SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- With the holiday season quickly approaching, vaccines
available for kids ages five and older, and travel back on the
rise, Princess Cruises offers the ultimate family getaway to enjoy
the winter break, ring in the New Year or simply enjoy the safe
return of family cruising for vaccinated guests.
From evergreens adorning the decks to sparkling Christmas trees
in the Piazzas, guests are treated to a host of holiday festivities
including:
- Holiday Wishes variety show
- Menorah Lighting
- Ugly Holiday Sweater Competition
- Lighting of the lights ceremony
- Family gingerbread house making and snowman making
competition
- Holiday family movie night
- Holiday crafts, including card making
- Twas the Night Before Christmas reading
There's even special holiday programming on stateroom TVs,
including a fireplace channel. Guests sailing over New Year's will
ring in 2022 with a festive countdown party and a Champagne
toast!
"This holiday season, take a real vacation with Princess Cruises
where everything is done for you from cooking and cleaning to
activities and entertainment, allowing for more time to connect and
create last memories with loved ones," said Shelley Wise, vice president integrated
marketing.
With 24 cruises onboard eight ships, ranging in length from five
to 14 days, departing over Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's for
fully-vaccinated cruisers, Princess sails MedallionClass ships to
the tropical Caribbean, vibrant
Mexican Riviera, scenic California Coast and the engineering marvel
of the Panama Canal. Holiday cruises include:
Roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale
- 5-day Caribbean Getaway with Cozumel, Regal Princess, Nov. 24 – Nov. 29,
2021
- 5-day '80s Themed Cruise Caribbean Getaway, Regal Princess,
Nov. 29 – Dec.
4, 2021
- 7-day Eastern Caribbean with
St. Kitts, Caribbean Princess,
Nov. 28 – Dec.
5, 2021
- 7-day Western Caribbean with
Mexico, Sky Princess, Nov. 27 – Dec. 4,
2021
- 14-day Caribbean East/West Adventurer, Caribbean Princess,
Nov. 28 – Dec.
12, 2021
- 10-day Panama Canal with Costa
Rica & Caribbean (New
Locks), Emerald Princess, Nov. 29 –
Dec. 9, 2021
- 10-day Southern Caribbean with
Curacao, Enchanted Princess,
Nov. 30 – Dec.
10, 2021
- 7-day Western Caribbean with
Bahamas, Caribbean Princess,
Dec. 19-26, 2021
- 7-day Eastern Caribbean with
St. Kitts, Caribbean Princess,
Dec. 26, 2021 – Jan. 2, 2022
- 8-day Southern Caribbean with
ABC Islands, Regal Princess, Dec. 21-28,
2021
- 8-day Eastern Caribbean with
Tortola, Regal Princess, Dec. 29,
2021-January 6, 2022
- 10-day Southern Caribbean Medley, Enchanted Princess,
Dec. 20-30, 2021
- 10-day Southern Caribbean with
Barbados, Sky Princess,
Dec. 18-28, 2021 and Enchanted
Princess, Dec. 30, 2021-Jan. 9, 2022
- 10-day Panama Canal, Emerald Princess, Dec. 19-29, 2021 and Dec.
29, 2021-Jan. 8, 2022
- 11-day Southern Caribbean with
Aruba, Sky Princess, Dec. 28, 2021-Jan. 8,
2022
Roundtrip from Los
Angeles
- 7-day Mexican Riviera, Majestic Princess, Nov. 27 – Dec. 4,
2021
- 7-day Classic California Coast, Grand Princess, Nov. 28 – Dec. 5,
2021
- 5-day Cabo San Lucas Getaway, Grand Princess, Dec. 30, 2021-Jan. 4,
2022
- 7-day Mexican Riviera, Majestic Princess, Dec. 22-29, 2021
- 10-day California Coast with Cabo San
Lucas, Grand Princess, Dec. 20-30,
2021
- 10-day Baja Peninsula &
Sea of Cortez, Majestic Princess, Dec.
29, 2021-Jan. 8, 2022
Roundtrip from San
Francisco
- 10-day Mexican Riviera, Ruby Princess, Nov. 27 – Dec. 7,
2021
- 10-day Mexican Riviera, Ruby Princess, Dec. 17-27, 2021
- 10-day California Coast with Cabo San
Lucas, Ruby Princess Dec. 27,
2021-Jan. 6,
2022
Through the cruise line's exclusive partnership with Discovery™
offering immersive Discovery at SEA experiences, families create
lifelong memories through many educational and interactive
activities and Discovery, Animal Planet and Discovery Family shore
excursions.
Camp Discovery Youth & Teen Centers are open and ready to
inspire creativity and curiosity through an engaging environment.
Popular activities include:
- Jawsome Mythbusters hands-on challenges, developed with
Tori Belleci from
Mythbusters.
- Animal Planet uncovers ferocious secrets in Shark Attack
and youth learn squid anatomy in Just Squiddin' Around.
- Become an engineer for the day and learn the science of magic
with programs from the California Science Center, home of the
Endeavor space shuttle.
Teens hang out in a surf-themed lounge, "The Beach House," to
enjoy video game tournaments, air hockey, ping pong, scavenger
hunts, late-night movies and board games.
Princess Cruises delivers the ultimate in effortless,
personalized cruising featuring the world-class dining and
entertainment Princess is renowned for, all elevated with the
Princess MedallionClass Experience. On all ships in the Princess
fleet, it begins with the Medallion™, a quarter-sized,
wearable device that enables everything from expedited contactless
boarding to locating loved ones anywhere on the ship, as well as
enhanced service like having whatever guests need, delivered
directly to them, wherever they are on the ship. In addition,
guests can share their favorite cruise moments using MedallionNet,
the best WiFi at sea, as well as stay connected with friends and
family back home, work remotely anywhere on the ship, quickly post
content and stream favorite movies and shows.
Princess Cruises sailings are available for guests who have
received their final dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine at least
14 days prior to the beginning of the cruise and have proof of
vaccination. All vaccinated guests must also produce a
negative, medically-observed COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen) taken
within two days of their embarkation on all Princess
sailings. .
For the latest Princess COVID-19 health protocols, please
visit https://www.princess.com/plan/cruise-with-confidence/cruise-health/covid-19-guest-protocols/.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS
(1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company's website
at http://www.princess.com/.
Last minute cruise deals can be found:
https://www.princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/last-minute-cruise-deals/.
About Princess Cruises:
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the
world's leading international premium cruise line and tour company
operating a fleet of 14 modern cruise ships, carrying two
million guests each year to 380 destinations around the globe,
including the Caribbean,
Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican
Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New
Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia,
Canada/New
England, Antarctica, and World Cruises. A team of
professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries,
ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises
is continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for
Itineraries." In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent
company Carnival Corporation,
introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by
the Medallion device, the vacation industry's most
advanced wearable, provided free to each guest sailing on
a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation
offers the fastest way to an effortless personalized vacation
giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The
company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE:CUK).
In line with the latest advice from health officials about
COVID-19, Princess Cruises is currently enhancing health and safety
protocols with input from medical experts and government
bodies and assessing how they may impact
future itineraries. Actual offerings may vary from what is
displayed in marketing materials. Click on the
following links to stay updated on current Cruise
Updates and Health & Safety
protocols.
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