Arriba! Princess Cruises Sails Around South America
Australian cruisers are set to salsa around South
America, with Princess
Cruises announcing it will sail on its first
circumnavigation of the
colourful continent from Down Under in 2017.
The 84-night Circle South America cruise on Sea Princess
will visit 28
ports across 18 countries including Argentina, Chile,
Brazil, Costa Rica,
Panama, Ecuador and Uruguay, giving travellers ample
opportunity to soak up
the exotic cultures of South America, while enjoying all
the comforts of a
Princess cruise.
Departing Sydney on January 11, 2017, the cruise is
priced from $17,999* per
person twin share with the roundtrip voyage also
available from Auckland and
Brisbane.
The voyage is the headline act in Princess' new 2016-17
program, which
maintains the cruise line's reputation for offering
destination-rich, longer
voyages from Australia.
Also featured is a line voyage from England to Australia
on the sparkling
Emerald Princess as she sails south for her first ever
season Down Under.
Departing Southampton on September 28, 2016, Emerald
Princess will sail on a
Four Continents Grand Adventure from Europe to the Middle
East, Asia and
Australia where she will make her maiden calls to
Fremantle (November 8,
2017), Melbourne (November 13, 2017) and Sydney (November
15, 2017). Fares
start from $7599* for the 48-night voyage from
Southampton to Sydney.
On sale from April 23, 2015, the 2016-17 Australia and
New Zealand program
offers five ships providing record capacity to travellers
on cruises from
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fremantle and Auckland over
the summer months.
Holidaymakers can choose from 120 cruise options with an
unprecedented 112
destinations across 39 countries on offer - including 23
new ports from
Australia. Highlights include:
. 14 cruises
from Sydney on the 3082-guest Emerald Princess and
2000-guest Dawn Princess, including the cruise line's
first ever 11-night
cruise around New Zealand's South Island. Priced from
$1699*, the itinerary
features Princess' first scenic cruising in Marlborough
Sound. Other Emerald
Princess options include two cruises to Tasmania and a
14-night cruise to
Fiji.
. A 42-night
Dawn Princess journey to Asia sailing from Sydney and
Brisbane to visit China and Japan, with fares starting
from $6599*.
. Golden
Princess' second summer season from Melbourne, featuring 16
cruises including a record four sailings to the Pacific
Islands as well as
itineraries to Tasmania and New Zealand. Fares start from
$2099* for a
14-night Pacific Islands cruise.
. Sun
Princess' second summer season of cruises from Fremantle,
featuring voyages to Indonesia, more short breaks to
Busselton for Margaret
River and the popular Northern Explorer cruises between
Australia's west and
east coasts. Fares start from $2499* for a 15-night
Indonesia cruise.
. Ten
cruises from Brisbane on Sea Princess from November 2016 to
January 2017 and Sun Princess from January to March 2017,
including an
11-night Papua New Guinea cruise from $1899*.
. Round
Australia cruises on Sun Princess with departures from Sydney
in October 2016 and March 2017 as well as the first
roundtrip voyages from
Brisbane and Fremantle. Fares start from $4799*.
Princess Cruises Vice President Australia and New Zealand
Stuart Allison
said Australian travellers would be spoilt for choice
with the new
offerings.
"From unforgettable journeys across the world to
shorter holidays exploring
the beauty of the South Pacific and New Zealand, this
program is packed with
a record number of options which we think will really
appeal to Australian
travellers," Mr Allison said.
Mr Allison said he expected the new Circle South America
itinerary to be
particularly popular.
"We know Australians love our longer trips to Asia,
Hawaii and Tahiti so we
think they'll jump at the chance to immerse themselves in
the colour and
excitement of South America as part of this landmark
circumnavigation," he
added.
