Popular Itinerary Visits 42 Destinations, Including 20
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
April 23, 2018 /CNW/
-- Destination lovers seeking new worldwide travel experiences
need to look no further than Princess Cruises and the cruise line's
2020 World Cruise. Offered on the intimate 670-guest Pacific
Princess, cruisers will visit 42 destinations on five continents
and come back holding once-in-a-lifetime memories from around the
globe.
Due to popular demand of the 2019 World Cruise, the 2020 111-day
roundtrip voyage offers similar routing to the 2019 cruise,
including South Africa and departs
Ft. Lauderdale on January 5, 2020 and
Los Angeles on January 20, 2020. Princess Cruises also offers a
96-day Los Angeles to Ft.
Lauderdale segment, departing Los
Angeles on January 20, 2020,
as well as shorter, multi-day segments along the journey.
"We've been offering World Cruises since 1998 and our team of
destination experts knows how to create the best worldwide
itineraries like no other in the cruise industry," said
Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises
president. "Our Captain, officers and crew regularly hear from
guests the impact the World Cruise has on them, as they share their
appreciation for taking them to places they never in a million
years thought they would experience."
Fun facts and Princess Cruises firsts for the 2020 World Cruise
include:
- Cruise to 42 destinations, 26 countries on five continents
- 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the first visit to
Stone Town in Zanzibar
- Pacific Princess will sail 34,287 nautical miles in 111
days
- The World Cruise crosses the Equator four times
- First time Princess Cruises on a World Cruise visits Kaikoura,
New Zealand; Praslin, Seychelles
Islands; Mayotte Island, (French
protectorate); and Zanzibar,
Tanzania
- First call to Melbourne on a
World Cruise for Princess Cruises
- 12 late-night stays to maximize time in port, including
Melbourne, Tahiti, Phuket and an overnight in Cape Town, South Africa
The 2020 World Cruise aboard Pacific Princess goes on sale on
Wednesday, April 25, with rates
starting at $22,999/person. Guests
booking the 96- or 111-day World Cruise before March 31, 2019 receive early booking perks such
as a $1,000 onboard credit per person
for guests booking a balcony, mini-suite, Club Class mini-suite and
suite; $500 onboard credit per person
for guests booking an interior or oceanview and complimentary
gratuities for any category.
Past Princess guests are also eligible for a savings of up to
$1,000 per person. More information
about the 2020 World Cruise is available at
www.princess.com/world.
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).
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