Princess' 2016-2017 Exotics Program Deploys Largest-Ever Ship to South America

Princess Cruises has debuted its 2016-2107 Exotics program, which goes on sale May 28.
 
The deployment includes four cruise ships sailing to South America, Southeast Asia, Japan and China. In addition, cruisers will experience less-traveled ports aboard the cruise line’s small ship that will circumvent the globe on 111-day World Cruise sailings roundtrip from Los Angeles or Ft. Lauderdale.
 
Crown Princess will be Princess’ largest ship ever to sail a full season of cruises to South America, cruising between Santiago (Valparaiso) and either Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires on itineraries sailing the southernmost tip of South America and the Chilean Fjords.

With nine departures during the season, Crown Princess will offer cruises around Cape Horn on 14- and 33-day itineraries, including overnight calls in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Lima (Callao) on select departures. Crown Princess will sail between two continents and cross the Equator on an Andes and South America cruise featuring Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica with an optional overland tour of Machu Picchu.

Princess is also offering land and sea vacations in South America for guests aboard Crown Princess and in Asia for voyages starting or ending in Beijing.
 
New for South America, the Andes & Argentina Wine Experience will allow guests the opportunity to cross the Andes from Santiago, Chile, to Argentina and visit three wineries in the Mendoza wine region. At the tour's conclusion, an evening in Buenos Aires offers a tango show and dinner.

Additionally, the Iguazu Falls Adventure visits Rio de Janeiro with a full-day sightseeing tour taking guests to Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue. The tour continues into the jungle at the border of Brazil and Argentina to the Iguazu Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

During the Machu Picchu Explorer cruisetour, guests will ascend into the Andes to Machu Picchu, another UNESCO site. Guests will then visit the historic city of Cusco and the Sacred Valley with sightseeing to Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and an authentic Pisac Market.