Updated Itinerary For Fall & Winter Caribbean Cruise Passengers
In a major boost to tourism in an area ravaged by Hurricane Irma, Princess Cruises has announced it anticipates returning to St. Thomas in the USVI in November.
In further good news for the hurricane-damaged Caribbean, it t also plans on being in Grand Turk.
“We are pleased to report we anticipate that St. Thomas and Grand Turk will begin accepting port calls in early November,” the cruise line announced on its website.
For customers who have booked upcoming cruises to the Caribbean, Princess has made the following announcements and adjustments to its itinerary.
Below is a summary of all Caribbean itinerary changes for 2017:
• All calls to Grand Turk through December 3, with the first call now on December 15
• All calls to St. Thomas through November, with the first call now December 13
The following will remain the same, until further notice:
• San Juan call on Dec 20 on Regal
• All calls to St Maarten and Dominica on voyages that depart in 2018
• Crown Princess: November 8 Caribbean Cruise
Princess Cays and Amber Cove are open and accepting cruise calls.
Princess replaces its call to Grand Turk on Friday, November 10, with a call to Princess Cays from 9 a.m.-6 p.m, on Thursday, Nov. 9. The ship will be at anchor for this call and a ship-to-shore tender service will be available to go ashore, though wheelchair access may be limited.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for Grand Turk will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Princess Cays will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
• Regal Princess: November 19, 26; December 3, 10 Caribbean Cruise
Princess Cays, in addition to all port in the Western Caribbean as well as Grenada, Bonaire and Curacao, are open and accepting cruise calls, and Princess anticipates that St. Thomas will begin accepting port calls by the time of this voyage in November.
The call to St. Marteen is being replaced with a call to St. Kitts from 7 a.m.-5 p.m., on the same date.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for St. Maarten will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Antigua will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
• Royal Princess: November 5 Caribbean Cruise
St. Thomas and Grand Turk will begin accepting port calls in early November.
The call to Dominica is being replaced with a call to Martinique from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., on the same date. As a result of this change, the ship will now arrive in St. Thomas at 9 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., as previously scheduled. All other ports on the itinerary are open and accepting calls.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for Dominica will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Martinique will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
• Royal Princess: November 30 Caribbean Cruise
The call to Dominica is being replaced a call to Martinique from 10 a.m.-7 p.m, on the same date. As a result of this change, the ship will now depart from St. Thomas at 5 p.m., rather than 7 p.m,. as previously scheduled. All other ports on the itinerary are open and accepting calls.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for Dominica will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Martinique will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
• Royal Princess: December 10 Caribbean Cruise
The call to Dominica is being replaced with a call to Martinique from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., on the same date. As a result of this change, the ship will now depart from St. Thomas at 6 p.m., rather than 7 p.m., as previously scheduled. All other ports on the itinerary are open and accepting calls.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for Dominica will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Martinique will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
Regal Princess: December 17, 28 Caribbean Cruises
Princess Cays, Grenada, Bonaire and Curacao are open and accepting cruise calls, and we anticipate that St. Thomas and San Juan will be open and accepting port calls by the time of this voyage and that San Juan airport will be fully operational. However here are the few changes to report:
Dec. 17, 11-day
The call to St. Maarten on Friday, Dec. 22, is being replaced with a call to St. Kitts from 7: a.m.5 p.m., on the same date.
Dec. 28, 10-day
We also made the decision to replace our call to Dominica on Monday, January 1, 2018 with a call to Martinique from
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on the same date.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for St. Maarten and Dominica will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for St. Kitts and Martinique will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
Pacific Princess: December 30 Caribbean Cruise
The call to Marigot on Tuesday, Dec., 26 is being replaced by a call to Guadeloupe (Iles des Saintes) from 7 a.m.-6 p.m., on the same date, and the call to Virgin Gorda on Tuesday, Jan., 2, 2018, is being replaced with a call to St. Croix (Frederiksted) from 7 a.m.-5 p.m., on the same date.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for Marigot or Virgin Gorda will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Guadeloupe and St. Croix will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
• Royal Princess: December 30 Caribbean Cruise
Princess Cays, Bonaire, Curacao and Grenada are open and accepting cruise calls.
The call to Dominica is being replaced with a call to Martinique from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., on the same date. As a result of this change, the ship will now depart from St. Thomas at 5 p.m., rather than 7 p.m., as previously scheduled.
Guests who booked Princess shore excursions for Dominica will receive a refund to the original form of payment. Shore excursions for Martinique will be available within the next two weeks or may be booked on board.
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