PRINCESS CRUISES, one of the best-known names in North American cruising, is a global cruise and tour company. It operates a fleet of 17 ships on nearly 100 different itineraries calling at nearly 280 ports around the globe. The line's ships are designed in array of choices in dining, entertainment and amenities to enable passengers to create their own personalized escape. Princess ships sizes vary between 30,000 and 116,000 gross tons. The oldest ship Sun Princess was built in 1995 and the newest one the Ruby Princess will enter the service this year.
Princess itineraries span the globe, with cruises ranging from 4 to 102 days in length. Destinations include the Caribbean, Alaska, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, Panama Canal, Mexico, South Pacific, South America, Hawaii/Tahiti, Asia, India, Canada/New England, Antarctica and World Cruises. Princess is one of the leaders in Alaska Cruisetour vacations, and owns five riverside wilderness lodges, plus a fleet of
UltraDome railcars and luxury motorcoaches, which take passengers through the heart of Alaska. Princess additionally operates cruisetours in China, Australia, Africa, India, Europe, the Canadian Rockies and the eastern United states.