Princess Cruises’ largest ship left the UK this week for a journey halfway around the world.
The 3,082-passenger Emerald Princess set off from Southampton for a 48-night voyage that will see it sail through the Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal to India and Southeast Asia, before finally arriving in Australia.
It will commence a season of sailings from Sydney on 15 November 2016.
The arrival of the Emerald Princess will increase the cruise line’s Australasian capacity to a record 11,800 berths across five ships during the 2016-17 season.
“We’ve been basing ships Down Under for 15 years but the debut of Emerald Princess… will make this a summer to remember for Princess. With five of Princess’ 18 ships cruising local waters this summer, Australia ranks as the cruise line’s biggest market outside the United States,” said Princess Cruises’ vice president for Australia & New Zealand, Stuart Allison.
Emerald Princess’ inaugural five-month season in Australia will include 13 roundtrip cruises from Sydney to destinations across the South Pacific, New Zealand and around Australia.
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