Princess Sets 2010-2011 Caribbean, Canal and Mexico Schedule

Princess Cruises has scheduled its Caribbean, Mexico and Panama Canal program for fall 2010 to spring 2011. Six Princess ships will visit more than 25 Caribbean ports on 14 itineraries to the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean.

Ruby Princess takes over sailings to the Eastern Caribbean, with roundtrip cruises from Fort Lauderdale on Sundays. The itinerary calls at Princess Cays, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Grand Turk. Ruby Princess will offer 28 sailings between Oct. 24, 2010, and May 1, 2011.

Crown Princess sails on 25 roundtrip seven-day cruises to the Western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale, visiting Grand Cayman, Roatan, Cozumel and Princess Cays. Crown Princess’ season will run from Oct. 30, 2010, through April 30, 2011. Caribbean Princess will sail from San Juan on two alternating seven-day itineraries.

The “Classic Southern Caribbean” route sails to St. Thomas, Tortola, Antigua, St. Lucia and Barbados, while “Southern Caribbean Explorer” sailings travel to St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. In total, 27 cruises will depart between Oct. 31, 2010, and May 1, 2011.

Emerald Princess offers alternating 10-day roundtrips from Fort Lauderdale to the Southern Caribbean and the Eastern Caribbean. The “Southern Caribbean Medley” itinerary calls at Princess Cays, St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba.

The “Eastern Caribbean Voyager” itinerary calls at Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Thomas and Princess Cays. Emerald Princess will offer 23 sailings between Sept. 19, 2010, and April 27, 2011.

The Grand Princess will operate a 14-day “Caribbean Collection” itinerary roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. The ship sails to Aruba, Curacao, Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Grand Turk.

Grand Princess will offer 15 departures between Oct. 11, 2010, and April 25, 2011. Sea Princess will offer alternating 14-day voyages from Barbados. The “Grand Caribbean Islander” route calls at Tobago, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Tortola, Antigua, St. Kitts and Dominica.

The ship will also offer a “Grand Caribbean Adventurer” itinerary that stops at Grenada, Bonaire, Curacao, Grand Turk, Tortola, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Trinidad. Sea Princess will sail 14 departures between Oct. 25, 2010, and April 18, 2011.

Three ships will operate 37 Mexican Riviera departures from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Sapphire Princess returns to the Mexican Riviera with 33 departures from the Port of Los Angeles.

The seven-day roundtrip calls in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. The season runs from Sept. 25, 2010, to April 30, 2011. Sea Princess will offer one roundtrip sailing from San Francisco, with a 10-day cruise to Catalina, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas and San Diego, departing on Sept. 29, 2010.

Star Princess will offer three 11-day roundtrip Mexican Riviera voyages from San Francisco calling at Acapulco, Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. Departure dates are April 8, April 19 and April 30, 2011.

On the Panama Canal, Coral Princess, Island Princess and Sea Princess will give passengers additional time to explore Panama with 15-day sailings between Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles or San Francisco.

In addition to the canal transit and an additional Panama call at Fuerte Amador, the ships visit Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Huatulco, Puntarenas (Costa Rica), Cartagena and Aruba. Thirteen sailings run between Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, while five similar sailings travel between San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale.

One 16-day sailing also includes a call in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Departures are offered between Sept. 21, 2010, and May 4, 2011. The 10-day “Panama Canal Adventurer” route between Fort Lauderdale and Acapulco offers a full canal transit plus visits to Ocho Rios, Fuerte Amador or Cristobal, Puntarenas, San Juan del Sur and Huatulco.

Coral Princess offers six sailings on this route, with departures between Oct. 6, 2010 and April 24, 2011. Coral Princess and Island Princess will sail on the classic 10-day itinerary from Fort Lauderdale, which offers a partial Panama Canal transit to Gatun Lake followed by a call in Cristobal, plus visits to Aruba, Cartagena, Limon (Costa Rica) and Ocho Rios.

The ships offer 16 departures between Oct. 26, 2010, and April 4, 2011. Panama Canal sailings are currently open for booking, and Caribbean and Mexican Riviera cruises will be available starting June 11. Launch Fares for seven-day Caribbean and Mexican Riviera sailings start at $569 per person, and 10-day Panama Canal cruise fares begin at $1,199 per person, based on double occupancy.