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Princess Cruises unveils first ever Colonial Heritage Voyages
For the first time ever, Princess Cruises will offer a series of Colonial Heritage itineraries featuring historic Yorktown, Va.
There are also stops at Charleston, S.C., Boston and Halifax aboard Island Princess sailing round-trip from New York next summer.
In addition, it is expanding popular the Canada & New England cruise and cruisetour aboard Emerald and Enchanted Princess in 2024.
Select cruises also feature stops in three Greenland ports.
Debuting in 2024, Princess’ new summer Colonial Heritage itineraries include the first-ever stops in Yorktown, the gateway to Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown.
Charleston, Boston and Halifax are also included in Island Princess’ 10- and 11-day itineraries in June 2024.
These voyages go on sale next week.
Princess is also offering a number of “firsts” on its 2024 Canada & New England sailings, including a unique 17-day itinerary aboard Emerald Princess that combines the East Coast with three day-long visits to ports in Greenland.
These sailings complement the line’s leading fall foliage departures.
John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises, said: “We know history buffs are going to love this collection of enticing voyages.”
The 2024 Canada & New England season includes 27 total departures from Boston, New York, Québec and Ft. Lauderdale, visiting 25 destinations.
Itineraries include:
Seven-Day Cruises
Canada & New England – Emerald Princess: Roundtrip from Boston, to Halifax, Sydney (Cape Breton Island), Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) and Portland.
Canada & New England – Enchanted Princess: Roundtrip from New York, visiting Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, Halifax and Saint John.
10-17-Day Cruises
Colonial Heritage – Island Princess: Roundtrip from New York visiting Charleston, Boston, Halifax, Newport (on select cruises) and Yorktown.
Classic Canada & New England – Emerald Princess: From Boston to Québec with stops in Portland or Rockland, Saint John, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown and Saguenay.
Greenland & Canada – Emerald Princess: Roundtrip from Boston visiting three ports in Greenland – Nuuk, Qaqortoq and Nanortalik – plus Sydney, Corner Brook, St. Anthony and St. John’s.
In addition, the program also offers Historic America Cruisetour and The Maple Explorer Cruisetour for extended vacations on land.
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