Key Aspects:
- Silver Moon will remain in Tokyo until September 21 instead of departing on September 19 as planned due to Typhoon Dujuan.
- Because of the delay, the port visits to Osaka, Kochi, and Miyako, Iwate are also adjusted on the 14-night itinerary and the visit to Hiroshima is cancelled.
- Typhoon Dujuan will be closest to Tokyo at roughly 2 a.m. on September 21 but will be well past the area by the time Silver Moon departs that night.
Guests aboard Silversea’s Silver Moon will not depart Tokyo on Saturday, September 19, 2026 as planned. Because Typhoon Dujuan is expected to impact the region in the next two days, Silversea has chosen to keep the ship in Tokyo until the weather clears, though guests have boarded the ship as planned.
“We would like to inform you of an adjustment to our itinerary,” the email sent to guests explains. “Considering the expected conditions in the region, we will extend our stay in Tokyo until September 21. Given Tokyo’s central location and its connectivity to destinations across Japan, this adjustment will provide flexibility as we continue to monitor conditions.”
Silver Moon was originally scheduled to depart Tokyo on a 14-night voyage around Japan at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 19. Now, the revised itinerary has the 596-guest ship remaining in the capital city until 9 p.m. on Monday, September 21 and other itinerary changes are necessary to accommodate the delay.
The visit to Osaka that was to have been an overnight call on September 21-22 will now be a full day visit from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. Similarly, the visit to Kochi that was scheduled for September 23 will now be on Thursday, September 24, though the time in port (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) will remain the same.
Hiroshima was to have been the third port visit on the itinerary but that stop has now been completely cancelled, and the final port on the itinerary, Miyako, Iwate has been extended by one hour and will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 1 rather than departing at 5 p.m. as originally scheduled.
The visits to Busan, South Korea (Saturday, September 26 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.), Kanazawa (Monday, September 28 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.), and Hakodate (Wednesday, September 30 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) are unchanged.
Tours through Silversea for the call to Hiroshima as well as the adjusted visit to Osaka have now been cancelled, though guests can rebook updated tours for Osaka. If guests had booked tours for the visit to Kochi, those will automatically be moved to the new visit date.
Silversea has not addressed any mention of compensation for the significant itinerary changes, though the number of nights guests will spend onboard the ship has not changed.
Typhoon Dujuan Update
According to Weather Underground, Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone) Dujuan is currently located approximately 525 miles south-southwest of Tokyo, moving northwest at nine miles per hour (mph). Winds are registering at 75 mph with some higher gusts recorded.
The storm is expected to continue tracking north-northwest through Sunday, September 20, gradually turning east as it passes Japan on Monday, September 21. It will be closest to Tokyo at roughly 2 a.m. that morning, but is expected to remain well offshore from the capital city. Pacific-side offshore islands are warned of heavy rain, strong winds, and the potential for landslides and flooding.
Later on Monday and into Tuesday, the storm is expected to turn toward the east and begin weakening.
By the time Silver Moon departs Tokyo at 9 p.m. Monday, the storm’s center should be roughly 400 miles northeast of Tokyo and continuing to move east-northeast.
No other cruise ships are scheduled for Tokyo at the same time as Silver Moon, though Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Millennium is arriving in the city on Tuesday, September 22 at 8 a.m. By that time, the storm’s influence should be well past the Land of the Rising Sun.
