Princess Cruises Recreates Maiden Itinerary to Mexico

Apr 23rd, 2014 

worldmaritimenews.com

To cap a year of 50th anniversary activities, Princess Cruises, which celebrates the five decade mark in 2015, has created a special Mexico itinerary departing on December 3, 2015 – exactly 50 years to the day that the line’s original ship, Princess Patricia, set sail on the company’s very first cruise in 1965.

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Offered on the intimate Pacific Princess, next year’s unique sailing is the same length as the company’s first cruise – 14 days – and will include a blend of ports from the maiden itinerary such as Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Manzanillo, with some newer destinations such as La Paz and Loreto.

Guests on the cruise will be treated to an array of activities and entertainment commemorating half a century of cruising by the famous line, and will also be joined by some surprise guests.

This anniversary sailing on Pacific Princess, which carries 670 guests, is available for sale on May 13 and fares start at $1,699 per person, double occupancy.

“This nostalgic cruise to Mexico will be the perfect finale to what’s sure to be a special 50th anniversary year for Princess,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president. “For this significant milestone we couldn’t resist recreating, with some new touches, the very first cruise our company operated. And because the name Pacific Princess is so integral to our company’s history, we wanted to offer the cruise aboard the current ship with this iconic name.”

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises first set sail in 1965 with a single ship cruising to Mexico. Nearly 50 years later, the line has grown to become the third largest cruise line in the world and a recognized leader in taking travelers to some of the most fascinating places around the globe.

Two Cruise Ships Call on Mazatlán Today

by Murry Page

12 Mar 14 

mazmessenger.com

 

 

The days in which two cruise ships are docked in Mazatlán have been few and far between. Maybe that is beginning to change. Today we have both the cruise ship MS Veendam with the cruise line Holland America and the cruise ship Norwegian Star with Norwegian Cruise Lines tied to our docks.

The Veendam has a capacity of 1,350 passengers and a crew of 580, while that of the Norwegian Star is 2,348 passengers and a crew of 1,038.

Francisco Córdova Celaya, Secretary of Tourism for the state of Sinaloa, said Mazatlán will again see two ships at its docks on the same day on March 19 and 26.

Attending the Cruise Ship Miami conference in Miami, Francisco Córdova Celaya said that Princess Cruise lines announced that it would be returning to Mazatlán with 60 cruise ship arrivals during the 2014-2015 season.

A statement released by the Secretary’s office, said, “After holding several meetings with executives of the largest cruise lines in the world, who are meeting at the Miami Beach Convention Center, we can confirm that the Norwegian and Holland America lines, which already have made calls on the port, will increase their frequencies to this destination.”

Córdova Celaya said that between the 60 already confirmed arrivals between Princess, Holland America and Norwegian, Mazatlán will receive a total of 101,000 tourists and 48,000 crewmen during the 2014-2015 season.

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)