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Princess to make its longest world cruise from Australia

In May 2026 Princess Cruises’ 3,080-passenger Crown Princess will depart Australia on a 114-day world cruise to 48 destinations in 31 countries across six continents.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

November 22, 2023

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She will sail to Southeast Asia, across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

She continues to the Baltic Sea and Iceland before crossing the Atlantic and heading for the St Lawrence River en route to Québec.

Following a Panama Canal transit she will sail across the South Pacific, returning to Australia via Pitcairn Island.

50 UNESCO Sites

The voyage includes access to 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, overnights in New York, Lima and Québec and late-night stays in a range of destinations including Reykjavik and Papeete.

Part of three-ship season

In the just-released 2025-26 Australia and New Zealand programme, Crown Princess will be joined by Grand Princess and Discovery Princess.

As reported here, the 3,660-passenger Discovery Princess is making her Down Under debut and will be the biggest ship Princess has put in Australian waters.

Together the three ships will visit 78 destinations in 18 countries on 120 departures.

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About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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