WORLD CRUISES

[Ubu]

I  am wondering if anyone who has done a World Cruise on Princess could tell me what it is like?  Do they have special events?  I was on a Grand Voyage on Holland and they had alot of different events and gifts.  Love Princess and curious if it is any different from a regular cruise.  Thanks for any information.,

[Hflors]

JUst booked the 2024 world cruise.  Great questions.  I would also like to know.

[JF - retired RRT]

IIRC there's a World Cruise thread in the main topics. 

edit: I found it!

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/674-world-cruising/

Edited October 13, 2021 by JF - retired RRT

[tcdcruiser]

IMHO

 

One of the most memorable experience differences between a cruise and a world cruise is the relationships you will build between your fellow passengers and the crew.  Four month (+/-) is a long time.  Combine the length of time with the fact you are sharing together an extraordinary experience you will likely find that day-by-day crew and passengers become more of an extended family.  

 

WC food and entertainment is different.  For our WC PCL brought aboard a special team of entertainers.  None of the typical productions shows but who would wants to see the Disco Show once a week for 4 months.  Food is typical PCL fare, however staff did a wonderful job mixing it up, but with 100+ dinners beef, chicken, fish, and veal can only be made in so many different ways.  Several times the Chef went ashore and sourced something special - usually a local fish.  Lots of fun.  Also, some holidays were turned into Brunch Extravaganzas - Easter Bruch was over the top.  

 

Packing is a bit different.   On an Alaska or Hawaii cruise if you forget to pack aspirin, a backup SD card for your camera, flip-flops, etc. no problem.  Juneau or Hilo will have you covered.   You'll have good replacement shopping success in the south Pacific and NZ, Australia, but do not expect to  be successful in the Maldives, Natal  or Madagascar.  TIP - for mission critical items that are small - take two (sun glasses, SD cards, sun screen, charging cables for smartphones, etc.).  While the ship's store is well supplied, after 2 - 3 months some items may simply be gone.  Do not expect to have an endless supply of every item.   Clothes packing can also be a challenge since you will pack for hot, cold and wet.  

 

If your visit South Africa (and if it is Covid safe), consider leaving the ship for a few days.  On our WC about 24 of us disembarked n Durban for a non PCL safari experience, and then re-joined the ship 4 days later.  With almost 500 cruises so far, I can share that the Safari is only rivaled by Machu Picchu. 

andBeyond Phinda Forest Lodge.pdf

[USCcruisecrazy]

I followed a gentleman on this site a few years back that did a live blog of his World Cruise.  It seemed incredible.  Definitely on my bucket list...just need to find that $72,000 for my beautiful bride and I to secure a balcony.  Good luck...enjoy!!

[Ubu]

Thanks  for all the information.  I am excited to go, however not until January 2023.  A longgggg wait!

[Sarnia 432]

https://roundtheworldwriter.blogspot.com/2018/01/day-1-embarkation.html

 Very interesting blog from the 2018 RTW On the Pacific Princess 

 

[Gen X Life]

Wow.. would appreciate updated advice.  Hopefully with all of the SOLD OUT World cruises we will be getting informative updates on all of the Lines if any of the cruises actually sets sail.

 

But now, NO AUSTRALIA or NZ and other lines Cancelled... Which lines Cancelled for 2021??

 

We have been seriously looking into World cruises for a Semi-Retirement gift in the next 3 - 5 years and we have looked at:

 

Princess

HAL

MSC -  heard Nightmares about food - we are not foodies:  BUT LOVED the itinerary, Ship looks AWFUL; Poesia? Get a Suite?

Oceania

 

What is more important - Itinerary or Ship?? %?

Cabin type??

 

Everything else just seems sooo expensive or not our style, But with 2 or 4 more years to go and I am only in my 40's...

 

My real question is for people that have done both : HAL VS PRINCESS.   

WORLD Cruises: WHICH AND WHY???

 

*** Please do not be that guy that always comes on the World cruise boards trying to SELL Viking  and bashes Princess -  NO THANK YOU!!!!!!

