Resorts World Cruises (RWC) will return to homeport in Keelung with the Resorts World One from April 30 to November 9, 2025, and will introduce new itineraries to boost inbound Fly-Cruise passengers from all parts of Asia to board the ship from Keelung to Japan.
The 1800-cruise passenger ship will feature popular and new itineraries to Japan for its three-, four-, and six-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 six-day Osaka (via Wakayama)-Kochi Cruise, which coincides with the World Expo 2025 Osaka held until October 13, 2025. Fans of the expo cruising aboard may join the shore excursions with pre-arranged entry tickets to the 155-hectare 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; the Wakayama Castle; onsens; and dine at seafood restaurants in Japan.
In the Shikoku region, attractions at Kochi city comprise the Shimanto River Valley, Kochi Castle, Chikurin-ji Temple, Harimaya Bridge, Ryugu Shrine and more.
RWC will also re-introduce the popular itineraries from Keelung to Okinawa and Kyushu for the upcoming 2025 seasonal deployment, including a total of eight sailings departing on Sundays for the six-day cruise to Kumamoto, Kagoshima and Naha and the six-day Nagasaki-Kagoshima-Naha cruise. The four-day Okinawa cruises departing on selected Sundays will also cruise to both Naha and Miyakojima, while the three-day Okinawa (Ishigaki or Miyakojima) cruise will depart on Fridays and selected Wednesdays.
“As our deployments had spurred the overall local economy with cruise passengers, demand for transportation and accommodation, local sourcing of supplies and services, creating job employment opportunities etc., we look forward to future growth together in 2025,” said Michael Goh, president, RWC.
