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Princess Cruises Takes Australians to the Land of the Midnight Sun

Holidaymakerswill be able to escape winter and head to the Land of the Midnight Sun in 2017,when Princess Cruises’ Sea Princess embarks on the first ever cruise fromAustralia to visit the Arctic Circle.

In keeping withPrincess Cruises’ focus on new destinations and experiences for its guests, thehistory-making itinerary will take guests to four ports in the Nordic regionand Arctic Circle as part of a 104-night global circumnavigation.

Announcing detailstoday, Princess Cruises said Sea Princess would visit 39 ports in 26 countriesafter setting sail from Sydney on May 20, 2017. Cruising via the Middle East toEurope and the United Kingdom, Sea Princess will make memorable calls to theLofoten Islands (Gravdal), Tromso, Honningsvag and Akureyri in the ArcticCircle before visiting North and South America and the islands of the Pacificon her return to Australia.

Roundtripdepartures are available from Sydney, Fremantle and Auckland with fares pricedfrom $20,999 for the full world cruise.

The cruise linehas also launched the itinerary for its second 2017 world cruise, a 75-nightCircle Pacific itinerary which for the first time will be offered on aGrand-class Princess ship, the magnificent Golden Princess.

Sailing fromSydney on May 19, 2017, the itinerary will take holidaymakers to China andJapan before heading north to the waters of Alaska. For a truly memorableexperience, guests will enjoy an overnight stay in Vancouver on Canada Day tocelebrate the 150^th anniversary of the confederation before headingto San Francisco for spectacular Fourth of July fireworks over the Golden GateBridge. Golden Princess then sails to Los Angeles and San Diego beforereturning to local waters via Hawaii and Tahiti.

Roundtripoptions are available from both Sydney and Brisbane with fares from $14,299 perperson twin share.

PrincessCruises Vice President Australia & New Zealand Stuart Allison said thecruise line prided itself on offering exciting longer itineraries to itsguests.

“2017 will mark10 years since our first world cruise from Australia and we’re thrilled to beable to take our guests to new destinations in the Arctic Circle on thisitinerary. These voyages provide a wonderful way to travel the globe in comfortwhile experiencing different lands and cultures - and without the need to spendforeign currency, as shore excursions and onboard services are all inAustralian dollars,” Mr Allison said.

The new 2017itineraries are in addition to the previously announced 84-night roundtripSouth America cruise from Australia on Sea Princess departing January 2017.

Otherhighlights of the 2017 winter program include:

· A 35-night voyage to Hawaii and Tahiti on Golden Princessroundtrip from Sydney, Brisbane or Auckland. Departing August 2, 2017, thecruise is priced from $5899 per person twin share. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

· 10-night voyages to the South Pacific from Brisbane onSun Princess, featuring Curtis Stone’s new restaurant SHARE, with fares from$1499 per person twin share.

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