Key Aspects:
- Princess Cruises has announced its 2028-2029 Americas program, with more than 250 departures.
- Itineraries include Antarctica, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Canada and New England, Hawaii, Mexico, and the Pacific Coast.
- The cruise line will return to the Amazon River for the first time since 2014, with itineraries including a 64-day Circle South America voyage.
Princess Cruises fans will have a plethora of destinations available to them around the Americas in 2028 and 2029. The Carnival-owned cruise line has announced its 2028-2029 Americas season, with more than 250 departures visiting ports across the Americas, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Antarctica.
“There is an incredible diversity found across the Americas, and our 2028–2029 season gives guests an extraordinary range of ways to experience it,” said Jim Berra, Princess Cruises Chief Commercial Officer.
Cruises will sail to the Caribbean across 141 departures ranging from 5 to 17 days. Guests will embark from Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, San Juan, New York and Barbados visiting destinations including St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Cozumel, and private destinations such as Celebration Key, Isla Tropicale, and RelaxAway Half Moon Cay.
Itineraries visiting Mexico will depart from Los Angeles and San Francisco, featuring overnight Cabo San Lucas visits on some sailings. Additional ports of call include Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo and La Paz.
Five ships will sail the Panama Canal: Coral Princess, Crown Princess, Island Princess, Ruby Princess, and Star Princess. Itineraries, including 8 full ocean-to-ocean transits, range from 16 to 20 days.
Meanwhile, Regal Princess and Caribbean Princess will offer 7- to 14-day Canada and New England itineraries. Several of these voyages feature an overnight in Quebec, and Îles de la Madeleine has been added as a new destination for the season.
Cruises to Hawaii and the California Coast are offered from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vancouver. Hawaii cruises will visit Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island, with extended stays in Honolulu on every sailing. California Coast itineraries will include San Diego, San Francisco and Victoria.
Princess Cruises Returns to the Amazon After 14 Years
Majestic Princess and Coral Princess will sail a total of 13 departures across 11 itineraries in the cruise line’s 2028-2029 South America season. Notably, this season includes the first Princess itineraries cruising the Amazon River in 14 years.
The last time the cruise line sailed the Amazon was in 2014 aboard Pacific Princess. Scenic cruising along the Amazon will now return with a port call in Santarém, Brazil on select 2028-2029 South America voyages.
A standout itinerary is a new 64-day Circle South America sailing. This voyage aboard Coral Princess will circumnavigate South America and combine Antarctica, the Amazon River, and the Panama Canal in one voyage.
Other notable itineraries include 17-day Antarctica and Patagonia voyages and 15-day Cape Horn and Glaciers of Patagonia cruises aboard Majestic Princess. These sailings will depart from Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Cruise Hive reported when the 3,560-guest ship made its Antarctica debut in 2026. It was then announced in March 2026 that Majestic Princess would return to Antarctica in its 2027-2028 South America season.
The announcement includes an early-booking offer running through February 16, 2027. The cruise line is offering up to $300 in instant savings, up to $300 in onboard credit, and $100 deposits.