Edited October 17, 2021 by Gen X Life

[Gen X Life]

On 10/13/2021 at 5:52 PM, JF - retired RRT said:

IIRC there's a World Cruise thread in the main topics. 

edit: I found it!

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/674-world-cruising/

Thank you for link!

[Bgwest]

On 10/13/2021 at 3:24 PM, Hflors said:

JUst booked the 2024 world cruise.  Great questions.  I would also like to know.

On which cruise line, please. 

[Hflors]

1 hour ago, Bgwest said:

On which cruise line, please. 

We booked on princess. Ft lauderdale to ft lauderdale. January to April 2024.  The ship, itinerary, price and perks were what we were looking for.  

[Bgwest]

1 hour ago, Hflors said:

We booked on princess. Ft lauderdale to ft lauderdale. January to April 2024.  The ship, itinerary, price and perks were what we were looking for.  

Can anyone explain to me why princess.com shows nothing beyond 2023?

[Margarita Jane]

2 hours ago, Hflors said:

We booked on princess. Ft lauderdale to ft lauderdale. January to April 2024.  The ship, itinerary, price and perks were what we were looking for.  

Where did you find the information on this cruise? How did you book? I have not been able to find any Princess world cruise info for 2024. We are booked on Coral for 2022, anticipating a cancellation, and would like to move to 2024.

[Steelers36]

Yes, why isn't this cruise posted?  Perhaps it is because they offered 2024 to folks who had already booked 2022 which was cancelled.  Will open if to others later.

[Hflors]

5 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

Yes, why isn't this cruise posted?  Perhaps it is because they offered 2024 to folks who had already booked 2022 which was cancelled.  Will open if to others later.

 

9 hours ago, Margarita Jane said:

Where did you find the information on this cruise? How did you book? I have not been able to find any Princess world cruise info for 2024. We are booked on Coral for 2022, anticipating a cancellation, and would like to move to 2024.

 

11 hours ago, Bgwest said:

Can anyone explain to me why princess.com shows nothing beyond 2023?

I hear what all of you all are saying.  Originally I was booked with HAL.  HAL's deadline to pay the $7000 deposit was the 15th if october.  Then I saw princess' itinerary and my sister and I liked it better so I started calling princess.  One day about the 7th of october I called and the agent said I could book it.  I put the cabin on hold and contacted my sister.  She gave me her cc info because she was traveling and I called Princess.  Then I contacted my TA to see what she could do for us jn the way of discounts.  Princess keeps telling her it isn't for sale to the public.  Until it is she can't find out anything.  Maybe it was a fluke that they let me book.  I really don't know, but they have our deposit money and I have a cabin.  That is really all I know.   

[tcdcruiser]

Please post a copy of the PCL provided itinerary.  Is this still the Island Princess. Thank,

[Waynetor]

For 2024 the Island P itinerary from Ft. L is:

