Princess Cruises Extends Pause of
Cruise Vacations on Roundtrip Southampton Sailings through
September 25, 2021
Short Summer
Coastal Cruises to Be Offered For UK Residents
SANTA
CLARITA, Calif., March 3, 2021
-- As Princess Cruises continues to review and assess its
operations following the recent UK Government announcement on the
roadmap to ease lockdown and related international travel
restrictions, the company is extending the pause of its UK-based
cruise vacations, sailing roundtrip from Southampton, through
September 25, 2021 on Sky Princess,
Regal Princess and Island Princess.
For UK guests, Princess Cruises will
launch a series of new short cruises departing in late- summer on
Regal Princess and Sky Princess from Southampton that will go on
sale later this month.
"We share in our guests’ disappointment
over these cancelled voyages, and we appreciate the continued
understanding and cooperation from our loyal guests and travel
advisors," said Jan Swartz,
president of Princess Cruises. "As we prepare our ships for a
return to service, we remain in close contact with the UK
Government to monitor the latest travel guidance for international
guests."
For guests booked on a cancelled
voyage, Princess will offer to move guests to the equivalent cruise
in 2022. The rebooking process will have the added benefit of
protecting the guests’ 2021 fare on their 2022 voyage.
Alternatively, guests can choose a future cruise credit (FCC)
equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional
non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 10% of the cruise fare paid
(minimum $25 USD) or a full refund to
the original form of payment.
For guests currently booked on a
cancelled voyage where there is no matched cruise available in
2022, guests will automatically receive a refundable future cruise
credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an
additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 10% of the cruise fare
paid (minimum $25). Alternatively,
guests can request a full refund to the original form of
payment.
Requests must be received through this
online form by April 15, 2021
or guests will automatically receive the FCC option. FCCs can be
used on any cruises booked by and sailing by December 31, 2022.
Princess will transfer the commission
earned by travel agents from the cancelled 2021 cruise to the new
booking in 2022 that was paid in full. This convenience is in
recognition of the critical role they play in the cruise line’s
business and success.
The most current information and
instructions for booked guests affected by these cancellations, and
more information on FCCs and refunds, can be found online at
Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises.
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,
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.
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