When Princess ships arrive at Juneau’s South Franklin Street Dock every summer, vessels do something quite unique — they turn off the diesel engines and literally “plug in” to the city’s own surplus hydroelectric power. A similar process happens when ships visit the ports of Seattle and Vancouver. The first program of its kind in the world, Princess’ shore power program made history when it first began operations in the Alaska capital in the summer of 2001. The shore power hookup is the result …
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (October 7, 2011) — Each year, Princess Cruises marks the end of the Alaska season with shipboard awards ceremonies celebrating the year’s favorite local tour operators. The line’s 12th annual C.R.U.I.S.E. service awards have just been handed out, honoring the best shore excursion experiences and guides in most ports on Alaska itineraries, based largely on passenger feedback throughout the season. Award winners were chosen from the extensive line-up of Alaska and Pacific N…
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (May 7, 2012) — Princess Cruises Senior Vice President of Commercial Affairs Tony Kaufman has assumed responsibility for the line’s worldwide shore operations function. The change brings this area together with Kaufman’s other fleet operations responsibilities.The line’s shore operations department includes shore excursion operations, port operations and passenger logistics in the more than 300 ports where Princess ships sail. The department previously was part of the comp…
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (September 21, 2012) – As the Alaska cruise season comes to a close each year, Princess Cruises celebrates the year’s favorite local tour operators with special shipboard ceremonies. The winners of the line’s 13th annual C.R.U.I.S.E. service awards have just been announced, honoring the best shore excursion experiences and guides in each port on Alaska itineraries, based largely on passenger feedback throughout the season.The awards recognize the most popular tours, individ…
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (October 10, 2012) – With the Caribbean and Panama Canal cruise season about to kick off, Princess Cruises is celebrating last season’s favorite local tour operators with special shipboard ceremonies. The winners of the line’s 13th annual C.R.U.I.S.E. service awards have just been announced, honoring the best shore excursion experiences and guides in ports on Caribbean and Panama Canal itineraries, based largely on passenger feedback throughout the seasonThe awards recogniz…
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (October 18, 2013) – As the Alaska cruise season came to a close, Princess Cruises again celebrated the year’s favorite local tour operators and guides with its 14th annual CRUISE service awards. Winners were honored at special ceremonies aboard Princess ships, to recognize the best shore excursion experiences in select ports on Alaska itineraries. The awards for the most acclaimed tours, individual guides and dock representatives are presented in the ports of call of Junea…
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (December 10, 2013) – Princess Cruises is honoring passengers’ favorite Caribbean and Panama Canal tours with its 14th annual CRUISE service awards. Recognizing the most popular shore excursion experiences and tour guides from the 2012-13 season, the awards are based largely on passenger feedback.Chosen from the extensive line-up of shore excursions offered on Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises, the awards highlight the important role local tour operators play in each desti…
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. and PAWTUCKET, R.I. (November 3, 2014) – Princess Cruises, one of the world’s best-known names in cruising, and Discovery Consumer Products, the licensing arm of Discovery Communications the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer, today announced their collaboration to create Discovery At Sea, interactive onboard activities and shore excursions to entertain and delight families aboard Princess ships.The new Discovery At Sea cruise vacations will feature themed tours, science activiti…
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Carnival Cruise Line has extended the length of time its ships spend in Cozumel, Mexico, on more than 750 voyages, providing guests with even more opportunities to experience and explore one of the Caribbean’s most diverse vacation destinations.
On “Cozumel Plus” itineraries, guests now have access to a variety of new excursions, many taking place on Mexico’s mainland – with unforgettable tours like swimming with whale sharks, visiting centuries-old ruins and swimming in hidden caverns, just to name a few, complementing nearly 50 existing tours already available.
Carnival is kicking off its …