DAY	DATE	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Thu	Jan 4	Fort Lauderdale, FL		4:00pm
Fri	Jan 5	At Sea
Sat	Jan 6	At Sea
Sun	Jan 7	Cartagena, Colombia	7:00am	3:00pm
Mon	Jan 8	Panama Canal (Full Transit) (Cruising)
Tue	Jan 9	At Sea
Wed	Jan 10	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	7:00am	7:00pm
Thu	Jan 11	San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	7:00am	6:00pm
Fri	Jan 12	At Sea
Sat	Jan 13	Huatulco, Mexico	8:00am	5:00pm
Sun	Jan 14	At Sea
Mon	Jan 15	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	8:00am	5:00pm
Tue	Jan 16	At Sea
Wed	Jan 17	At Sea
Thu	Jan 18	Los Angeles (San Pedro), CA	7:00am	4:00pm
Fri	Jan 19	At Sea
Sat	Jan 20	At Sea
Sun	Jan 21	At Sea
Mon	Jan 22	At Sea
Tue	Jan 23	At Sea
Wed	Jan 24	Honolulu, Oahu, HI	7:00am	11:00pm
Thu	Jan 25	Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI	8:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Jan 26	At Sea
Sat	Jan 27	At Sea
Sun	Jan 28	Cross International Dateline (Cruising)
Tue	Jan 30	At Sea
Wed	Jan 31	At Sea
Thu	Feb 1	Apia, Samoa	7:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Feb 2	At Sea
Sat	Feb 3	At Sea
Sun	Feb 4	At Sea
Mon	Feb 5	Auckland, New Zealand	7:00am	9:00pm
Tue	Feb 6	At Sea
Wed	Feb 7	New Plymouth, New Zealand	8:00am	6:00pm
Thu	Feb 8	Picton, New Zealand	8:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Feb 9	At Sea
Sat	Feb 10	Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand	8:00am	6:00pm
Sun	Feb 11	Fiordland National Park, New Zealand(Cruising)
Mon	Feb 12	At Sea
Tue	Feb 13	At Sea
Wed	Feb 14	Sydney, Australia	7:00am	9:00pm
Thu	Feb 15	At Sea
Fri	Feb 16	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia	7:00am	6:00pm
Sat	Feb 17	At Sea
Sun	Feb 18	Adelaide, Australia	7:00am	6:00pm
Mon	Feb 19	At Sea
Tue	Feb 20	At Sea
Wed	Feb 21	At Sea
Thu	Feb 22	Perth (Fremantle), Australia	7:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Feb 23	At Sea
Sat	Feb 24	At Sea
Sun	Feb 25	At Sea
Mon	Feb 26	Benoa, Bali	7:00am	6:00pm
Tue	Feb 27	At Sea
Wed	Feb 28	At Sea
Thu	Feb 29	Singapore	7:00am	6:00pm
Fri	Mar 1	Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia	8:00am	7:00pm
Sat	Mar 2	At Sea
Sun	Mar 3	At Sea
Mon	Mar 4	At Sea
Tue	Mar 5	Colombo, Sri Lanka	7:00am	7:00pm
Wed	Mar 6	At Sea
Thu	Mar 7	At Sea
Fri	Mar 8	At Sea
Sat	Mar 9	At Sea
Sun	Mar 10	Abu Dhabi, UAE	7:00am	9:00pm
Mon	Mar 11	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	7:00am
Tue	Mar 12	Dubai, United Arab Emirates		11:00pm
Wed	Mar 13	At Sea
Thu	Mar 14	At Sea
Fri	Mar 15	Salalah, Oman	7:00am	8:00pm
Sat	Mar 16	At Sea
Sun	Mar 17	At Sea
Mon	Mar 18	At Sea
Tue	Mar 19	At Sea
Wed	Mar 20	Petra (Aqaba), Jordan	7:00am	11:00pm
Thu	Mar 21	Suez Canal (Cruising)
Fri	Mar 22	Suez Canal (Cruising)
Sat	Mar 23	Haifa, Israel	7:00am	8:00pm
Sun	Mar 24	At Sea
Mon	Mar 25	Crete (Heraklion), Greece	7:00am	6:00pm
Tue	Mar 26	Ephesus / Kusadasi, Turkey	8:00am	7:00pm
Wed	Mar 27	Mykonos, Greece	7:00am	9:00pm
Thu	Mar 28	Athens (Piraeus), Greece	7:00am	7:00pm
Fri	Mar 29	At Sea
Sat	Mar 30	Valletta, Malta	7:00am	9:00pm
Sun	Mar 31	Catania, Sicily, Italy	7:00am	5:00pm
Mon	Apr 1	Naples, Italy	7:00am	7:00pm
Tue	Apr 2	Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy	5:00am	6:00pm
Wed	Apr 3	Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy	7:00am	7:00pm
Thu	Apr 4	Genoa, Italy	7:00am	9:00pm
Fri	Apr 5	Nice (Villefranche), France	7:00am	7:00pm
Sat	Apr 6	Marseille, France	7:00am	6:00pm
Sun	Apr 7	Barcelona, Spain	7:00am	10:00pm
Mon	Apr 8	At Sea
Tue	Apr 9	Ceuta, Spanish Territory	7:00am	5:00pm
Wed	Apr 10	Cadiz, Spain	7:00am	6:00pm
Thu	Apr 11	Lisbon, Portugal	10:00am	10:00pm
Fri	Apr 12	At Sea
Sat	Apr 13	Agadir, Morocco	7:00am	5:00pm
Sun	Apr 14	Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands	7:00am	6:00pm
Mon	Apr 15	Tenerife, Canary Islands	7:00am	4:00pm
Tue	Apr 16	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal	8:00am	5:00pm
Wed	Apr 17	At Sea
Thu	Apr 18	At Sea
Fri	Apr 19	At Sea
Sat	Apr 20	At Sea
Sun	Apr 21	At Sea
Mon	Apr 22	Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda	8:00am	5:00pm
Tue	Apr 23	At Sea
Wed	Apr 24	At Sea
Thu	Apr 25	Fort Lauderdale, FL	6:00am

