Emerald Princess Begins Her Journey Down Under
The
biggest Princess Cruises' ship to sail local waters this summer – the
spectacular 3082-guest Emerald Princess – is now on her way down under after
departing from Southampton today.
In a voyage
reminiscent of the line voyages of last century, the 113,000-tonne superliner
will spend the next 48 nights sailing across four continents from Italy to
India via the Suez Canal and south through Asia en route to her new home in
Australia.
Making the
first of seven maiden Australian port calls in Fremantle on November 8, Emerald
Princess will cruise via Melbourne on November 13, arriving at her new Sydney
homeport on November 15.
Stretching 290
metres, Emerald Princess is one of Princess' largest ships and is certain to
turn heads as she sails from the Emerald City from November 2016 to April 2017.
Princess
Cruises Vice President Australia & New Zealand Stuart Allison said the
ship's arrival would take the cruise line's Australasian capacity to a record
11,800 berths across five ships during the 2016-17 cruise season.
"We've been
basing ships down under for 15 years but the debut of Emerald Princess in the
Emerald City will make this a summer to remember for Princess. With five of
Princess' 18 ships cruising local waters this summer, Australia ranks as the
cruise line's biggest market outside the United States," Mr Allison said.
Emerald Princess Captain William Kent said guests onboard the superliner
were looking forward to an exciting end to their voyage in November, as Emerald
Princess debuts in Australia.
"She's a beautiful ship and she's going to make a wonderful sight on the
horizon as she sails into ports from Fremantle to Melbourne and Sydney for the
first time. We can't wait to add a bit of Emerald sparkle to the Australian
summer cruise season."
In exciting
news for Australian holidaymakers, Emerald Princess will offer Award-winning
Chef Curtis Stone's new restaurant, SHARE as well as Princess' new Salty Dog
pub, serving up the Ernesto Burger -
rated the best burger at sea - and gourmet small dishes developed with
renowned US chef Ernesto Uchimura, combined with whisky flights. The
superliner's arrival will also set the stage for the debut of some great new
entertainment offerings including the much-anticipated onboard musical Magic to
Do 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 popular
international singing competition to the high seas. Click here for a video of the
entertainment on Emerald Princess.
Emerald
Princess features more than 1500 guest rooms, including nearly 900 balcony
staterooms, with every room offering the Princess Luxury Bed designed to
deliver the ultimate night of sleep at sea.
Also on board
are eight showrooms and lounges, two nightclubs and four swimming pools as well
as signature Princess offerings such as the child-free Sanctuary, poolside
Movies Under the Stars and the luxurious Lotus Spa. Guests can enjoy
fantastic shopping, with options including a stunning EFFY jewellery outlet, a
first in the local market.
Emerald
Princess will spend her inaugural five-month season of cruises from Sydney
sailing on 13 roundtrip cruises to destinations in the South Pacific, New
Zealand and around Australia.
Fares start from $1199* per person twin share for an 11-night South Pacific cruise departing Sydney on January 21, 2017 and visiting five beautiful ports in New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
For more information visit www.princess.com, call 13 24 88 or see a licensed travel agent.
*subject to availability, conditions apply.
More information:
Libby Moffet/Christine Allen MG Media Communications 02 9904 0011