The company launched its first world cruise from Australia in 2008 and continues to offer Australians and New Zealanders the opportunity to cruise around the world from their doorstep with departures from Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland.
At a lunch at the Sydney Opera House’s Bennelong Restaurant, Princess Cruises vp Australia and New Zealand Stuart Allison said its 2018 world cruise departing Sydney on June 5 and operated by Sea Princess is already at capacity.
‘It is clear that Australians and New Zealanders are turning to cruise holidays to explore the globe,’ Allison said.
He said the 106-day 2019 world cruise will also be operated by Sea Princess which will sail more than 34,000 nautical miles (62,968kms) through the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Panama Canal and the Pacific Ocean.
She will visit 39 destinations across 32 countries, including maiden calls at Puntarenas in Costa Rica, Salaverry in Peru and Portland in the UK where passengers will have the opportunity to take a shore excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Stonehenge.
‘For world cruise 2019 we’re inviting guests to make the most of each port destination with three overnight stays in Dubai, St Petersburg and New York,’ Allison said.
Fares for the 2019 round voyage from Sydney will go on sale November 9 and will cost from A$22,999 per person twin-share.
At the conclusion of the world voyage, Sea Princess will make a 35-day Hawaii, Tahiti and South Pacific cruise, departing Sydney on August 29, 2019 with fares starting from A$6,099 per person twin-share.
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