 

If starting in LA then the Jan 4 to Jan 17 would be added to the end.

[paradiselivin1]

When the 2022WC was cancelled a few months ago, Princess offered to move guests to the '24WC at the same price they had paid for the '22WC. We passed as after 2 WC cancellations; we figure 3rd time is the charm ~ counting on '23.  If the 3rd one is cancelled; we're moving on to something else..

[Gen X Life]

23 hours ago, Waynetor said:

For 2024 the Island P itinerary from Ft. L is:

DAY	DATE	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Thu	Jan 4	Fort Lauderdale, FL		4:00pm
Fri	Jan 5	At Sea
Sat	Jan 6	At Sea
Sun	Jan 7	Cartagena, Colombia	7:00am	3:00pm
Mon	Jan 8	Panama Canal (Full Transit) (Cruising)
Tue	Jan 9	At Sea
Wed	Jan 10	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	7:00am	7:00pm
Thu	Jan 11	San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua	7:00am	6:00pm
Fri	Jan 12	At Sea
Sat	Jan 13	Huatulco, Mexico	8:00am	5:00pm
Sun	Jan 14	At Sea
Mon	Jan 15	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	8:00am	5:00pm
Tue	Jan 16	At Sea
Wed	Jan 17	At Sea
Thu	Jan 18	Los Angeles (San Pedro), CA	7:00am	4:00pm
Fri	Jan 19	At Sea
Sat	Jan 20	At Sea
Sun	Jan 21	At Sea
Mon	Jan 22	At Sea
Tue	Jan 23	At Sea
Wed	Jan 24	Honolulu, Oahu, HI	7:00am	11:00pm
Thu	Jan 25	Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI	8:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Jan 26	At Sea
Sat	Jan 27	At Sea
Sun	Jan 28	Cross International Dateline (Cruising)
Tue	Jan 30	At Sea
Wed	Jan 31	At Sea
Thu	Feb 1	Apia, Samoa	7:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Feb 2	At Sea
Sat	Feb 3	At Sea
Sun	Feb 4	At Sea
Mon	Feb 5	Auckland, New Zealand	7:00am	9:00pm
Tue	Feb 6	At Sea
Wed	Feb 7	New Plymouth, New Zealand	8:00am	6:00pm
Thu	Feb 8	Picton, New Zealand	8:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Feb 9	At Sea
Sat	Feb 10	Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand	8:00am	6:00pm
Sun	Feb 11	Fiordland National Park, New Zealand(Cruising)
Mon	Feb 12	At Sea
Tue	Feb 13	At Sea
Wed	Feb 14	Sydney, Australia	7:00am	9:00pm
Thu	Feb 15	At Sea
Fri	Feb 16	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia	7:00am	6:00pm
Sat	Feb 17	At Sea
Sun	Feb 18	Adelaide, Australia	7:00am	6:00pm
Mon	Feb 19	At Sea
Tue	Feb 20	At Sea
Wed	Feb 21	At Sea
Thu	Feb 22	Perth (Fremantle), Australia	7:00am	5:00pm
Fri	Feb 23	At Sea
Sat	Feb 24	At Sea
Sun	Feb 25	At Sea
