SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Princess Cruises has announced its 2016-2017 Americas
cruise itineraries including sailings to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaii, the West Coast and Canada & New England, as well as land and
sea vacations. The array of cruise vacations departing from U.S.
ports range from three to 28 days and go on sale May 21.
In total, 10 ships with 255 departures on 62 itineraries
visiting more than 80 destinations will be sailing between
September 2016 and April 2017. Cruises will offer guests the
opportunity for a quick getaway or a longer cruise vacation on the
line given the "Best Itineraries" award by readers of
Recommend magazine for a record-setting nine consecutive
years and "Best Itineraries" in the Cruise Critic Editors' Picks
Awards for 2013 and 2014.
Highlights include brand-new six- and eight-day Caribbean itineraries, evening and overnight
stays in certain destinations to allow guests to see even more of
these special locations, the first roundtrip Panama Canal voyage
for Princess Cruises departing from Los
Angeles since 2009, shorter five-day fall Canada & New England getaways, a more
expansive 14-day Canada & New
England itinerary and new land and sea vacations to explore the
East Coast.
"This season we're thrilled to sail to so many inspiring
destinations with close-to-home departures and offer new longer and
overnight stays in some spectacular ports, giving our guests more
time to explore and discover new places," said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president.
Full details of Princess Cruises' 2016-2017 Americas cruise
season include:
Caribbean
With more
than 21 distinct Caribbean
itineraries ranging from six to 21 days on four ships, including
the lines newest ships Royal Princess and Regal
Princess and joined by Caribbean Princess with new
itineraries, there will be a variety of offerings sure to suit
every Caribbean explorer. A new
port of call in the Dominican
Republic – Amber Cove – will
be included on every seven-day Eastern
Caribbean itinerary aboard Regal Princess.
Caribbean Princess will have a brand-new deployment this
season with six- and eight-day voyages departing from Ft.
Lauderdale, which can be combined for a longer 14-day Caribbean
Adventurer voyage spanning both the Western and Southern Caribbean. Caribbean Princess'
eight-day Southern Caribbean
sailings will visit Bonaire,
Curacao and Aruba and as a new offering for the 2016-2017
season will include an evening stay in Aruba - home to Eagle Beach, which has been
named one of the Travel Channel's Top 10 Caribbean Beaches.
Caribbean Princess' six-day itinerary will feature visits to
the Western Caribbean destinations
of Cozumel, Belize and either Roatan, Honduras or Costa Maya, Mexico.
Regal Princess will return to alternating the line's
popular seven-day Eastern
Caribbean and Western
Caribbean voyages departing from Ft. Lauderdale, which can
also be combined for 14 days onboard Princess' newest vessel in the
Caribbean. The seven-day
Eastern Caribbean itinerary offers
a new port of call – Amber Cove – in
the Dominican Republic and choices
between stops in St. Kitts,
Antigua or St. Maarten with every sailing featuring
St. Thomas, including a new
evening stay at this port – which is home to Magens Bay, one of the
most highly rated beaches in the Caribbean. Seven-day Western Caribbean voyages will visit Princess
Cays, Jamaica and Grand Cayman and include a full day and
evening stay in Cozumel – rated by
US News & World Report as having one of the best beaches
in Mexico.
Royal Princess returns on the line's most popular
Caribbean itineraries – a 10-day
Southern Medley and 10-day Eastern Voyager which can be combined
for a 20-day cruise vacation. These sailings offer the best of the
Caribbean, including St. Kitts, Barbados and St.
Lucia as well as off-the-beaten-path ports such as
Dominica, Grenada and Bonaire.
For a shorter weekend getaway, Princess will offer two voyages.
Royal Princess will sail a four-day Eastern Caribbean
Getaway, visiting Grand Turk and Princess Cays, while Crown
Princess will depart on a five-day cruise with stops in
Princess Cays and new port Amber
Cove.
Guests will also be able to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and ring in the New Year with
Princess as all three ships will offer a variety of holiday
sailings ranging from seven to 21 days. All holiday voyages of
seven days and 10 days offer a choice of Eastern, Western or
Southern regions, while the longer voyages from 14 to 21 days
include two of these regions spanning the Caribbean.
Pacific Princess will sail on a special two-week
Caribbean Connoisseur voyage over the holidays that visits remote
islands that are perfect for Pacific Princess' intimate size
including the Grenadines,
Tobago, the British Virgin Islands, as well as a maiden
call to Cruz Bay, on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. John.
