SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sail
with the #1 cruise line in the Panama Canal as the upcoming
Princess Cruises fall 2019 through spring 2020 season is on sale
today, offering the cruise line's largest deployment ever to the
Panama Canal, featuring the maiden season of Emerald Princess
sailing through the new locks. In 1967, Princess Cruises was the
first cruise line to sail through the Panama Canal locks, and now
the line carries more guests across this engineering marvel than
any other cruise ship.
Emerald Princess will be the cruise line's second Neo-Panamax
ship, after Caribbean Princess, to be modified during a scheduled
spring 2019 drydock. The ship will traverse the new Agua Clara
locks on the Atlantic side of the canal as well as the new Cocoli
Locks on the Pacific Side, that opened in June 2016, as part of the 10-year, $5.4 billion "Neo-Panamax" expansion.
Princess Cruises offers three ways to experience the Panama
Canal – roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale, roundtrip from Los Angeles, or a full transit that sails
ocean between Ft. Lauderdale and Los
Angeles or San Francisco
and Vancouver, B.C. The 2019-2020
line-up features five ships, with 10- to 21-day options, also
visiting culturally rich ports in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.
"Traversing the Panama Canal should be on every destination
lovers' bucket list," said Jan
Swartz, Princess Cruises president. "I remember my first
experience in the Panama Canal ... I was in awe at the precise
maneuvering our Captain had to execute to sail through the locks
and was amazed by the world's greatest shortcut that forever
changed international trade."
Each Princess Cruises transit of the Panama Canal includes live
narration from the bridge offering a glimpse into the history and
insight that went into this engineering feat, as well as a day of
scenic cruising through Gatun Lake. Beyond the Canal, guests will
enjoy the diverse cultures of Central and South America, the rainforests and wildlife of
Panama and Costa Rica, and some of the top-rated beaches
of the Caribbean.
Program highlights for the 2019-2020 Panama Canal season
include:
- Five ships offering six itineraries and 36 departures onboard
Caribean Princess, Coral Princess, Emerald Princess, Island
Princess and Pacific Princess.
- Six unique itineraries from four departure ports – Ft.
Lauderdale, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Vancouver.
- Visits to 24 destinations in 12 countries, including eight
UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Cartagena's walled Old City.
- Featuring 21 transits through the historic locks on Coral,
Island or Pacific Princess and 15 transits through the new locks on
Caribbean or Emerald
Princess.
- Robust shore excursion offerings including the Animal Planet
Exclusive tour of the Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, where guests may even meet sloth
superstars featured on the Animal Planet.
Princess Cruises is a recognized destination leader in the
cruise industry, named "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries" numerous
times by Recommend magazine. More details about offerings to
the Panama Canal can be found at www.princess.com/panamacanal.
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 www.princess.com.
About Princess Cruises:
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a
global premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 17
modern cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to more
than 360 destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera,
Europe, South America, Australia/New
Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia,
Canada/New England and World
Cruises. A team of professional destination experts has created
more than 150 award-winning itineraries, ranging in length from
three to 111 days and Princess Cruises has been continuously
recognized as "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries."
Princess Cruises continues its multi-year, "Come Back New
Promise" – a $450 million-dollar
product innovation and cruise ship renovation campaign that will
continue to enhance the line's onboard guest experience. These
enhancements result in more moments of awe, lifetime memories and
meaningful stories for guests to share from their cruise vacation.
The product innovations include partnerships with award-winning
Chef Curtis Stone; engaging
entertainment inspired shows with Broadway-legend Stephen Schwartz; immersive activities for the
whole family from Discovery and Animal Planet that include
exclusive shore excursion to onboard activities; the ultimate sleep
at sea with the award-winning Princess Luxury Bed and much
more.
Three new Royal-class ships are currently on order with the next
new ship, Sky Princess, under construction scheduled for delivery
in October 2019. The company is part
of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
Newsroom:
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