Diamond Princess cruises from Singapore in 2025/26
The sailings span holidays including Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, with celebrations onboard.
October 31, 2024
Diamond Princess will sail 10- to 21-day cruises from Singapore, December 2025 to early February 2026.
The Princess Cruises ship will visit destinations in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam and Sihanoukville in Cambodia where passengers can visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat.
Diamond Princess will reposition from Yokohama on a 12-day cruise departing Nov. 25, visiting Toba, Osaka, Taipei, Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City before arriving in Singapore Dec. 6.
Christmas/New Year cruise
The 14-day Christmas and New Year cruise, embarking Dec. 23, features Cambodia, along with destinations in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. Christmas will be celebrated at sea on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with festivities and holiday food. The ship will arrive at Nha Trang, Vietnam on Boxing Day and then to Ho Chi Minh City. Passengers will be able to tour Angkor Wat when the ship docks at Sihanoukville on Dec. 29.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will be celebrated at sea before Diamond Princess calls at Phuket, Langkawi, Penang and Kuala Lumpur, arriving at Singapore Jan. 6.
Double Chinese New Year cruises
Two itineraries celebrating the Year of the Snake can be combined for a 21-day 'Southeast Asia Grand Adventure,' roundtrip Singapore. They are the Jan. 20 10-day Vietnam with Halong Bay voyage to Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, two days at Halong Bay/Hanoi and then Da Nang. Chinese New Year on Jan. 29 will be celebrated at sea.
The Jan. 30 11-day Malaysia and Thailand cruise calls Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Phuket, Penang, Ko Samui and Bangkok. A late night ashore in Laem Chabang enables visits to Bangkok and Pattaya before arrival in Singapore. Chinese New Year is celebrated for 14 days so the festivities continue onboard.
Other itineraries include a 16-day Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam cruise embarking Dec. 7, with seven sea days between visiting Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Penang, Phuket and Nha Trang, with two days in Halong Bay, before sailing for Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.
On Jan. 6, a 14-day Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam cruise visits seven ports including Phuket, Langkawi, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok.
For sweethearts
Diamond Princess returns to Japan with a 14-day voyage from Singapore to Yokohama embarking Feb. 10. It calls at Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hong Kong, Taipei, Osaka and Shimizu (for Mount Fuji). Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 will be celebrated at sea in Vietnam.
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