Princess goes back to the future
SAN FRANCISCO – Steering a course popular in the past, Princess Cruises in the United States is giving passengers a chance to invite friends and family aboard on embarkation day to wish them “bon voyage.â€
The California-based cruise line said the experience gives guests a “taste†of cruising.
“Unique in the cruise industry, the Bon Voyage Experience enables passengers to extend an invitation to their guests to join them onboard…for a four-course dining room lunch with wine, a ship tour and even a souvenir photo,†the cruise line says in a press release.
Because of increasingly tighter security procedures, the practice of inviting guests on board disappeared more than two decades ago, says Princess.
The programme’s cost is US$39 per person. It will debut in March in the ports of Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, then on to New York, San Francisco and Seattle.
By David Wilkening
Ian Jarrett
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