Carnival PLC Princess Cruises Extends Pause from Southampton

 
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Princess Cruises Extends Pause of Cruise Vacations on Roundtrip Southampton 
Sailings through September 25, 2021 
 
Short Summer Coastal Cruises to Be Offered For UK Residents 
 
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 3, 2021 -- As Princess Cruises continues to review 
and assess its operations following the recent UK Government announcement on 
the roadmap to ease lockdown and related international travel restrictions, the 
company is extending the pause of its UK-based cruise vacations, sailing 
roundtrip from Southampton, through September 25, 2021 on Sky Princess, Regal 
Princess and Island Princess. 
 
For UK guests, Princess Cruises will launch a series of new short cruises 
departing in late- summer on Regal Princess and Sky Princess from Southampton 
that will go on sale later this month. 
 
"We share in our guests' disappointment over these cancelled voyages, and we 
appreciate the continued understanding and cooperation from our loyal guests 
and travel advisors," said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises. "As we 
prepare our ships for a return to service, we remain in close contact with the 
UK Government to monitor the latest travel guidance for international guests." 
 
For guests booked on a cancelled voyage, Princess will offer to move guests to 
the equivalent cruise in 2022. The rebooking process will have the added 
benefit of protecting the guests' 2021 fare on their 2022 voyage. 
Alternatively, guests can choose a future cruise credit (FCC) equivalent to 
100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal 
to 10% of the cruise fare paid (minimum $25 USD) or a full refund to the 
original form of payment. 
 
For guests currently booked on a cancelled voyage where there is no matched 
cruise available in 2022, guests will automatically receive a refundable future 
cruise credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an 
additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 10% of the cruise fare paid 
(minimum $25). Alternatively, guests can request a full refund to the original 
form of payment. 
 
Requests must be received through this online form by April 15, 2021 or guests 
will automatically receive the FCC option. FCCs can be used on any cruises 
booked by and sailing by December 31, 2022. 
 
Princess will transfer the commission earned by travel agents from the 
cancelled 2021 cruise to the new booking in 2022 that was paid in full. This 
convenience is in recognition of the critical role they play in the cruise 
line's business and success. 
 
The most current information and instructions for booked guests affected by 
these cancellations, and more information on FCCs and refunds, can be found 
online at Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises. 
 
About Princess Cruises: 
 
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the world's 
leading international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 
14 modern cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to 380 
destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, 
Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the South 
Pacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England, Antarctica, and World Cruises. A 
team of professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries, ranging 
in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is continuously 
recognized as "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries." In 2017 Princess Cruises, 
with parent company Carnival Corporation, introduced MedallionClass Vacations 
enabled by the OceanMedallion, the vacation industry's most advanced wearable 
device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass ship. The 
award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless personalized 
vacation giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The company 
is part of Carnival Corporation & plc. 
 
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March 03, 2021 13:10 ET (18:10 GMT)