There are 214 departures in total from seven North American homeports.
Said Princess Cruises President John Padgett, ‘No one can match our unique combination of unparalleled itinerary choices with the authentic, personalised MedallionClass experience that makes a Princess cruise so special and memorable.’
He went on to say that the voyages consist of ‘bucket list’ trips in the South Pacific to quick Caribbean getaways.
New from Princess
New for the season are Sapphire Princess’ two 32-night South Pacific Islands and Hawaii cruises roundtrip from Los Angeles featuring ‘More Ashore’ late-night stays in Honolulu and Tahiti, and for the first time ever visiting Fiji. In addition, a pair of 15-night Hawaii cruises with overnight stays in Honolulu onboard Discovery Princess will serve as the ship’s first-ever sailings to the Aloha State.
Wide range of departure points
Princess will sail again from Galveston with a series of voyages onboard Regal Princess to the Western Caribbean. Besides Galveston, departure points for roundtrip cruises will comprise Los Angeles, Ft. Lauderdale, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver, as well as one departure from New York.
Highlights include:
Hawaii & Tahiti
Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Ruby Princess and Sapphire Princess will operate 2023/24 Hawaii & Tahiti sailings. These span 17 destinations, including four Hawaiian Islands and six South Pacific Islands. The 18 departures on five itineraries range in length from 15 to 32 nights and leave from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver.
The Caribbean
126 departures for 18 itineraries will be operated by Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess, Enchanted Princess, Island Princess, Regal Princess, Ruby Princess, and Sky Princess.
Among the total 25 Caribbean islands included in the programme are Cozumel, Grand Cayman, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Grand Turk and Princess Cays, the cruise line’s private island resort.
The sailings will range in length from five to 21 nights, sailing roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale and Galveston, and there will be More Ashore late-night stays in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, San Juan, St. Maarten and St. Thomas on select itineraries.
Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, La Paz, and Loreto are among the eight destinations that Crown Princess, Diamond Princess and Discovery Princess will visit in Mexico.
There will be 24 departures on five itineraries, from five to 10 nights, sailing from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Discovery Princess also returns to the west coast offering five- to seven-night Mexico cruises from Los Angeles and a special 10-night ‘Mexican Riviera with Total Solar Eclipse’ roundtrip from Los Angeles, including a port call in Mazatlán on April 8, 2024 - the day of the eclipse.
Crown Princess sails 10-night Mexican Riviera cruises from San Francisco while Diamond Princess operates a 10-night ‘Baja Peninsula & Sea of Cortez’ cruise from Los Angeles.
More Ashore overnight stays in Cabo San Lucas are featured on every five-night ‘Cabo San Lucas Getaway’ cruise.
California Coast
There are 11 destinations in three countries included as part of Princess’ 2023/24 California Coast sailings, including six destinations in California: Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Monterey, Catalina Island, San Diego, and Ensenada.=
The 25 departures spanning 13 itineraries range from three to 11 nights, sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver.
The line’s newest ship, Discovery Princess, returns for its west coast season sailing roundtrip California Coast voyages from Los Angeles, Crown Princess returns sailing the California and Pacific Northwest coasts with five-night and seven-night sailings roundtrip from San Francisco and Sapphire Princess offers one roundtrip 11-night California Coast cruise from Vancouver.
Grand Princess and Ruby Princess will also sail the California Coast.
Select itineraries will include More Ashore late-night stays in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver.
Panama Canal
There are two ways to see the Panama Canal: roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale (partial transit) or ocean-to-ocean (full transit) between Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles or San Francisco.
18 destinations, including Falmouth and Fuerte Amador in Panama and Cartagena and Puntarenas in Costa Rica can be visited as part of the Panama Canal programme, with 23 departures across six itineraries to choose from.
Voyages range from 10 to 15 nights onboard Emerald Princess, Island Princess and Ruby Princess.
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