2026 Coral Princess world cruise to skip Red Sea, focus on Pacific

Princess Cruises revised the 2026 Coral Princess world cruise to bypass the Red Sea and surrounding region. Instead, the ship will chart a new 131-night 'Circle Pacific' voyage visiting 60 ports in 19 countries.

Most destinations

This is the most destinations ever reached on a Princess world cruise.

The new cruise departs Port Everglades on Jan. 5, 2026, and sails through the Panama Canal to Hawaii, French Polynesia, the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia, before continuing north on a tour of Asia highlighted by an extensive journey through Japan, followed by a Pacific crossing to Alaska.

Finally, after cruising southbound along the Pacific Coast, the sailing culminates in Los Angeles on May 16, 2026.

115-night version and segments

A 115-night roundtrip from Los Angeles, departing Jan. 21, 2026, is also available, as well as shorter segments.

Iconic destinations include Auckland, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Fiji, Osaka, Singapore, Sydney and Tahiti, with many late-night stays.

The cruise had originally been planned to sail through Suez into the Mediterranean before returning stateside.