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Friday, February 21, 2020

Sapphire Princess to be redeployed to Australia


More fallout from the coronavirus problem.

Cruise Industry News reports that Sapphire Princess is being relocated from Shanghai to Australia.

Princess Cruises has made the decision to redeploy the Sapphire Princess to Australia six months earlier than previously planned with 44 new cruises from five major cities.
The new year-long program for Sapphire Princess in Australia will be on sale beginning Thursday, February 27, 2020, by contacting a professional travel advisor, calling Princess Cruises, or booking online.
Princess said port closures in Asia "impacting our cruise operations in China and Southeast Asia, we have made the decision to cancel and modify additional voyages on Sapphire Princess in 2020."
The changes mean the entire summer season from Shanghai aboard the ship has been cancelled.
Hints of the new itineraries is already appearing online, via various travel agencies. 
Full details are yet to be released but here is a sneak peak of some of the itineraries on offer;

  • 30 night Around Australia cruise departing Sydney, September 19th 
  • 17 night Northern Explorer cruises between Perth and Sydney or vice versa visiting Queensland and Western Australia 
  • 11 night Southern Explorer cruises from Sydney to Perth via South Australia
  • Winter getaway for 12 nights to the South Pacific departing in June 
  • 8 night Southern Australia & Tasmania cruise from Adelaide to Sydney  

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