Princess Unveils 2007 Europe Season!

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Princess Unveils Unprecedented Europe Season in 2007
Two Ships Feature Inaugural Seasons -- Royal Princess and Emerald
Princess
Widest Variety of Itineraries and Ships in Industry

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (April 4, 2006) -- In its most dramatic
deployment in Europe to date, Princess has unveiled the details of a
2007 Europe season offering the ultimate in diversity -- with five
ships ranging from 680 to 3,100 passengers, itineraries running from
seven to 24 days and destinations as varied as Iceland and Egypt. Two
vessels, Royal Princess and Emerald Princess, make their Princess
debuts with European sailings, as do five new boutique itineraries,
featuring four new European ports and Princess' return to the Holy
Land.

In total, Princess' 2007 Europe season offers the widest variety of
itineraries and ships in the industry, with 81 departures on 31 unique
itineraries, calling at 110 ports. Passengers can choose from Royal
Princess' new Elite Mediterranean itineraries, Emerald Princess' debut
in the idyllic Mediterranean, Grand Princess in northern Europe, Star
Princess in the Baltic region and Sea Princess sailing a variety of
one- and two-week itineraries from Southampton. The extended Europe
season begins on April 11 and runs through December 3, 2007.

In particular, the debut of the intimate Royal Princess offers
globetrotters the opportunity to add some interesting new destinations
to their travels, including the new ports of Ravenna, Italy; Split
Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro; Canakkale (for Troy), Turkey -- all UNESCO
World Heritage Sites -- and, on a transatlantic sailing, St.
Barthelemy in the Caribbean. Other unique destinations include Corsica
and Sardinia, the Crimean coast and the Holy Land.

"Although we've been the leader in Europe cruising for a number of
years, we've never offered a season with such a diverse set of
options," said Jan Swartz, Princess' senior vice president of customer
service and sales. "Whether passengers dream of visiting the
continent's cosmopolitan capitals or want to step back in history to
places such as Troy, Jeruselem, Ephesus and Egypt, there is a Princess
ship to take them there."

Princess' 2007 Europe season includes:

Royal Princess' Elite Mediterranean -- The 680-passenger Royal
Princess joins the Princess fleet in 2007 and will offer five unique
new itineraries, including Princess' first sailings to the Holy Land
in more than five years.

• Connoisseur's Mediterranean -- A route between Barcelona and Athens
featuring calls at St. Tropez, Portofino, Rome, Sorrento/Capri, Malta,
Santorini, the new port of Canakkale (for Troy) and Istanbul. The ship
will offer seven sailings of this 12-day itinerary, departing on April
26, May 8 and 20, July 19 and 31, August 12 and 24.

• Holy Land -- Sailings between Athens and Rome offering stops at
Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi, Haifa (for Galilee/Nazareth), Ashdod (for
Jerusalem), Port Said (for Cairo/Giza), Alexandria, Sorrento/Capri.
This 12-day voyage departs four times, on June 1, September 5, October
23, and on a modified Athens/Venice itinerary on November 4.

• Mediterranean Collection -- A series of 12-day voyages between Rome
and Venice with calls at Portofino, Monte Carlo, Corsica (Ajaccio),
Sorrento/Capri, Sicily (Messina), Malta (Valletta), Corfu, and the new
ports of Kotor (Montenegro), Split (Croatia) and Ravenna. Five
departures are offered on June 13 and 25, September 17 and 29 and
November 16.

• Crimean & Aegean Coasts -- A unique 12-day itinerary from Rome to
Athens with port calls in Sorrento/Capri, Santorini, Volos (for
Meteora), Varna (Bulgaria), Odessa (Ukraine), Yalta (Ukraine) and
Istanbul, departing on July 7.

• Mediterranean Mosaic -- A 12-day roundtrip Rome sailing that visits
Sardinia (Cagliari), Malaga (for Granada), Gibraltar, Casablanca (for
Marrakech), La Goullete (for Tunis/Carthage), Malta (Valletta), Sicily
(Messina) and Sorrento/Capri, with one departure on October 11.

• Three Continents Transatlantic -- An opportunity for passengers to
travel from Rome to Ft. Lauderdale while also taking in stops in
Africa and South America. The 24-day sailing travels to Portofino,
Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Dakar
(Senegal), Fortaleza (Brazil), Devil's Islands, Dominica, and the new
port of St. Barthelemy, departing on November 28.

Emerald Princess' Inaugural Season -- Europe's newest vessel will
offer her 3,100 passengers Princess' favorite Mediterranean and Greek
Isles itineraries, including its signature Mediterranean route and two
different choices for luxuriating in the sunny islands of the Aegean.

• Grand Mediterranean -- Princess' classic 12-day itinerary runs
between Venice and Barcelona with calls at Athens (Piraeus), Kusadasi
(for Ephesus), Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples/Capri, Rome (Civitavecchia),
Florence/Pisa (Livorno) and Marseille/Provence. Eight sailings depart
on May 17 and 29, June 10 and 22, July 28, August 9, and September 14
and 26.

