Princess Cruises will deploy the Royal Princess to the U.S.
West Coast in 2018-19, where it will become the line's largest ship to sail
Mexico cruises.
Princess will do nine overnight stays in Cabo San Lucas as
well as an expanded program of late-evening stays on itineraries in the
Caribbean, California and Hawaii.
Other highlights of the Princess 2018-19 Americas program
include departures on Saturdays and Sundays on seven-day Caribbean cruises, two
new seven-day Pacific Coast itineraries roundtrip from Seattle and San
Francisco, a return of the Panama Canal itineraries that can be taken roundtrip
from the West or East coast or ocean-to-ocean, and more sailings to Alaska from
Los Angeles. The Ruby Princess and Star Princess each will sail 12-day
itineraries to Alaska in April 2019.
Small ship Pacific Princess sails a holiday 14-day Caribbean
voyage, visiting islands not typically included on its Caribbean itineraries, including
St. Barthelemy, Iles Des Saintes (maiden call), Grenadines, Tobago, and Virgin
Gorda.
The Emerald Princess and Star Princess will sail on two
28-day departures to Hawaii, Tahiti and Samoa in fall and spring roundtrip from
Los Angeles. Both departures feature late-evening
stays in Honolulu and Tahiti.