Mon	Feb 26	Benoa, Bali	7:00am	6:00pm
Tue	Feb 27	At Sea
Wed	Feb 28	At Sea
Thu	Feb 29	Singapore	7:00am	6:00pm
Fri	Mar 1	Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia	8:00am	7:00pm
Sat	Mar 2	At Sea
Sun	Mar 3	At Sea
Mon	Mar 4	At Sea
Tue	Mar 5	Colombo, Sri Lanka	7:00am	7:00pm
Wed	Mar 6	At Sea
Thu	Mar 7	At Sea
Fri	Mar 8	At Sea
Sat	Mar 9	At Sea
Sun	Mar 10	Abu Dhabi, UAE	7:00am	9:00pm
Mon	Mar 11	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	7:00am
Tue	Mar 12	Dubai, United Arab Emirates		11:00pm
Wed	Mar 13	At Sea
Thu	Mar 14	At Sea
Fri	Mar 15	Salalah, Oman	7:00am	8:00pm
Sat	Mar 16	At Sea
Sun	Mar 17	At Sea
Mon	Mar 18	At Sea
Tue	Mar 19	At Sea
Wed	Mar 20	Petra (Aqaba), Jordan	7:00am	11:00pm
Thu	Mar 21	Suez Canal (Cruising)
Fri	Mar 22	Suez Canal (Cruising)
Sat	Mar 23	Haifa, Israel	7:00am	8:00pm
Sun	Mar 24	At Sea
Mon	Mar 25	Crete (Heraklion), Greece	7:00am	6:00pm
Tue	Mar 26	Ephesus / Kusadasi, Turkey	8:00am	7:00pm
Wed	Mar 27	Mykonos, Greece	7:00am	9:00pm
Thu	Mar 28	Athens (Piraeus), Greece	7:00am	7:00pm
Fri	Mar 29	At Sea
Sat	Mar 30	Valletta, Malta	7:00am	9:00pm
Sun	Mar 31	Catania, Sicily, Italy	7:00am	5:00pm
Mon	Apr 1	Naples, Italy	7:00am	7:00pm
Tue	Apr 2	Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy	5:00am	6:00pm
Wed	Apr 3	Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy	7:00am	7:00pm
Thu	Apr 4	Genoa, Italy	7:00am	9:00pm
Fri	Apr 5	Nice (Villefranche), France	7:00am	7:00pm
Sat	Apr 6	Marseille, France	7:00am	6:00pm
Sun	Apr 7	Barcelona, Spain	7:00am	10:00pm
Mon	Apr 8	At Sea
Tue	Apr 9	Ceuta, Spanish Territory	7:00am	5:00pm
Wed	Apr 10	Cadiz, Spain	7:00am	6:00pm
Thu	Apr 11	Lisbon, Portugal	10:00am	10:00pm
Fri	Apr 12	At Sea
Sat	Apr 13	Agadir, Morocco	7:00am	5:00pm
Sun	Apr 14	Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands	7:00am	6:00pm
Mon	Apr 15	Tenerife, Canary Islands	7:00am	4:00pm
Tue	Apr 16	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal	8:00am	5:00pm
Wed	Apr 17	At Sea
Thu	Apr 18	At Sea
Fri	Apr 19	At Sea
Sat	Apr 20	At Sea
Sun	Apr 21	At Sea
Mon	Apr 22	Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda	8:00am	5:00pm
Tue	Apr 23	At Sea
Wed	Apr 24	At Sea
Thu	Apr 25	Fort Lauderdale, FL	6:00am

 

If starting in LA then the Jan 4 to Jan 17 would be added to the end.

No overnight in Singapore, No Japan ... I do not feel so bad I cannot go yet.. But it sounds wonderful.. Very Jealous

Which Ship?  Island, again?

 

I hope you have a Great Cruise!!