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Emerald Princess Begins Her Journey Down Under
Thebiggest Princess Cruises' ship to sail local waters this summer – thespectacular 3082-guest Emerald Princess – is now on her way down under afterdeparting from Southampton today.
In a voyagereminiscent of the line voyages of last century, the 113,000-tonne superlinerwill spend the next 48 nights sailing across four continents from Italy toIndia via the Suez Canal and south through Asia en route to her new home inAustralia.
Making thefirst of seven maiden Australian port calls in Fremantle on November 8, EmeraldPrincess will cruise via Melbourne on November 13, arriving at her new Sydneyhomeport on November 15.
Stretching 290metres, Emerald Princess is one of Princess' largest ships and is certain toturn heads as she sails from the Emerald City from November 2016 to April 2017.
PrincessCruises Vice President Australia & New Zealand Stuart Allison said theship's arrival would take the cruise line's Australasian capacity to a record11,800 berths across five ships during the 2016-17 cruise season.
"We've beenbasing ships down under for 15 years but the debut of Emerald Princess in theEmerald City will make this a summer to remember for Princess. With five ofPrincess' 18 ships cruising local waters this summer, Australia ranks as thecruise line's biggest market outside the United States," Mr Allison said.
Emerald Princess Captain William Kent said guests onboard the superlinerwere looking forward to an exciting end to their voyage in November, as EmeraldPrincess debuts in Australia.
"She's a beautiful ship and she's going to make a wonderful sight on thehorizon as she sails into ports from Fremantle to Melbourne and Sydney for thefirst time. We can't wait to add a bit of Emerald sparkle to the Australiansummer cruise season."
In excitingnews for Australian holidaymakers, Emerald Princess will offer Award-winningChef Curtis Stone's new restaurant, SHARE as well as Princess' new Salty Dogpub, serving up the Ernesto Burger -rated the best burger at sea - and gourmet small dishes developed withrenowned US chef Ernesto Uchimura, combined with whisky flights. Thesuperliner's arrival will also set the stage for the debut of some great newentertainment offerings including the much-anticipated onboard musical Magic toDo from Oscar and Tony award-winning Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz.Guests can also enjoy the spectacular new Voice of the Ocean competition,exclusive to Princess, which brings the spectacle of TV's wildly popularinternational singing competition to the high seas. Click here for a video of theentertainment on Emerald Princess.
EmeraldPrincess features more than 1500 guest rooms, including nearly 900 balconystaterooms, with every room offering the Princess Luxury Bed designed todeliver the ultimate night of sleep at sea.
Also on boardare eight showrooms and lounges, two nightclubs and four swimming pools as wellas signature Princess offerings such as the child-free Sanctuary, poolsideMovies Under the Stars and the luxurious Lotus Spa. Guests can enjoyfantastic shopping, with options including a stunning EFFY jewellery outlet, afirst in the local market.
EmeraldPrincess will spend her inaugural five-month season of cruises from Sydneysailing on 13 roundtrip cruises to destinations in the South Pacific, NewZealand and around Australia.
Fares startfrom $1199* per person twin share for an 11-night South Pacific cruisedeparting Sydney on January 21, 2017 and visiting five beautiful ports in NewCaledonia and Vanuatu.
For more information visit www.princess.com,call 13 24 88 or see a licensed travel agent.
*subject to availability, conditions apply.
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Libby Moffet/Christine Allen MG Media Communications 02 9904 0011
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