The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Assortment is crusing to Asia for the primary time throughout the 2025-26 winter season. With the brand new Luminara, the posh model is about to supply a sequence of cruises to the Far East and Southeast Asia.
Cruise Trade Information takes a more in-depth take a look at the itineraries for the corporate’s debut cruise program within the area.
First Cruise in Asia
Ship: Luminara
Date: December 30, 2025
Size: 14 nights
Homeports: Singapore to Hong Kong
Itinerary: Koh Samui, Laem Chabang and Koh Kood (Thailand); Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Da Nang and Halong Bay (Vietnam)
After repositioning from Europe, the Luminara is about to debut in Southeast Asia with a 14-night cruise in December 2025.
The open-jaw itinerary sails between Singapore and Hong Kong over the New 12 months’s season and options visits to 6 locations in Thailand and Vietnam. Highlights embody in a single day stops in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis and Laem Chabang, from which company can entry Bangkok.
Southeast Asia and the Philippines
Ship: Luminara
Date: January 13, 2026
Size: 12 nights
Homeports: Hong Kong to Singapore
Itinerary: Salomague, Busuanga, El Nido and Puerto Princesa (Philippines); Bandar Ser Begawan (Brunei Darussalam); and Kuching (Borneo)
Luminara’s maiden season in Asia additionally contains this 12-night itinerary that focuses on locations within the Philippines. Crusing from Hong Kong to Singapore, the cruise options visits to 4 ports of name within the nation, together with Salomague, Busuanga, El Nido and Puerto Princesa.
The itinerary additionally contains off-the-beaten-path locations within the area, akin to Brunei Darussalam and Borneo.
Hong Kong to Japan
Ship: Luminara
Date: March 8, 2026
Size: 12 nights
Homeports: Hong Kong to Tokyo (Japan)
Itinerary: Shanghai (China); Incheon (South Korea); Nagasaki and Kobe (Japan)
In early March, the Luminara sails to the Far East with itineraries to locations in China, South Korea and Japan.
This 12-night cruisesails from Hong Kong to Tokyo and options visits to Incheon, Nagasaki, Kobe and Shanghai – the place the Luminara is scheduled to spend two days docked. In keeping with Ritz-Carlton, the open-jaw cruise ends in Japan simply in time for cherry blossom season.
Roundtrip Japan
Ship: Luminara
Dates: March 20, 2026
Size: 10 nights
Homeport: Tokyo (Japan)
Itinerary: Kobe, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Kagoshima (Japan); Busan (South Korea)
In keeping with Ritz-Carlton, this ten-night cruise permits company to find the cultural treasures of Japan throughout the cherry blossom season.
Crusing roundtrip from Tokyo, the itinerary focuses on UNESCO World Heritage websites with visits to Kobe, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Kagoshima. The cruise additionally features a cease in Busan, a port metropolis positioned in South Korea.
Japan to Alaska
Ship: Luminara
Dates: Might 13, 2026
Size: 15 nights
Homeports: Tokyo (Japan) to Seward (United States)
Itinerary: Kushiro and Hakodate (Japan); Dutch Harbor and Kodiak (United States)
Upon finishing its schedule in Asia, the Luminara is about to supply a 15-night trans-Pacific cruise. Crusing from Tokyo to Seward, the repositioning cruise options visits to locations in Japan and Alaska.
In keeping with Ritz-Carlton, highlights of the itinerary embody visits to Kushiro, the place company can discover the Shitsugen Nationwide Park, and the wildlife refuge of Kodiak Island.