IN RESPONSE to strong local demand for South America, Princess Cruises will embark on its first ever voyage from Australia to South America as part of its new 2016/17 summer season. Officially launched in Sydney late last week, the new adventure headlines another strong summertime presence in local waters, with...
IN RESPONSE to strong local
demand for South America,
Princess Cruises will embark on
its first ever voyage from Australia
to South America as part of its
new 2016/17 summer season.
Officially launched in Sydney
late last week, the new adventure
headlines another strong
summertime presence in local
waters, with five ships present.
Departing Sydney
on 17 Jan 2017,
the 84-night Circle
South America
cruise will set sail
on Sea Princess,
visiting 28 ports
across 18 countries.
The voyage will
offer travellers the
opportunity to be
in Rio de Janeiro for
the iconic Carnival.
Cabins for the
voyage start from
$17,999ppts, with
embarkation also
available in Brisbane & Auckland.
Those keen to vary their holiday
can select one of three optional
overland experiences taking in
highlights such as Iguazu Falls,
Machu Picchu or the Galapagos,
rejoining the ship at a later time.
Princess Cruises vice-president
Australia and NZ Stuart Allison
(pictured) said the voyage will
open up territory largely deemed
inaccessible for most cruises
departing from Australia.
“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.”
Closer to home, the 2016/17
summer will offer a wide variety
of voyages departing from
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,
Fremantle and Auckland.
Another major
highlight will be the
arrival of Emerald
Princess in place of
Diamond Princess,
adding capacity for
an extra 400 guests.
The 3082-pax
ship will reposition
from Europe to her
new summer home
in Sydney with a
48-night journey
taking passengers
to four continents.
Fares for the
repositioning start
from $7,599pp twin share.
Dawn Princess, Sun Princess
and Golden Princess all bolster
the Princess fleet for the season,
the latter returning for its second
year out of Melbourne, offering
16 voyages to the Pacific Islands,
Tasmania and New Zealand.
The 2016/17 summer season
will go on sale on 23 Apr.
“This program is packed with a
record number of options which
we think will really appeal to
Australian travellers, Allison said
