Princess Sets Segments for 2009 World Cruises

Princess Cruises has created four segments of 22 to 35 days for its two 2009 World Cruises along with “Liner Voyages” of 45 to 80 days. The segments and “Liner Voyages” offer 25 ways to take part in Princess’ 107-day world cruises aboard Tahitian Princess and Royal Princess.

Both set sail on January 14 and January 20, 2009, respectively. Each full world cruise travels to more than 40 destinations on six continents. Special benefits have been announced for passengers on the full 107-day world cruise.

Airfare to Fort Lauderdale and home from Rome, Dover or Stockholm is included for World Cruise passengers booking a balcony stateroom or above. All World Cruise passengers will also receive complimentary hotel and dining charges, and suite passengers will have their mini-bar setups replenished weekly.

Onboard cruise credits of up to $1,000 per person will be issued to full world cruise passengers who book before January 31, 2008, while those booking “Liner Voyages” of at least two segments will receive an onboard credit of up to $500 per person for early bookings.

Available segments include 35 days from Fort Lauderdale to Sydney through the Panama Canal to the Galapagos Islands, the South Pacific and other ports in Australia. A 23-day segment from Sydney to Hong Kong includes the Great Barrier Reef and Brisbane, Guam, Osaka (for Kyoto), Hiroshima, Seoul and Shanghai.

The final 27-day segments goes from Dubai to Rome or Dover. Ports of call include Oman and Port Said, Egypt. From there, Tahitian Princess heads for Athens, Sorrento and Capri, Cannes, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Cork and Paris.

These segments are available in a variety of “Liner Voyage” combinations. In addition, Tahitian Princess passengers can extend their voyage with a 10-day Scandinavia and Russia sailing including a call in St. Petersburg and ending in Stockholm.