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Princess Announces Schedules for 2009-10 Cruises to Sunny Caribbean
and Mexican Riviera
Classic Warm Weather Escapes Feature Many of Line's Newest Vessels
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (May 13, 2008) - Princess Cruises has announced
a new season of cruises to the sun swept Caribbean and Mexican
Riviera. These relaxing, seven- to 14-day voyages offer passengers
the opportunity to experience these colorful ports filled with
dramatic scenery, diverse cultures, white-sand beaches and ancient
ruins, while enjoying the youngest fleet in the Caribbean and some of
the largest and most amenity-filled vessels sailing the Mexican
Riviera.
In the Caribbean, Princess will sail six ships on 13 itineraries with
129 departures visiting more than 25 ports in these fabled islands.
Ruby Princess will take over the line's 10-day Eastern and Southern
Caribbean itineraries, offering some of the less-visited ports in the
region. Emerald Princess sails on the line's Eastern Caribbean
itinerary and Crown Princess will feature the Western Caribbean with
an enhanced itinerary now featuring the lovely island of Roatan,
Honduras. Caribbean Princess continues to sail on alternating
seven-day Southern Caribbean sailings from San Juan. Grand Princess
returns with an extensive 14-day Caribbean Collection route and Sea
Princess will again sail on 14-day voyages from Barbados.
On the Pacific side, Princess again returns to its "south of the
border" cruising roots with two ships - Sapphire Princess sailing on
the classic seven-day Mexican Riviera route from Los Angeles and Star
Princess cruising on 10-day voyages from San Francisco.
"The Caribbean and Mexican Riviera both offer the delightful sense of
fun and make for a wonderful warm weather escape," said Jan Swartz,
Princess senior vice president. "And passengers will also be able to
enjoy an array of fantastic ships on these routes, including Caribbean
Princess and Star Princess with brand new piazza-style atriums and a
number of new features."
Princess' Caribbean and Mexican Riviera itineraries for 2009-10
include:
Caribbean
Emerald Princess - Emerald Princess sails to the Eastern Caribbean,
with roundtrip cruises from Ft. Lauderdale on Sundays. The itinerary
features calls in line's own Princess Cays, St. Maarten, St. Thomas
and Grand Turk. Emerald Princess offers 28 sailings between October
11, 2009 and May 2, 2010.
Crown Princess - Crown Princess takes over the line's roundtrip
seven-day sailings to the Western Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale with
an enhanced itinerary that now offers calls in Roatan. The ship will
sail on 27 Saturday departures with stops at Grand Cayman, Roatan,
Cozumel and Princess Cays. Crown Princess' season will run from
November 7, 2009 through May 8, 2010.
Caribbean Princess - Caribbean Princess sails from San Juan on two
alternating seven-day itineraries. The Classic Southern Caribbean
route features 14 sailings to the ports of St. Thomas, Tortola,
Antigua, Barbados and St. Lucia, while 14 Southern Caribbean Explorer
sailings travel to St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba.
Cruises depart between November 1, 2009 and May 9, 2010. Caribbean
Princess will also offer one eight-day Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean
sailing from New York to San Juan calling at Bermuda, St. Kitts,
Antigua and St. Thomas, departing October 24, 2009.
Ruby Princess - Ruby Princess offers a set of alternating 10-day
sailings roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale - one to the Southern Caribbean
and the other to the Eastern Caribbean. The Southern Caribbean Medley
itinerary, offered on 10 sailings, includes calls at Princess Cays,
St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. The Eastern
Caribbean Voyager itinerary, featured on nine sailings, offers calls
at Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Thomas and Princess
Cays. Emerald Princess' Caribbean season runs between October 25,
2009 and April 29, 2010.
Grand Princess - Grand Princess offers more time to explore the
islands with a 14-day Caribbean Collection itinerary roundtrip from
Ft. Lauderdale. The ship sails to Grand Turk, La Romana, St. Thomas,
St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Barbados, Trinidad, Curaçao and Aruba. Grand
Princess offers nine departures between December 21, 2009 and April
23, 2010. The ship also offers a new 11-day Grand Southern Caribbean
sailing on January 4, 2010, calling at Princess Cays, St. Thomas,
Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba.
Sea Princess - Sea Princess will offer a series of alternating 14-day
Caribbean voyages from Barbados. Seven sailings of the Grand
Caribbean Islander route feature calls at St. Lucia, Trinidad,
Grenada, Bonaire, Curaçao, Montego Bay, Samaná, Tortola, St. Maarten,
Antigua and Dominica. The ship will also offer seven sailings on a
Grand Caribbean Adventurer itinerary that features stops at St.
Vincent, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, Samaná,
Tortola, St. Kitts, Antigua and Dominica. To begin her season, Sea
Princess offers a seven-day Southern Caribbean sailing from Ft.
Lauderdale to Barbados featuring calls at Princess Cays, Tortola, St.
Maarten, Antigua and St. Lucia. In spring the ship sails back to Ft.
Lauderdale from Barbados with a six-day sailing to Grenada, Bonaire
and Aruba. Sea Princess sails between October 10, 2009 and May 1,
2010.
Mexican Riviera
Sapphire Princess - Sapphire Princess will again set sail from the
Port of Los Angeles on 32 departures to the sunny Mexican Riviera.
This favorite seven-day roundtrip route takes in the prime ports of
call of Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas. Sapphire
Princess will depart on Saturdays between September 26, 2009 and May
1, 2010.
Star Princess - Star Princess will a offer a longer, 10-day roundrip
Mexican Riviera voyage from San Francisco featuring calls at Acapulco,
Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. The ship will
sail on two cruises on April 16 and 26, 2010.
Caribbean and Mexican Riviera cruises are available for booking on
June 5, 2008. Escape Fares for seven-day sailings start at $599 per
person, based on double occupancy. Past Princess passengers are
eligible for up to $50 in Captain's Circle Launch Savings on bookings
made by December 31, 2008.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a
professional travel agent. |