The back story
Fleet: Two ships: MITSUI OCEAN FUJI and MITSUI OCEAN SAKURA (mitsuioceancruises.com, Oct 2026) · Guests per ship: 458 guests in 229 suites (both ships, as of 1 May 2026, mitsuioceancruises.com) · Tonnage: FUJI 32,477 GT; SAKURA 34,138 GT · Operator: MOL Cruises, Ltd., part of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines group · Registry: FUJI: Bahamas; SAKURA: Japan (mitsuioceancruises.us) · Languages on board: Japanese and English (mitsuioceancruises.us) · Sails to: Japan’s coasts and islands, Korea and Taiwan, with long voyages to the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand
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The back story
Mitsui Ocean Cruises·In depth
How a Japanese shipping house with 140 years at sea built a cruise brand around the seasons, the coast and omotenashi.
The fleet
Who it suits. On a budget: A short coastal cruise from Yokohama or Tokyo in a Veranda Suite: the line listed a four-day Yokohama to Tokyo autumn cruise on SAKURA in November 2026 from ¥235,000 (mitsuioceancruises.com, Oct 2026). Mid-range: A week round Japan and Korea in spring, booked through the line’s North American site, where fares include most drinks and a shore experience in each port. Luxury: The MITSUI OCEAN Suite, with butler and a glass-walled solarium bath, on the 47-day South Seas voyage from Yokohama in February 2027.
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458 guests
Mitsui Ocean Cruises·Ocean ship · all suite·€€€
The first Mitsui Ocean ship: 229 suites, Hokusai Fine Dining and The Restaurant Fuji.
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458 guests
Mitsui Ocean Cruises·Ocean ship · all suite·€€€
The newest ship, in service since 19 September 2026, Japanese-flagged, with a sushi bar and a Grand Pool with foot bath.
