Following the announcement of its return to Canada in 2022, Princess Cruises unveiled new deployment plans for the U.S. with a return to homeport cruising in Galveston, Texas starting in DEC 2022, and San Diego starting in SEP 2022. Princess is also planning a return to service in Australia with Coral Princess starting in JUN 2022 following indications that local authorities are welcoming back cruising.
“Deploying these three ships to service over the next two months will mark the return of the entire Princess fleet, once our highly anticipated return to Australia is approved by local authorities,” said John Padgett, Princess Cruises president. “Returning a ship to San Diego gives more options for our west coast guests and Galveston makes a Princess cruise easily accessible to millions of Texans.”
New San Francisco Hometown Ship – Royal Princess
Royal Princess moves to San Francisco for the West Coast 2022/2023 season, with roundtrip cruises to Hawaii, Mexico, and the California Coast. Arriving in SEP 2022, after completing the Alaska season with stops in Canada, Royal Princess will initially sail from San Francisco along with Ruby Princess. In DEC 2022, Ruby Princess relocates to Galveston and Royal Princess becomes the official hometown ship of San Francisco for the remainder of the 2022/2023 season. These cruises go on sale 07APR 2022.
Princess Returns to Galveston – Ruby Princess
After six years, Princess returns to homeport cruising from Texas. Ruby Princess will sail from DEC 2022 to APR 2023, on a series of cruises from Galveston ranging from five to 11 days, calling mainly to destinations in the Western Caribbean. The ship will also sail through the Panama Canal on two 16-day, ocean-to-ocean transits between Galveston and San Francisco. Cruises will be on sale 07APR 2022.
Cruises from San Diego – Diamond Princess
From SEP 2022 through FEB 2023, cruising in California expands with a return to San Diego. Diamond Princess will be joining the fleet of west coast-based ships with a series of new cruise itineraries ranging from five to 16 days and calling at ports along the Mexican Riviera, California Coast, and the Hawaiian Islands. In addition, the ship will sail a unique 20-day cruise to Central America, roundtrip from San Diego in NOV 2022. The on-sale date for these cruises is 24MAR 2022.
A Return to Cruising in Australia Planned – Coral Princess
In anticipation that Australian Federal and State Governments will soon welcome the return of cruising, Princess announces plans for Coral Princess return to service in JUN 2022, with roundtrip Brisbane itineraries ranging from three- to 12-days in length and calling to destinations in Queensland and New South Wales. In AUG, Coral Princess will position to Sydney and depart on a new 12-day voyage calling to Queensland and the Conflict Islands in Papua New Guinea, before resuming the previously announced Australia & New Zealand program for the 2022/2023 season. Additionally, Majestic Princess will sail roundtrip from Sydney on a new Queensland voyage in FEB 2023 at the end of its already published season. Full details will be announced on 17MAR and these Australia cruises will go on sale 23MAR 2022, says Princess.
As a result of these changes, previously published itineraries through APR 2023 on Diamond Princess, and Royal Princess to Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific, as well as two Ruby Princess Panama Canal sailings in FEB 2023 and select voyages on Majestic Princess in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific from FEB to MAY 2023 will be cancelled. Guests and advisors affected by these cancellations will be notified by Princess.
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