SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Princess Cruises, the world's leading international premium
cruise line, is extending its pause in cruise vacations in
Australia/New Zealand to January
27, 2022, due to the uncertainty around the return of
cruising in the region.
As a result of the pause extension, Coral Princess voyages
through January 17 are cancelled and
Royal Princess and Sapphire Princess seasons through to
March 2022 are being cancelled.
"It became apparent we would not be able to deliver planned
deployment of Royal Princess and Sapphire Princess in Australia before they were due to start their
published northern hemisphere voyages," said Deanna Austin, Princess Cruises Chief Commercial
Officer. "We recognize that guests planning cruises over the
popular summer and new year holiday period will be particularly
disappointed with the changes, however, we wanted to give guests as
much notice as possible so they could plan their holidays with
certainty."
For guests booked on a cancelled cruise, guests have
the option to move to an equivalent cruise. The rebooking
process will have the added benefit of protecting the guests' fare
on their replacement cruise. Alternatively, guests can
choose a future cruise credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the
cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal
to 10% of the cruise fare paid (minimum $25 USD) or
a full refund to the original form of payment.
Requests must be received through this online
form by October 31, 2021, or
guests will automatically receive the
FCC option. FCCs can be used on any cruises booked by
December 31, 2022, and sailing
by April 30,
2023.
Princess will protect travel agent commission on bookings
that were paid in full in recognition of the critical role
they play in the cruise line's business and
success.
The most current information and instructions for booked guests
affected by these cancellations, and more information on FCCs and
refunds, can be found online at Information on Impacted &
Cancelled Cruises.
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 OceanMedallion, the vacation industry's most
advanced wearable device, 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.
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