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Princess Cruises Announces Largest-Ever Australia Deployment for 2016-2017

Five Ships to SailAustralia, New Zealand and South Pacific

Offerings IncludeFirst-Ever Circle South America Itinerary

SANTACLARITA, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – Princess Cruises has announced it will homeport five ships in Australia to sail the cruiseline’s largest-ever program offering in Australia, New Zealand and the SouthPacific for the 2016-2017 season. Princess Cruises will introduce the3,082-guest Emerald Princess to the market, with Golden Princess returningto sail from Melbourne and SunPrincess, SeaPrincess and DawnPrincess rounding out the fleet and expanding the cruise line’sin-market capacity by 20 percent. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Highlightsof the new program include an 84-day Circle South America voyage, more ways tosee New Zealand, longer South Pacific cruises and Circle Australia voyageoptions. In addition, Land and Sea Vacation packages will immerseadventure-seekers in the diverse destinations.

On salebeginning April 22, 2015, the new Princess Cruises’ Australia season runs fromOctober 2016 to April 2017. More details can be found at princess.com.

“Australiaand the entire South Pacific region has always had an allure as a magical placefor travellers, and cruising is one of the best ways to explore this part ofthe world,” said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises. “As demand for theregion grows, we’re responding with more voyages, more destinations and morecreative itinerary options.”

Cruise-goerscan choose from 120 cruise options, in total visiting 113 destinations in 39countries. Some of the choices include:

• An 84-day Circle South America cruise on Sea Princess departing Sydney, Australia on January 11, 2017 and visiting 28 destinations in 18 countries including Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Uruguay. Overnight calls in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Lima and a full-transit of the Panama Canal add to this special voyage.
  
• More ways to explore the natural wonders of New Zealand with all five Princess ships sailing to the country’s beautiful coastal landscapes on cruises ranging from 11- to 14-days.
  
• Circle Australia voyages on Sun Princess with departures from Sydney in October 2016 and March 2017 as well as the first-ever roundtrip voyages from Brisbane and Fremantle.
  
• 10- to 14-day voyages through the idyllic and remote islands of the South Pacific from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, on Sun Princess and Sea Princess.
  
• A 42-day four continent voyage from England to Australia on September 28, 2016 aboard Emerald Princess as she sails south for her first-ever season Down Under.
  
• Two 42-day journeys to the Orient aboard Dawn Princess sailing from Sydney and Brisbane with visits to multiple destinations in China and Japan. The Sydney sailing departing March 16, 2017 is timed to visit Japan during its famous Cherry Blossom season.
  

Tofurther enhance the cruise vacation experience, Princess Cruises will offer twoLand and Sea Vacation packages. TheAustralian Outback package immerses guests in Aboriginal culture and includesvisits to the Great Barrier Reef and Ayers Rock in Uluru National Park, aUNESCO World Heritage Site. The more extensive Ultimate Australia packagehighlights include a Sydney city tour, the Great Barrier Reef, the northerntropical city of Darwin, the Outback and more.

Additionalinformation about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travelconsultant, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS (1-800-774-6237) or by visiting thecompany's website at www.princess.com.

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