Princess Cruises has this evening surprised the industry with an announcement outlining expansion for the UK market.
Highlights of their expansion include:
· Sapphire Princess will make her maiden visit to Europe, sailing from Southampton to the Mediterranean and northern Europe
· Royal Princess will return to the UK offering round-Britain cruises. New for 2018 will be late night stays in Belfast and overnight stays in Dublin, Glasgow and Edinburgh
· Pacific Princess will sail from Dover. She will feature a new 12-night European capitals cruise calling at destinations including Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen and Paris
· For the first time in three years summer Caribbean cruises will be available
· Alaska will have its largest ever deployment with seven ships sailing the region from May to September
· 36 voyages in Europe over the school holidays
· Select itineraries provide ‘More Ashore’ overnight stays at destinations including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, St. Petersburg, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Boston and Venice
· Select itineraries provide ‘More Ashore’ late night stays at destinations including Belfast, Berlin and Oslo
The programme will go on sale on Thursday 1 December
Tony Roberts, vice president Princess Cruises UK and Europe, said: “Having seen a significant increase in popularity of Princess cruises from the UK, we are thrilled to announce that our 2018 programme will be our biggest ever season.
He added:
“We are very excited to welcome Sapphire Princess, which has never sailed in Europe before and boasts unique features that we are confident our UK guests will enjoy. And the return of Royal Princess will be a special moment as 2018 will mark five years since she was launched in Southampton by HRH, the Duchess of Cambridge.”
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