Sapphire Princess Sails First-Ever Season,
Along with Return of Majestic Princess, Featuring Three Departure
Ports
FT.
LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 8, 2024
/CNW/ -- For travelers seeking to discover the beauty of the
changing colors of the fall leaves, seaside villages and historic
charm, Princess Cruises is offering something for everyone with its
newly announced 2026 Canada & New England season.
Sapphire Princess is sailing her first-ever season in
Canada/New England, alongside
Majestic Princess, with options to explore the splendor and taste
the best seafood of the region from three departure ports –
New York, Boston and Québec City.
Highlights of the 2026 Canada/New England season include:
New York – Majestic
Princess sails seven-day Canada/New England roundtrip cruises out of
New York:
- Best of Canada & New
England: Ports include Newport, Boston, Saint
John (Bay of Fundy) and Halifax: Cruise departs October 3, 2026.
- Canada & New England
with Saint John: Ports include
Newport, Boston, Portland, Saint
John (Bay of Fundy), Halifax. Cruises depart October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2026.
Boston and Québec
City – Sapphire Princess will sail the popular 10-day
Classic Canada/England from
Boston to Québec and vice
versa:
- Visit popular ports including an overnight in Québec City (on
select sailings), plus Charlottetown (Princess Edwards Island), Sydney (Cape Breton
Island), Saguenay and Saint
John (Bay of Fundy). Cruises depart September 3, 13, 23, October 3, 13, 2026.
Celebrate the Semiquincentennial of the U.S. – Marking
the 250th birthday anniversary of the United States in 2026, Sapphire Princess
will sail a 14-day Canada &
Colonial America cruise from Québec City to Ft. Lauderdale featuring an overnight in
New York City and historic visits
to Saguenay, Charlottetown
(Prince Edward Island),
Sydney (Cape Breton Island), Halifax, Boston, Newport, Norfolk (for Williamsburg and Jamestown). Cruise departs October 23, 2026.
Options for guests wishing to spend more time exploring
historic cities and monuments include two, in-depth cruisetours,
combining a scheduled 2026 cruise with multiple days on
land, including:
Historic America Cruisetour – With seven nights
on land, guests visit Washington D.C., Thomas Jefferson's
Monticello estate, Colonial
Williamsburg, Independence Hall in Philadelphia and the Gettysburg
Battlefield.
The Maple Explorer Cruisetour – Guests visit
beautiful Niagara Falls, exciting
cities like the capital of Canada,
Ottawa, and French-flavored
Montréal with guided tours of the Canadian Museum of History, and
the Notre Dame Cathedral. A picturesque cruise through the Thousand
Islands is also a highlight.
The Princess Experience
Majestic Princess and Sapphire
Princess offer well-appointed staterooms, world-class dining, grand
performances, award-winning casinos and entertainment,
luxurious spas, imaginative experiences and boundless
activities.
No matter the cruise, Princess delivers a premium vacation with
the line's award-winning, signature Princess MedallionClass
experience which offers unparalleled service and personalization.
Guests booking can take advantage of inclusive packages like
Princess Plus and Princess Premier which add popular amenities like
WiFi, beverages, desserts, fitness classes, crew appreciation and
more at an even greater savings of up 65% when the inclusive
package amenities are purchased separately.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-Princess
(1-800-774-6237) or by visiting www.princess.com.
About Princess Cruises:
Princess Cruises is The Love
Boat, the world's most iconic cruise brand that delivers dream
vacations to millions of guests every year in the most sought-after
destinations on the largest ships that offer elite service
personalization and simplicity customary of small, yacht-class
ships. Well-appointed staterooms, world class dining, grand
performances, award-winning casinos and entertainment,
luxurious spas, imaginative experiences and boundless activities
blend with exclusive Princess MedallionClass service to create
meaningful connections and unforgettable moments in the most
incredible settings in the world - 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. The company is
part of Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE:CCL; NYSE:CUK).
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