• Greek Isles -- A 12-day route between Venice and Rome that takes in
Naples/Capri, Santorini, Rhodes, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Mykonos,
Athens (Piraeus), Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu and Dubrovnik. Four
sailings depart on April 11 and 23, July 4 and August 21. Also offered
on Grand Princess on May 26 and Star Princess on October 16 and 28,
and November 9.

• Greek Isles & Mediterranean -- A Greek Isles itinerary calling at
Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Naples/Capri, Santorini,
Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Mykonos, Athens (Piraeus), Katakolon (for
Olympia) and Corfu. The 12-day itinerary is offered on three sailings,
departing May 5, July 16, and September 2. Also offered on Grand
Princess on May 14, and Star Princess October 4.

• Mediterranean Transatlantic -- An opportunity to cross the Atlantic
from Venice to Ft. Lauderdale with calls in Naples/Capri, Rome
(Civitavecchia), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Seville (Cadiz),
Lisbon and Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada). This 17-day crossing
departs October 8.

Grand Princess in Northern Europe -- The 2,600-passenger Grand
Princess not only takes passengers to European dream destinations such
as Paris, Rome and Barcelona, but also the stunning Norwegian Fjords,
the remote beauty of Iceland and the charming British Isles. The ship
will additionally offer Greek Isles sailings at the beginning of the
season, sailing on the same itinerary as Emerald Princess.

• European Explorer -- A 15-day sojourn between Rome and Southampton,
offering calls at Naples/Capri, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for
Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech),
Seville (Cadiz), Lisbon, Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela),
Paris/Normandy (Le Havre), Rotterdam (for Amsterdam), and
Brussels/Bruges (Zeebrugge), departing on June 7.

• Iceland, Norway & British Isles -- Sailing roundtrip from
Southampton, Grand Princess calls at Bergen, Olden (Nord Fjord),
Hellesylt, Geiranger, Aalesund, Akureyri, Reykjavik and Belfast. This
12-day sailing departs on June 22.

• British Isles -- A 12-day roundtrip voyage from Southampton calling
at Guernsey (St. Peter Port), Holyhead, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow
(Greenock), Orkney Islands (Kirkwall), Inverness (Invergordon),
Edinburgh (South Queensferry) and Paris/Normandy (Le Havre). Grand
Princess offers three departures on this itinerary, on July 4 and 28,
and August 21.

• North Cape & Norwegian Fjords -- This popular annual voyages sails
roundtrip from Southampton on a 12-day journey up the coast of Norway
to Stavanger, Hellesylt, Geiranger, Trondheim, Honningsvag (for North
Cape), Tromso, Flaam (Sogne Fjord) and Bergen, departing on July 16.

• Western Europe & British Isles -- Grand Princess sails roundtrip
from Southampton on a 12-day voyage to Paris/Normandy (Le Havre),
Brussels/Bruges (Zeebrugge), Copenhagen, Oslo, Edinburgh (South
Queensferry), Glasgow (Greenock) and Dublin. The ship departs on
August 9.

• Mediterranean Transatlantic -- A 16-day crossing from Galveston (or
13-day from Ft. Lauderdale) to Rome, stopping at the Azores Islands
(Ponta Delgada), Lisbon, Barcelona, Cannes (for Monte Carlo), and
Florence/Pisa (Livorno). The cruise departs on April 28.

• Iceland, Greenland & Norway Transatlantic -- This 16-day fall
crossing from Southampton to New York calls at Bergen, Hellesylt,
Geiranger, Faroe Islands (Torshavn), Akureyri, Reykjavik, Prins
Christian Sund Scenic Cruising (Greenland), Qaqortoq (Greenland), and
St. John's (Newfoundland), departing on September 2.

Star Princess in Scandinavia & Russia -- The 2,600-passenger Star
Princess returns to this favorite destination. With two alternating
itineraries, passengers can choose to visit Oslo or Berlin in addition
to the highlights of Scandinavia and two full days in St. Petersburg.
In addition, the ship offers some late-season Mediterranean sailings,
including Greek Isles (see Emerald Princess) and the opportunity to
visit the wonders of Egypt.

• Scandinavia / Russia with Oslo -- Sailing roundtrip from Copenhagen,
Star Princess takes passengers to Stockholm (Nynäshamn), Helsinki, St.
Petersburg (overnight), Tallinn, Gdansk (Gdynia) and Oslo. Nine
departures of this 10-day cruise are offered on May 22, June 1 and 11,
July 1 and 21, August 10, 20 and 30, and September 9.

• Scandinavia / Russia with Berlin -- An alternate 10-day option,
offering an overnight in Copenhagen on the return and calling at
Stockholm (Nynäshamn), Helsinki, St. Petersburg (overnight), Tallinn,
Gdansk (Gdynia), Warnemünde (for Berlin) and Helsingør (for shore
excursions). Sailings depart on June 21, and July 11 and 31.

