With over 50 years of experience sailing the “Great Land,” along with exclusive train service and Princess Wilderness Lodges, it’s no wonder more and more guests are choosing Princess Cruises for their Alaskan cruises. On sale December 16, 2020, the newly announced 2022 Alaska Cruise Program features six ships, including the company’s newest ship, the Discovery Princess. Guests can choose from 12 distinct itineraries, plus 25 nonstop cruising options, combining an unforgettable cruise with a land tour visiting the extraordinary Denali National Park.
From May to September 2022, four strategic West Coast embarkation and disembarkation ports—Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage (Whittier), and San Francisco—make cruising Alaska a hassle-free experience. The 143,700-ton Discovery Princess, with a capacity of 3,660 passengers, marks its inaugural season as Alaska’s newest ship sailing from Seattle on the popular eight-day Inside Passage itinerary, alongside the Emerald Princess and Majestic Princess. The Majestic Princess debuts alongside the Sapphire Princess and Grand Princess on the highly rated eight-day “Glacier Journey” itinerary, which features two glacier viewing experiences on each cruise, including Glacier Bay National Park (Vancouver, BC to Anchorage [Whittier] or vice versa). The Ruby Princess, meanwhile, will offer 11-day Inside Passage cruises from San Francisco, with the added experience of sailing under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
The six ships sailing in Alaska in 2022 will be MedallionClass vessels, offering guests an unparalleled voyage with highly personalized service and contactless, interactive entertainment. Among the enhancements, guests will enjoy expedited boarding, keyless cabin entry, contactless payments and purchases, a family and friend locator, anywhere betting, interactive games, live movies and TV, and the best Wi-Fi at sea with MedallionNet technology.
Cruisetour guests can experience even more of Alaska by combining an eight-day "Journey to the Glaciers" cruise with several nights ashore in the heart of Alaska. With dozens of options ranging from 10 to 17 nights, each cruise includes a visit to Denali National Park. Princess Cruises owns and operates five resorts located at the gateway to legendary national parks. Princess Cruises also offers its exclusive "Direct-to-the-Wilderness" train service, which takes guests directly from the cruise ship to the Denali area on the same day as embarkation or disembarkation, allowing for more time to enjoy exploring and less time spent in transit.
Highlights of the 2022 Alaska program include:
• 17 destinations, including five glacier-viewing experiences, across 12 unique itineraries and 140 sailings. Most cruise itineraries include visits to picturesque Southeast Alaskan towns such as Juneau, Ketchikan, and Skagway.
• 82 visits to Glacier Bay National Park on seven unique itineraries. That means 74% of Princess Alaska cruises include visits to Glacier Bay National Park.
• All cruises combine an eight-day “Journey to the Glaciers” cruise with extended stays at the exclusive Princess Wilderness resorts. Each cruise includes a visit to Alaska’s two top attractions, Glacier Bay National Park and Denali National Park.
• By popular demand, the 17-day Ultimate Princess Connoisseur cruise returns, featuring two nights at each of the five Princess Wilderness resorts, making this the ultimate Alaska vacation.
• In 2022, Princess celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge, located just outside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the largest national park in the United States.
• Princess Cruises continues to enhance its award-winning North to Alaska program, bringing the best of Alaskan culture and fresh local seafood aboard to immerse guests in the Alaskan destination.
According to Mundomar Cruceros, the exclusive representative of Princess Cruises for the Spanish and Portuguese markets and preferred agent in Mexico, Princess Cruises is currently enhancing its health and safety protocols with input from global health leaders in response to COVID-19 and assessing how these may affect future itineraries.
