Princess Cruises Announces First Cruises to the Amazon in Over a Decade

Princess Cruises has released its 2028-2029 Americas Season that will feature more than 250 cruise ship departures that visit North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Antarctica. This includes the cruise line’s first cruises to the Amazon River since 2014.

These new cruises will range from four to 64 days in length, with many of them visiting private island paradises of Celebration Key, Isla Tropicale, and Half Moon Cay.

Here is a look at these new cruises announced today from Princess Cruises.

Caribbean

Princess Cruises will sail a total of 141 cruises on 49 unique itineraries to the Caribbean in 2028-2029. The sailings will range from five to 17 days in length and depart from Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, San Juan, New York, and Barbados.

Princess ships will visit 24 ports on 20 islands in the Caribbean, including the top-rated ports of St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Cozumel, the ABC Islands, and Puerto Rico, along with More Ashore experiences in Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, and Curaçao.

Princess will visit the following three private island paradises from Carnival Corporation:

• Celebration Key, The Bahamas
• Isla Tropicale, Roatán, Honduras
• RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, The Bahamas

Panama Canal

Princess will offer 12 cruises to the Panama Canal in 2028-29 that range from 16 to 20 days.  Coral Princess, Crown Princess, Island Princess, Ruby Princess, and Star Princess will also sail to the Panama Canal.

There will be a total of eight full transits of the Canal. Two will travel through the historic locks while six will use the newer Neopanamax locks.

These cruises will be complemented by calls throughout Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

Hawaii

Princess will sail 14 cruises to Hawaii that explore Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island, with every sailing featuring an extended late-night stay in Honolulu.

Roundtrip cruises are offered from Los Angeles, San Francisco and, returning for the 2028–2029 season, Vancouver, giving guests three convenient West Coast gateways to the islands.

Mexico

The cruise line will sail 35 cruises to Mexico from Los Angeles and San Francisco on sailings that range from seven to 11 days in length.

The cruises will visit Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo and La Paz. All 10-day Baja Peninsula & Sea of Cortez sailings feature an overnight stay in Cabo San Lucas.

South America & Antarctica, Amazon

For the first time since 2014, Princess Cruises will offer sailings to the Amazon River. They will offer a total of 13 departures to South America and Antarctica on Majestic Princess and Coral Princess.

Signature experiences include 17-day Antarctica & Patagonia voyages, 15-day Cape Horn & Glaciers of Patagonia sailings and the return of Amazon River cruising, featuring scenic cruising and a call to Santarém, Brazil.

Coral Princess will sail a 64-day Circle South America cruise that visits both Antarctica, the Amazon River, and the Panama Canal.

California Coast

Princess will offer 18 cruises to the California Coast on sailings that range from four to seven days.

Guests can sail from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver, with More Ashore late-night visits in San Diego, San Francisco and Victoria and more than 50 opportunities during the season to experience sailing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.

Jim Berra, Princess Cruises Chief Commercial Officer, gave the following statement:

“There is an incredible diversity found across the Americas, and our 2028–2029 season gives guests an extraordinary range of ways to experience it. Whether it’s a relaxing Caribbean getaway, sailing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, experiencing the marvel of the Panama Canal, discovering the beauty of Hawaii, or venturing to the Amazon and Antarctica, these thoughtfully crafted itineraries make it easy to find a vacation that matches how and where our guests want to explore.”