After a successful deployment in 2024, Resorts World Cruises will return to homeport in Keelung with the Resorts World One from 30 April to 9 November 2025, doubling the capacity offered in 2024.
The 1800-cruise passenger ship will have popular and new itineraries to Japan for its 3, 4 and 6 Day Cruises to Okinawa, as well as to the main islands of Kyushu, Honshu and Shikoku.
Resorts World One will be the first cruise line to depart from Keelung on Sundays to offer 15 sailings for the 6 Day Osaka (via Wakayama)-Kochi Cruise, which coincides with the World Expo 2025 Osaka held until 13 October 2025. With a projection of 28 million visitors centred around this year’s theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”, fans of the expo cruising aboard may join the shore excursions with pre-arranged entry tickets to the massive 155 hectares expo site.
All cruises during the peak holiday season in July and August will be to Osaka and Kochi, as families will be able to take their children to see exhibits from 161 countries at the Expo 2025 Osaka.
Cruising guests can also elect to have shore excursions to the historical city of Kyoto and also visit the diverse attractions of Wakayama, which has the UNESCO World Heritage site of Koyasan, a sacred site with over 50 temples built over 1,200 years ago; the Wakayama Castle, a centre of historical happenings; popular onsens (hot springs) and dine in to some of the best seafood restaurants in Japan. In the Shikoku region, Kochi city is another hidden gem with the Shimanto River Valley being one of Japan’s best secrets to discover. Other attractions include Kochi Castle, Chikurin-ji Temple, Harimaya Bridge, Ryugu Shrine and more.
Also when in Kochi, the go-to cuisine has to be Katsuo no Tataki, bonito fish that has been sliced and perfectly seared.
As the first cruise line to offer three Japanese destinations for its 6 Day Cruises in 2024, Resorts World Cruises will also re-introduce the highly popular itineraries from Keelung to Okinawa and Kyushu for the upcoming 2025 seasonal deployment. These will include a total of 8 sailings departing on Sundays for the 6 Day Cruise to Kumamoto, Kagoshima and Naha and the 6 Day Nagasaki-Kagoshima-Naha Cruise. Besides that, the 4 Day Okinawa Cruises departing on selected Sundays will also cruise to both Naha and Miyakojima.
In addition, guests can look forward to a short cruise getaway over the weekend with the 3 Day Okinawa (Ishigaki or Miyakojima) Cruise departing on Fridays and also selected Wednesdays.
These new itineraries will increase inbound Fly-Cruise passengers from all parts of Asia to board the Resorts World One from Keelung to Japan, providing international travellers with a perfect holiday who would like to stay in Taiwan for a few days and combine that with a 3, 4, 6 or 8 Day cruise to Japan.
“We would like to thank the Taiwan market for the tremendous support that had led to the strong and positive cruise demand for the Resorts World One for two consecutive years. With the ship returning in 2025, we are committed to further developing the Fly-Cruise segment from across Asia, injecting inbound tourists to cruise from Keelung to Japan pre and post cruise stay. As our deployments had spurred the overall local economy with cruise passengers, demand for transportation and accommodations, local sourcing of supplies and services, creating job employment opportunities etc., we look forward to future growth together in 2025,” said Michael Goh, President, Resorts World Cruises.
Resorts World Cruises will also introduce guests to a new world of special privileges and comfort with its Balcony Class aboard the Resorts World One. As a class on its own, guests can look forward to an enhanced experience from shore to ship.
Balcony Class guests will have priority check-in and outs, as well as various onboard privileges, including welcome drinks, in-cabin full amenities, priority bookings for onboard venues and entertainment, special discounts, as well as complimentary Beverage Onboard Credits and Standard WiFi, terms
apply.
Source – Resort World Cruises
