2 thermal destinationswithin 138 km of dockPrincess, Holland America
🚢 Cruise passenger tip: A typical port day runs 6–10 hours.
Destinations marked green are within 60 min each way — comfortable for a half-day excursion.
Orange destinations require a full day. Always confirm your ship's all-aboard time before departing the dock.
Thermal Destinations
Springs Near Shimizu
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130 min from dock
🇯🇵 Japan · 118.3 km
Shinrin-yoku — Forest Bathing
Japan's practice of therapeutic forest immersion — the scientifically studied tradition of slow, sensory engagement with…
· Forest Bathing
150 min from dock
🇯🇵 Japan · 137.2 km
Onsen — Japanese Hot Spring Tradition
Japan's 27,000 geothermal hot spring sources, rising from one of the most volcanically active landscapes on Earth — the …