SANTA CLARITA — Princess Cruises’ 2023-24 Americas cruise season will be its most expansive ever, with 47 itineraries across 214 departures from seven North American homeports.

New for the season are Sapphire Princess’ two South Pacific Islands & Hawaii cruises sailing roundtrip from Los Angeles and featuring ‘More Ashore’ late-night stays in Honolulu and Tahiti and, for the first time ever, visiting Fiji. There are also a pair of Hawaii cruises with overnight stays in Honolulu on Discovery Princess, the ship’s first-ever sailings to the Aloha State. Princess will also sail again from Galveston with a series of voyages in the Western Caribbean on Regal Princess.

In addition to sailing from Galveston, the 2023-24 Americas program will offer a wide range of departure points for roundtrip cruises, including Los Angeles, Ft. Lauderdale, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver, as well as one open-jaw departure from New York.

With the new program, guests have even more opportunities to visit iconic destinations like the California Coast, Mexico, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal, which complement the line’s range of itinerary choices featuring two- to 111-day voyages to Alaska, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, Asia, Canada/New England and all-around-the-World Cruises.

Princess’ 2023-24 destination highlights and deployments include:

HAWAII & TAHITI

• Sailing aboard Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Ruby Princess, Sapphire Princess
• 17 destinations including four Hawaiian Islands and six South Pacific Islands
• 18 departures on five itineraries, ranging in length from 15-32 days, sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver
• NEW: Discovery Princess sails two 15-day Hawaii cruises, its first ever to the state, featuring overnight stays in Honolulu
• NEW: Sapphire Princess offers a 32-day South Pacific Islands & Hawaii itinerary on two voyages roundtrip from Los Angeles, including Fiji for the first time ever and ‘More Ashore’ late-night stays in Honolulu and Tahiti

CARIBBEAN

• Sailing aboard Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess, Enchanted Princess, Island Princess, Regal Princess, Ruby Princess, Sky Princess
• 126 departures on 18 itineraries, ranging in length from 5-21 days, sailing roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale and Galveston
• 25 Caribbean islands including Cozumel, Grand Cayman, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Grand Turk and Princess Cays, the line’s private island resort
• ‘More Ashore’ late-night stays in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, San Juan, St. Maarten and St. Thomas on select itineraries

MEXICO

• Sailing aboard Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Discovery Princess
• 8 destinations including Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, La Paz and Loreto
• 24 departures on five itineraries, from 5 to 10 days, sailing from Los Angeles and San Francisco:
  • Discovery Princess also returns to the west coast offering 5- to 7-day Mexico cruises from Los Angeles and a special 10-day Mexican Riviera with Total Solar Eclipse, roundtrip from Los Angeles including a port call in Mazatlán on the day of the eclipse (April 8, 2024)
  • Crown Princess sails 10-day Mexican Riviera cruises from San Francisco
  • Diamond Princess sails a 10-day Baja Peninsula & Sea of Cortez cruise from Los Angeles
• ‘More Ashore’ overnight stays in Cabo San Lucas are featured on every 5-day Cabo San Lucas Getaway cruise

CALIFORNIA COAST

• Sailing aboard Crown Princess, Discovery Princess (newest ship), Grand Princess, Ruby Princess and Sapphire Princess
• 11 destinations in 3 countries, including 6 destinations in California (Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Monterey, Catalina Island, San Diego, Ensenada)
• 25 total departures on 13 itineraries from 3-11 days, sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver:
  • Discovery Princess returns for its west coast season sailing roundtrip California Coast voyages from Los Angeles
  • Crown Princess returns, sailing the California and Pacific Northwest coasts with 5-day and 7-day sailings roundtrip from San Francisco
  • Sapphire Princess offers one roundtrip 11-day California Coast cruise from Vancouver
• Select itineraries feature ‘More Ashore’ late-night stays in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver

PANAMA CANAL

• Sailing aboard Emerald Princess, Island Princess and Ruby Princess
• Two ways to see the Panama Canal: Roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale (partial transit) or ocean-to-ocean (full transit) between Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles or San Francisco
• 18 destinations including Falmouth, Fuerte Amador (Panama), Cartagena and Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
• 23 departures on six itineraries ranging from 10-15 days

For more information go to www.princess.com.