• European Explorer -- A 15-day journey from Copenhagen to Rome,
calling at Rotterdam (for Amsterdam), Brussels/Bruges (Zeebrugge),
Paris/Normandy (Le Havre), Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela), Lisbon,
Seville (Cadiz), Casablanca (for Marrakech), Gibraltar, Barcelona,
Cannes (for Monte Carlo) and Florence/Pisa (Livorno). The cruise
departs on September 19.

• Egypt & Aegean -- Sailing roundtrip from Rome, Star Princess takes
passengers to Naples/Capri, Athens (Piraeus), Kusadasi (for Ephesus),
Istanbul, Mykonos, Port Said (for Cairo/Giza) and Alexandria. This
special sailing departs on November 21.

• Western Europe Transatlantic -- A 17-day transatlantic from Ft.
Lauderdale to Copenhagen with stops in the Azores Islands (Ponta
Delgada), Lisbon, Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela), Paris/Normandy
(Le Havre), Dover (for London), Brussels/Brugge (Zeebrugge), Rotterdam
(for Amsterdam) and Oslo, departing on May 5.

• Mediterranean Transatlantic -- This 16-day Rome to Ft. Lauderdale
crossing offers visits to Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Genoa (for Milan),
Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Cartagena (Spain), Gibraltar,
Casablanca (for Marrakech), and Madeira (Funchal), with a sailing that
departs December 3.

Sea Princess from Southampton -- Sea Princess again offers her 1,950
passengers a series of different one- and two-week voyages with
convenient roundtrip departures from Southampton. Travelers will visit
the Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia with these
popular itineraries.

• Mediterranean Medley -- A 14-day journey to Seville (Cadiz),
Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia),
Sardinia (Alghero), Mallorca (Palma) and Gibraltar. Five sailings
depart Southampton on April 28, June 2 and 30, August 4, and September
1.

• Mediterranean Adventurer -- This 14-day itinerary travels to Vigo
(for Santiago de Compostela), Lisbon, Barcelona, Cannes (for Monte
Carlo), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples/Capri, Corsica (Ajaccio), and
Gibraltar on five sailings departing May 12, June 16, July 21, August
18 and September 22.

• Spanish Splendor -- A seven-day sailing to La Coruña (for Santiago
de Compostela), Bilbao, Bordeaux (Le Verdon), and Guernsey (St. Peter
Port), departing on May 26.

• Scandinavia -- A one-week getaway to Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen,
and Helsingborg, departing on July 14.

• Iberian Interlude -- Another week-long Spanish option with calls at
Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela), Lisbon, La Rochelle and Brest,
departing on September 15.

• Tropical Transatlantic (spring) -- This 14-day Ft. Lauderdale to
Southampton journey sails to Princess Cays, Tortola, Dominica,
Antigua, and the Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), and departs on April
14.

• Tropical Transatlantic (fall) -- A 14-day Southampton to Barbados
crossing offering stops at the Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada),
Antigua, Tortola, St. Kitts, Dominica and St. Vincent, and departing
on October 13.

Passengers can add to their European adventure with a choice of
cruisetour options offering in conjunction with Grand Princess,
Emerald Princess and Star Princess sailings. These fully escorted
tours include "Under the Tuscan Sun," highlighting Florence, Siena and
Milan; "Cathedrals and Castles of Imperial Europe," featuring four
capitals -- Budapest, Vienna, Prague and Berlin; and the "Ring of
Kerry," with visits to Shannon, Killarney and Cork. All tours are
designed to mesh seamlessly with Princess' cruise itineraries for a
complete land/sea vacation.

Early booking fares for Europe cruises start at $1,590 per person,
based on double occupancy.

Additional information on Princess Europe itineraries is available
through a professional travel agent.
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I called Princess at 1-800-PRINCESS. I was told that there were no
brochures yet for Europe 2007. I was also told that there was no pricing
yet available yet for their European cruises for 2007. The rep said call
back in July.

"Jeff Gersten" wrote
I called Princess at 1-800-PRINCESS. I was told that there were no
brochures yet for Europe 2007. I was also told that there was no pricing
yet available yet for their European cruises for 2007. The rep said call
back in July.


Next time call your travel agent. This morning I booked a couple of cabins
for October 2007.... Europe.

Not all fares are entered yet, especially for the new Emerald Princess, but
most are in the system and capable of being booked.


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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:44:09 -0400, (Jeff
Gersten) wrote:


I called Princess at 1-800-PRINCESS. I was told that there were no
brochures yet for Europe 2007. I was also told that there was no pricing
yet available yet for their European cruises for 2007. The rep said call
back in July.

Hi Jeff,

This is the reason should deal with an experienced cruise travel
agent. While the brochures have not been available, we have started
booking European Princess Cruises. I booked several groups this
morning and the day is young. ;+)

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com
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