SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
Sept. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Princess Cruises sails guests from the Port of
Los Angeles this afternoon,
marking the first cruise vacation departure from San Pedro since the cruise industry's pause in
operations early last year. Jan
Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, visited Grand
Princess to take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially
welcoming the first guests on board. Earlier in the week she
visited the ship to thank the officers and crew for being the
stars of the show harkening back to the cruise lines'
history as the ocean-going co-start of the hit TV series "The Love
Boat" and its recognition in 2018 by the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
Princess Cruises, Los Angeles'
hometown cruise line, has been sailing out of the Port of
Los Angeles since 1965 and does so
more frequently than any other cruise line. Over the past decade,
Princess had more than 700 ship visits in Los Angeles—the most of
any line in the last decade.
"It is a pride point for us that Grand Princess is returning to
service in our hometown port. Our crew members are eager to welcome
guests back on board as we continue resuming operations in
the United States," said
Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises
president. "We are grateful to the Port of Los Angeles for their support during the pause
and are excited to be working together once again."
"Princess Cruises is a valued longtime partner, and we are
excited to welcome Grand Princess back to Los Angeles for the first passenger cruise
since March 2020," said Port
Executive Director Gene Seroka. "We
are a full-service port – with cargo, marina, cruise and
visitor-serving businesses -- and every cruise ship call generates
more than $1 million dollars in local
economic activity. That's especially important to the City and Port
of Los Angeles right now."
Grand Princess departs on a 5-Day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, the
first of five sailings with this itinerary and the first of 11
sailings from the port of Los
Angeles in 2021. Grand Princess offers a MedallionClass
vacation, offering the ultimate in effortless, personalized
cruising. It begins with OceanMedallion™, a quarter-sized, wearable
device that enables everything from touch-free boarding to locating
loved ones anywhere on the ship, as well as enhanced service like
having whatever guests need, delivered directly to them wherever
they are on the ship.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS
(1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company's website
at http://www.princess.com/.
Editors' note:
B-roll of today's event can be downloaded here and
high-resolution photos can be downloaded here.
About Princess Cruises:
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the
world's leading international premium cruise line and tour company
operating a fleet of 14 modern cruise ships, carrying two
million guests each year to 380 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, Antarctica, and World Cruises. A team of
professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries,
ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises
is continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for
Itineraries." In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent
company Carnival Corporation,
introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by
the OceanMedallion device, the vacation industry's most
advanced wearable device, provided free to each guest sailing on
a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation
offers the fastest way to an effortless personalized vacation
giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The
company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE:CUK).
In line with the latest advice from health officials about
COVID-19, Princess Cruises is currently enhancing health and safety
protocols with input from medical experts and government
bodies and assessing how they may impact
future itineraries. Actual offerings may vary from what is
displayed in marketing materials. Click on the
following links to stay updated on current Cruise
Updates and Health & Safety
protocols.
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