Princess
Cruises has added several new Exotics cruise options in spring 2014,
giving passengers additional vacation choices in the
popular destinations of
South America and the South Pacific.
To
add more of the line’s signature Tahiti & French Polynesia
voyages, Pacific Princess will move to the South Pacific to offer
three additional departures of this popular 10-day itinerary. The
ship will also offer new departures of a 16-day New Zealand &
South Pacific sailing from Sydney to Tahiti; a 12-day Hawaii &
Tahiti sailing from Tahiti to Honolulu, and a 10-day Hawaiian Islands
crossing from Honolulu ending in Vancouver, British Columbia. Many
voyages can be linked for a Grand Adventure of 22 to 26 days.
“South
America and the South Pacific have been among our most popular
cruises recently, so these new voyages offer wonderful additional
opportunities for passengers to explore the natural beauty and
colorful cultures of thesedestinations,” said Jan Swartz, Princess
Cruises executive vice
president. “Whether passengers want to meet a penguin or learn to
hula, these cruises offers a great way to find the experience of a
lifetime.”
49-day
South America Grand Adventure – Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles
Featuring
an overnight stay in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval and Princess'
maiden call to Brazil’s Ilhabela, this adventure also starts off
with calls in St Thomas, St Kitts, Barbados, Trinidad, and Recife.
After an overnight stay in Buenos Aires, the cruise then sails around
the famed Cape Horn at the tip of South America and
features scenic cruising of the Chilean Fjords, plus calls in
Montevideo, the Falkland Islands (Port Stanley), Ushuaia (Tierra del
Fuego), Punta Arenas (Chile) and Puerto Montt. While traversing South
America’s Pacific coast, this voyage offers the opportunity to take
an overland tour to the famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu,
plus port calls including La Serena (Coquimbo), Pisco (San Martin),
Lima (Callao), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), San Juan Del Sur (Nicaragua),
and Puerto
Vallarta.
Departs
February 15, 2014 on Crown Princess
10-day
Tahiti & Polynesia – Roundtrip Papeete
One
of Princess’ classic voyages, featuring an overnight in Papeete,
Tahiti, plus visits to the idyllic isles of Huahine, Rangiroa,
Raiatea, Bora Bora (for a two-day call), and Moorea.
Departures
on March 12, March 24, April 1, 2014 aboard Pacific Princess
16-day
New Zealand & South Pacific – Sydney to Papeete
From
Sydney, the ship heads for three calls in New Zealand – Tauranga,
Auckland, and Bay Of Islands. After crossing the International Date
Line, passengers can relax in paradise with visits to Pago Pago, Bora
Bora, and Moorea, before arriving in Tahiti.
Departs
February 25, 2014 on Pacific Princess
12-day
Hawaii and Tahiti – Papeete to Honolulu
The
Polynesian paradises of Tahiti and Hawaii will enchant passengers on
this cruise featuring calls in Moorea, Bora Bora, Hilo, Kona, Maui
(Lahaina), and Kauai (Nawiliwili)
Departs
April 11, 2014 on Pacific Princess
10-day
Hawaiian Islands – Honolulu to Vancouver
Passengers
can revel in visits to Kauai (Nawiliwili), Kona, and Hilo before
heading across the Pacific for relaxing time at sea on the way to
British Columbia.
Departs
April 23, 2014 on Pacific Princess
Pacific
Princess’ 2014 World Cruise will be cancelled to allow for these
new sailings; however the first segment of thecruise
departing January 20, 2014 will remain
available for purchase. The 35-day sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to
Sydneywill feature a transit of the Panama Canal,
calls to Ecuador, Peru, Easter Island, French Polynesia and New
Zealand before arriving in Sydney on February 25, 2014.
Crown
Princess’ previously scheduled Caribbean
cruises from
February 15 to April 26, 2014 have been cancelled to allow for the
new South America voyage.