Princess Cruises is ready to operate a full season in Alaska in 2022, the company said in a prepared statement.
With the recent announcement by the Federal Minister of Transport of Canada regarding the safe resumption of cruises in Canadian ports, Princess has confirmed that it will be able to operate all cruises and cruise tours to Alaska, Canada and New England as originally published.
The company also announced that it has now completed programming and guest experiences for its programs in both destinations.
Six Princess ships will set sail in Alaska in 2022, including the line’s newest ship, Discovery Princess.
Together the ships will offer 12 unique itineraries, a total of 140 departures and five glacier excursions visiting the cities of Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan in southeast Alaska.
One of Princess’s home ports in the region is Vancouver, which serves as the starting or ending point for the seven-day Glacier Journey.
Alaska cruises departing from Seattle and San Francisco, visiting Victoria, Canada, as well as various ports in Alaska cities depending on the itinerary.
The company is also offering several cruise tour options in 2022, more than 20 of which include a land tour to Denali National Park and Princess Wilderness Lodges.
In addition to Discovery Princess, other Princess ships sailing to Alaska and Canada include Crown Princess, Majestic Princess, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess and Grand Princess.
“Opening Canadian ports to the cruise industry is a bold and important step that significantly expands the range of travel opportunities available to guests while stimulating the economies of our destinations in Canada and Alaska through significant revenue generation and job opportunities,” John said. Padgett, President, Princess Cruises.
“We know firsthand how expensive these trips are, both for guests and for those destinations, following our short but successful return to Alaska in 2021, made possible by the passage of the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act.” , he added.
In 2022, the initiative includes new offerings such as an Alaska beer and spirits selection and lectures with Professor Amy Butcher and Tom Kizzia, two authors with Alaska experience.
The first Princess cruise ship to visit Canada will be the Caribbean Princess, which will sail along the Pacific coast for four days with a scheduled stop in Port Victoria on April 6, followed by Vancouver on April 7.
On voyages throughout Canada and New England, Princess sails from Quebec and New York, visiting popular Canadian ports including Halifax, Saint John, Sydney and Charlottetown.
The 2022 season runs from July to October and includes 16 departures and six unique itineraries on Enchanted Princess and Caribbean Princess.
