Princess Cruises opening sales for 2023 cruises
Princess Cruises will put its UK and Europe 2023 season on sale earlier than ever before, with itineraries sailing from the Mediterranean and the British Isles, to Scandinavia and Russia, Iceland and Norway.
All 177 departures will go on sale from 16 July 2021.
It includes 67 unique itineraries, ranging in length from seven to 33 nights.
Five MedallionClass ships – Enchanted Princess, Sky Princess, Regal Princess, Emerald Princess and Island Princess – will sail to 116 destinations in 32 countries.
Prncess confirmed one of its newest ships, Sky Princess will return as the UK’s homeport ship for the third consecutive year.
The 3,660-guest ship will sail round trip from Southampton on a variety of voyages from seven- to 14-nights to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.
The 24-night round trip sailing to Canada and New England will also return for 2023, following high demand for this itinerary in previous years.
The 2023 UK and Europe season runs from March to November.
Programme highlights include a first Mediterranean season Enchanted Princess with a series of seven-night voyages d from either Barcelona, Rome (Civitavecchia) or Athens (Piraeus.
Regal Princess returns to the Baltic sailing 11-night Scandinavia & Russia cruises round trip from Copenhagen, featuring an overnight call in St. Petersburg on every sailing.
Emerald Princess departs on 12-night British Isles sailings with options including Liverpool, Portland and the Orkney Islands, all departing from Southampton.
Island Princess sails throughout Europe, including Northern Lights voyages from Southampton, and to the Mediterranean and Israel on 14-night cruises sailing from Rome (Civitavecchia).
All five ships sail spring and autumn transatlantic voyages crossing between Ft. Lauderdale and Barcelona, Copenhagen, Southampton, New York or Rome.
The programme features a total of 53 UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the White City of Tel-Aviv from Ashdod in Israel; the Acropolis in Athens, and the Ancient City of Ephesus from Kusadasi, Turkey.
Tony Roberts, Vice President, Princess Cruises UK & Europe, said: "We are thrilled to be launching the 2023 UK and Europe programme two months earlier than we have before, following such high demand for our 2022 departures."
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