout Osaka Bay.
The ship will depart Kyoto at 3 p.m. relatively than 5 p.m. on Monday, March 31, as initially deliberate, however will arrive in Hiroshima at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1. To compensate for arriving in Hiroshima three hours later than the unique schedule, the ship may even stay in port three hours later, till 10 p.m., so the general time in Hiroshima shouldn’t be shortened.
The remaining locations on the itinerary aren’t affected. The ship will convey company to Nagasaki from 8 a.m. to six p.m. on Thursday, April 3; Jeju Island in South Korea from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 4; Kagoshima from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 5; and Mt. Fuji (Shimizu) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 7.
The cruise will finish as scheduled in Tokyo (Yokohama) on Tuesday, April 8, with no anticipated change to its 6:30 a.m. arrival time. It would take additional time for authorities to clear the ship earlier than debarkation can start, as is customary with any cruise trip.
Shore Excursions Impacted
With the brand new port of name and totally different time modifications for following locations, any shore excursions which have been booked by means of Movie star Cruises will likely be mechanically rescheduled to comparable occasions.
If company have already made unbiased tour preparations for this journey, they might want to attain out to their tour operators for rescheduling or cancelling if needed.
As a result of the cruise is greater than a 12 months away, nonetheless, any impression to excursions is prone to be minimal and company shouldn’t have problem adjusting their plans so that they don’t miss a minute of the wonderful locations on the itinerary.
Why the Change?
There have been no particulars offered about why Movie star Millennium‘s itinerary has been adjusted, however it isn’t unusual for cruise traces to tweak itineraries considerably properly upfront of a cruise departure date, particularly if new choices could change into obtainable.
Movie star Cruises made a number of comparable modifications to a different “Better of Japan” itinerary aboard Movie star Millennium, the ship’s June 8, 2024 crusing – these modifications had been introduced in July 2023.
Berth schedules, port administration, gasoline changes, and different elements can all contribute to such itinerary modifications. Visitor suggestions from comparable sailings may additionally immediate itinerary modifications for the time in port or the preferred ports to go to.
The 91,000-gross-ton Movie star Millennium, the oldest ship in Movie star Cruises’ fleet, is primarily based year-round in Asia, providing sailings from Yokohama, Singapore, Mumbai, Incheon, and Benoa, relying on crusing date and cruise size.
The lead ship of the Millennium-class can welcome 2,138 company aboard for such wonderful adventures and can be dwelling to roughly 950 worldwide crew members who work diligently to make sure everybody has a wonderful and memorable cruise trip.
