So we booked a Princess cruise and bought airfare for the Cherry Blossom Festival sailing this April, went in the day excursions became available and the excursions going to see the cherry blossoms are all sold out!!! Booooo on Princess, no waitlist no nothing.... So I need all my fellow Cruise Critic experts to come to my rescue:
Can I book an independent excursion (and with what company) from these ports on my own and/or what would you do in each port:
1. Akita Japan: Lake Tazawa and Kakunodate Samurai Town Guided English tour
2. Aomori Japan: Hirosaki Castle Park- you see the Hirosaki floats, and Hirosaki Castle the Seibi-en-Japanese Garden
Japan Cherry Blossom HELP!!!!
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So we booked a Princess cruise and bought airfare for the Cherry Blossom Festival sailing this April, went in the day excursions became available and the excursions going to see the cherry blossoms are all sold out!!! Booooo on Princess, no waitlist no nothing.... So I need all my fellow Cruise Critic experts to come to my rescue:
Can I book an independent excursion (and with what company) from these ports on my own and/or what would you do in each port:
1. Akita Japan: Lake Tazawa and Kakunodate Samurai Town Guided English tour
2. Aomori Japan: Hirosaki Castle Park- you see the Hirosaki floats, and Hirosaki Castle the Seibi-en-Japanese Garden
3. Sakaiminato Japan: Tottori Flower Park, Sweets Castle "Kotobuki-jo" Yushien garden
4. I have 1.5 days in Tokyo on the backend of cruise- Is there a place to see Cherry blossoms there?
Final question- Would you cancel the cruise (100% refundable right now) and do Japan cherry blossom festival on your own?
Thank you!!!!