Princess Cruises is an American-British owned cruise line situated in Santa Clarita, California in United States renowned for its excellence. Families are welcome aboard most princess cruise lines and you will find plenty of entertainment and fun for everyone. Originally a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises PLC, it is now one of the ten cruise line companies controlled by Carnival Corporation and PLC and records around 19 percent share of its revenue. Being situated in United States, executive control of Princess Cruises was transferred to American division of Carnival Corporation following merger between P&O Princess and Carnival in the year 2002.
Carnival UK is responsible for marketing and sales of Princess Cruises in United Kingdom. It was made popular by The Love Beat TV series, in which 2 of its cruise lines, Pacific Princess and Island Princess were featured. In the year 2013, the Royal Princess will become one of the flagship cruise lines of the brand. Princess Cruises traces its roots back in the year 1965, when Stanley McDonald chartered Alaska cruise ship of Canadian Pacific Limited, the Princess Patricia for Mexican Riviera cruise lines from Los Angeles. Nevertheless, Princess Patricia as she was fondly known had never been engineered for tropical cruising and lacked air conditioning.
Peninsular & Oriental Stream Navigation Company of Britain, which by 1960s was the biggest shipping firm of the world with 320 ocean going vessels acquired Princess Cruise Lines in the year 1974 and Spirit of London was transferred to Princess Fleet becoming original Sun Princess. Unwind in the comfortable elegance of Princess Cruises ship. Whether you are having cocktails with friends or curled up under warm fleece blanket enjoying scenic cruising, these cruise lines are upscale and never stuffy engineered for you to escape completely. Planning your 10th adventure at ocean or contemplating your first trip abroad, it can help make one of the hardest parts of planning the cruise. Some of the most fascinating travel experiences around the world are displayed in 50 essential experiences; these include Alaska, Hawaii, Tahiti & South Pacific, Asia, Africa and India, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia, South America, Panama Canal, New England and Canada, World Cruises, Caribbean and Europe.
Throughout your cruise, the Princess Cruises provide array of freshly prepared cuisine and pioneering experiences all engineered to help you escape completely. All tours are cautiously selected and offered by reputable tour operators who meet high standards of Princess. It organizes your tours in advance so your time in port is worry free and maximized. Each port has tours, which appeal to different interests. Your comfort and security are of paramount significance and their exclusive program allows you to book tours in advance of your cruise, avoiding disappointment and lines.
The Princess Cruises Fleet includes Caribbean Princes, Royal Princess, which will be available in 2013, Coral Princess, Ruby Princess, Crown Princess, Sapphire Princess, Dawn Princess, Sea Princess, Diamond Princess, Star Princess, Emerald Princess, Sun Princess, Golden Princess, Grand Princess, Island Princess, Pacific Princess and Ocean Princess.
Princess Cruises goes to more places so you can escape completely. With hundreds of Ports of Call and 35 Embarkation Ports, there is something for everyone. Plan your next cruise vacation: select the embarkation port, select port of call, or search for specific port. Ports of Call include Alaska, Hawaii, Tahiti & South Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Asia, India & Africa, Caribbean, Canada & New England, Mexico, Europe, South America and Panama Canal. Get to know about more than 330 ports, Princess visits annually along with key points of interest, full spectrum of excursions and favorite activities it offers to help you explore; these include sightseeing and city tours, nature and wildlife, activities and adventures, special interests and exploring on your own.
Princess Cruises’ cruisetour fuses your voyage with multi-night land tour after or before you cruise. To help you prepare for your land and sea adventure, following are some exclusive details, which pertain to land portion of your vacation: Asia Cruisetours, Alaska Cruisetours, Canada & New England Cruisetours, Australia Cruisetours, South America Cruisetours and Europe Cruisetours. When you sail with Princess, you will leave your responsibilities and routine behind the minute you step onboard.