SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Princess Cruises has debuted its 2018-2019 Exotics
program which will take guests to culturally rich and iconic cruise
destinations around the globe. With more than 50 departures,
ranging in length from three to 111 days, these worldwide cruise
itineraries go on sale today.
The diverse deployment includes six ships sailing on 27 unique
itineraries throughout five continents, visiting 93 destinations
and 47 countries. Guests can book cruises to South America,
Southeast Asia and China. In
addition, cruisers will experience less-traveled ports aboard the
cruise line's small ship that will circumvent the globe on a
111-day World Cruise sailings roundtrip from Los Angeles or Ft.
Lauderdale.
"Our Exotics program offers our guests the chance to travel to
intriguing destinations all over the world, allowing our guests to
experience different cultures in places they've dreamed of
visiting," said Jan Swartz, Princess
Cruises president. "We're proud that these award-winning
itineraries make us a destination leader in the cruise
industry."
Exotics deployment highlight include:
- OCEAN Medallion-enabled Royal Princess sails her maiden voyage
around Cape Horn on a 49-day South America Grand Adventure – the
cruise line's largest ship ever to visit South America. Guests will experience the
highly anticipated, wearable device powered by a first-of-its-kind
interactive technology platform within the One Cruise
Experience Access Network™. (O·C·E·A·N™), making possible a new
level of personalization that delivers an enhanced guest experience
not previously available in the global vacation industry.
- Coral Princess sails a new 60-day Circle North Pacific voyage
roundtrip Los Angeles, calling to
22 destinations in 8 countries, including Asia, Alaska
and Hawaii.
- Pacific Princess sails a new route on the 111-day World Cruise
circumnavigating the Africa's Cape
of Good Hope.
- Two new 14- and 15-day Grand Asia voyages on Sapphire Princess
sailing out of Shanghai and
Singapore, complement the
previously announced 14-day Majestic Grand Asia voyages on Princess
Cruises' newest ship, Majestic Princess.
- MORE ASHORE evening stays and overnights will be offered on
select itineraries in 18 ports across 5 continents.
- Guests will enjoy bucket-list destination to more than 20
UNESCO World Cruise Heritage Sites, including Glacier Bay National
Park, Singapore Botanical Gardens, Komodo National Park, Great
Barrier Reef, Robben Island in
Cape Town and more.
Princess' 2018-2019 Exotics cruise program includes:
Asia: Coral Princess,
Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess
Guests can choose
from three ships, sailing 18 itineraries to 34 destinations, from
four homeports with 31 departures, ranging from three to 60
days.
Coral Princess debuts an epic 60-day Circle North Pacific voyage
(roundtrip Los Angeles) that
includes Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the
Philippines, Guam and
Hawaii, as well as the best of
Alaska, including Glacier Bay
Scenic Cruising, Juneau, Icy
Strait Point and our first call to Kodiak in nearly a decade. Nine ports feature
MORE ASHORE evening stays in Juneau, Tokyo
(Yokohama), Osaka, Seoul
(Incheon), Beijing (Tianjin), Shanghai, Taipei (Keelung), Hong Kong and Honolulu. This voyage will also be offered as
the following voyages:
- 28-day Circle North Pacific: Los
Angeles to Shanghai
- 32-day Circle North Pacific: Shanghai to Los
Angeles
Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess both return to homeport
in Singapore together for a season
of cruises ranging from three to 21 days, with stops in
Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
For the Christmas and New Year's
Eve holidays, Diamond Princess sails a 10-day Southeast Asia and 11-day Malaysian Peninsula
& Indonesia voyage, which can
be combined for a 21-day vacation.
Additionally, Sapphire Princess sails a 15-day Grand Asia
voyage, featuring an overnight in Hong
Kong. For the 2019 Lunar New
Year, Sapphire Princess will be sailing a seven-day
Vietnam & Thailand voyage (roundtrip Singapore).
South America: Royal
Princess and Emerald Princess
In South America, two ships sailing seven
itineraries to 25 destinations from 4 homeports, with 15 departures
ranging from 14 to 49 days are offered.
OCEAN Medallion-enabled Royal Princess sails her maiden voyage
to South America on a 49-day South
America Grand Adventure, sailing from Ft.
Lauderdale to Los Angeles.
In addition, Emerald Princess returns to South America, navigating around Cape Horn on
five departures between Santiago
(Valparaiso) and Buenos Aires.
Royal Princess and Emerald Princess both feature Peru, Chile
and an overland to Machu Picchu on the 16-day Andes &
South America cruises between
Los Angeles and Santiago (Valparaiso), which can be combined with a
14-day Cape Horn cruise for a 30-day Andes & Cape Horn Grand
Adventure.
Both ships also sail 19-day Brazilian Adventure cruises between
Fort Lauderdale and Buenos Aires, which can be combined with the
14-day Cape Horn cruises for a 33-day Cape Horn & Brazil Grand
Adventure.
World Cruise: Pacific Princess
Pacific Princess
offers a 111-day World Cruise voyage roundtrip from Los Angeles or Ft.
Lauderdale, with 41 destinations, in 27 countries on 5
continents, featuring a circumnavigation around the Cape of Good
Hope with overnights in Cape Town
and Singapore.
The cruise includes three maiden ports of call to Stewart Island (New
Zealand), the remote island of St.
Helena (U.K. territory) and Guadeloupe (Pointe-à-Pitre).
For a shorter world voyage, Pacific Princess offers the
opportunity to sail a 96-day World Cruise embarking in Los Angeles and disembarking in Ft.
Lauderdale. Princess Cruises also offers the opportunity to
join the World Cruise for a portion of the journey including a
72-day South Pacific & Indian Ocean, 43-day Australia & Africa, 39-day Africa, South
America & Panama Canal, 29-day Hawaii & South Pacific, 24-day
Africa & South America and a choice of two 15-day
Panama Canal Connoisseur voyages sailing between Los Angeles and Ft.
Lauderdale.
Cruisetours
To further enhance the cruise
vacation, Princess Cruises is pleased to offer two cruisetours for
South America on Emerald Princess
and Royal Princess.
During the Iguazú Falls Adventure cruisetour, guests visit
Rio de Janeiro with a full-day
sightseeing tour taking them to Sugar Loaf Mountain and Christ the
Redeemer statue. The tour continues into the jungle at the border
of Brazil and Argentina to incredible Iguazú Falls, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. During the Machu Picchu Explorer cruisetour,
guests ascend into the Andes to magical Machu Picchu, another
UNESCO World Heritage Site and visit the historic city of Cusco and
the Sacred Valley with sightseeing to Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo
and an authentic Pisac Market.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel agent, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS, or
by visiting the company's website at princess.com.
About Princess Cruises:
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a
global cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 18 modern
cruise ships renowned for their innovative design and wide array of
choices in dining, entertainment and amenities, all provided with
the experience of exceptional customer service. A recognized leader
in worldwide cruising, Princess carries 2 million guests each year
to more than 360 destinations around the globe on more than 150
itineraries ranging in length from three to 111 days. The company
is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE:CUK).
Newsroom:
Additional media information is available at princess.com/news.
For further information contact:
Brea Burkholz, 661-753-1542,
bburkholz@princesscruises.com
Negin Kamali, 661-753-1539,
nkamali@princesscruises.com
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