JTB will launch the "JTB Cruise 2019 Sun Princess 98-Day World Charter Cruise" on January 18th. The tour price ranges from 1.88 million yen to 8.48 million yen for two people sharing a room. This makes it possible to travel around the world on a premium class cruise ship for a price starting from 1 million yen. The tour will depart from three cities, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Kobe, and call at 31 ports in 20 countries around the world, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Alaska. It will depart from Yokohama Port on April 10, 2019, and return on July 16. The Sun Princess is 261 meters long and weighs 77,000 tons. It has 1,011 guest rooms and can accommodate up to 2,000 passengers. At a recent press conference, JTB President Hiroyuki Takahashi expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "We want to create demand by making the world cruise on a premium cruise ship, which was previously out of reach, affordable for everyone. JTB will create the cruise market by proposing new value to our customers." Trey Hickey of partner Princess Cruises also expressed his expectations, saying, "We are excited about this exciting project. This will be Princess Cruises' first round-the-world cruise departing from Asia, and it will be a memorable tour."