Hawaiian Islands, Mexican Riviera and the West
Coast
On the West Coast, four ships will be deployed from
three homeports – Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Vancouver – to the tropical waters of
Hawaii and Mexico, as well as the beautiful Pacific Coast
with voyages ranging from three to 28 days.
Guests can escape the everyday on a quick West Coast cruise
getaway on three-, four- and five-day departures from Los Angeles offered throughout the season on
Crown Princess, Ruby Princess and Star
Princess, with visits to Santa
Barbara, Catalina, San
Diego and Ensenada, Mexico.
Ruby Princess will depart on a five-day Baja Getaway
featuring an overnight in Cabo San
Lucas - one of the premier resort destinations in the
Western Hemisphere.
Crown Princess will offer a fall departure of the
increasingly popular 28-day Hawaii, Tahiti & Samoa itinerary which allows guests departing
from Los Angeles to visit the
idyllic South Pacific islands of French
Polynesia and Samoa without
the need to take a flight.
Grand Princess continues year-round cruising from
San Francisco to Hawaii, Mexico and the California Coast after the
Alaska season.
Panama Canal
Coral Princess and Island
Princess return to the Panama Canal to offer either 10-day
partial transit or 15-day full transit Panama Canal voyages through
the famed locks.
Island Princess will also offer 15-day voyages with
two-day Canal experiences that combine the thrill of a Canal
transit with a day at Fuerte Amador, where guests can either tour
Old Panama City and visit the surrounding rainforests, or tour the
Gatun Locks to learn the history of the world's 8th wonder and
visit the Expansion Observatory Platform overlooking the
waterway.
On November 20, 2016, Island
Princess will embark on the line's first roundtrip Canal voyage
from Los Angeles since 2009. This
19-day cruise offers guests various adventures including Mayan
ruins, Mexico's largest ecological
preserve, the rainforests of Costa
Rica, the volcanoes of San Juan Del Sur, the cobblestone
streets and colonial architecture of Antigua, Guatemala – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
– and an overnight stay in Panama.
Pacific Princess will also join the Panama Canal line-up
on several 17-day itineraries offering guests a choice of ship size
to see the impressive man-mad marvel.
Canada & New
England
Guests will be able to enjoy the fall foliage on
sailings from the East Coast with both Regal Princess and
Caribbean Princess returning to the destination, but with
even more itinerary options to choose from.
Regal Princess will continue on her popular seven-day
Canada & New England itinerary
departing on Saturdays from New
York, visiting cities rich in colonial history including
Newport, Boston and Bar
Harbor as well as the North Atlantic Canadian port cities of
Saint John and Halifax. Regal Princess will also sail
on a brand-new shorter five-day fall getaway itinerary sailing from
New York to Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Caribbean Princess will sail between Quebec City and New
York on the line's popular 10-day Classic Canada & New
England itinerary, featuring an overnight stay in Quebec and calls to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as well as Boston, Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island. Caribbean
Princess will also offer a more expansive 14-day Canada & Colonial America itinerary from
Quebec City to Ft. Lauderdale
including visits to Bar Harbor,
Maine; Norfolk, Virginia as
well as more off-the-beaten-path destinations including Port
Saguenay and Sydney, Nova
Scotia.
Land and Sea Vacations
Princess offers a choice of
two options to combine a land tour with an East Coast cruise to
allow guests to enhance their vacations, and see the sites of
colonial America or Niagara Falls
and the best of Eastern
Canada.
The Historic America Land and Sea Vacation brings guests to
iconic sites such as Thomas
Jefferson's Monticello
estate, Colonial Williamsburg, Independence Hall in Philadelphia and Gettysburg
Battlefield. The Maple Explorer Land and Sea Vacation
take guests to exciting destinations like the capital of
Ottawa and Montreal and includes guided tours of the
Canadian Museum of Civilization, dazzling cathedrals and the
historic 19th century Rideau Canal - a UNESCO World
Heritage site. Tour guests are also treated to a cruise through the
picturesque Thousand Island during the land portion of their
vacation.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel consultant, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS
(1-800-774-6237), 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 in an
environment of exceptional customer service. A recognized leader in
worldwide cruising, Princess carries 1.7 million guests each year
to destinations around the globe ranging in length from three to
114 days. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE:CCL; NYSE:CUK).
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