vettecruiser1 Posted March 3, 2011 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Maybe this is old news and I know this is the Carnival site, but since they own Princess it is still Carnival news. USA Today is reporting that the Crown Princess will sail out of Galveston starting 12/2012. 7 day sailings on a Saturday. Galveston is about to get busy again with cruise traffic. I love it!!!!!!! Never been on a Princess cruise but after I try out the Magic, I guess now I have another ship to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztacruisnmommy Posted March 3, 2011 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2011 that sounds great! i wonder what ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted March 3, 2011 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I read this just now on the Gulf Departures board ...whoo hooo, good news to me too. I have said I became platinum accidently due to living in TX and so few choices out of Galveston. I did the Grand Princess once out of Galveston, before it got moved, just as I was starting to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglinc@msn.com Posted March 3, 2011 #4 Share Posted March 3, 2011 That's great news, would like to see several ships in Galveston/Houston. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecruiser1 Posted March 3, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted March 3, 2011 that sounds great! i wonder what ports? Ports will be: Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; and Cozumel, Mexico Starting Dec 22, 2012 7 day cruise with Saturday departures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted March 3, 2011 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Great ports to me, not the usual Jamaica and Caymans. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted March 3, 2011 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2011 this is awesome - great news for galveston! and crown pricess is a pretty awesome looking ship! it says a lot that they're placing such a relatively new 'biggest and best' ship and not an older ship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted March 3, 2011 #8 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Is the Crown Princess like the Caribbean Princess?? If so, then it is a great ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewut Posted March 3, 2011 #9 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Do Carnival Platinum VIP perks transfer over to Princess? How about Past Guest rates? Sewut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted March 3, 2011 #10 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Is the Crown Princess like the Caribbean Princess?? If so, then it is a great ship. yup, they appear to be of the same class - caribbean at 113K built in 2004, with crown the next build of the grand class in 2006 beyond that though - i don't know of what differences if any - i'm no princess expert :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkcor Posted March 3, 2011 #11 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Do Carnival Platinum VIP perks transfer over to Princess? How about Past Guest rates? Sewut vip perks no, but you should be able to get a past guest rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted March 3, 2011 #12 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Do Carnival Platinum VIP perks transfer over to Princess? How about Past Guest rates? Sewut platinum not transferable...but I think you can get a past guest rate. At 6th cruise I think on Princess, you get free internet package. Seems like for 2 of us together it was like $100 toward the internet package. I love that perk. Im no Princess expert either, Carnival has been more convenient to TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebJ14 Posted March 3, 2011 #13 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Now all we need is for Celebrity to come back and do the longer cruises out of Galveston or have Royal Caribbean reinstate the 10 and 11 night cruises (partial Canal transit) that they offered when the Splendour was here along with the Rhapsody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko7 Posted March 3, 2011 #14 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I love competition! it means more options for the rest of us. Driving to GAL is much better than flying to anywhere else to cruise.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scchasgal Posted March 3, 2011 #15 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hopefully for you lovers of Galveston the prices will get really competitive with another additional to the Galveston departures. I agree with fire great itinerary did the same one out of Port Canaveral last year and loved it, especially Roatan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRock59 Posted March 3, 2011 #16 Share Posted March 3, 2011 So excited for Princess to return! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame B Posted March 3, 2011 #17 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Is the Crown Princess like the Caribbean Princess?? If so, then it is a great ship. Great news! Yes, they are almost identical. We were on the Caribbean last fall to tour the NE and the Crown in '09 to tour the Mediterranean. Large ships (3k+ passengers) and in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Teen Posted March 3, 2011 #18 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Very exciting news!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizenSusan Posted March 3, 2011 #19 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I agree....this is very exciting! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted March 3, 2011 #20 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Good. Now a back to back out of Galveston sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted March 4, 2011 #21 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Excellent news! I loved my two Grand cruises, especially the different itineraries. I may just have to return to Princess for a trip, that itinerary looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughdm Posted March 4, 2011 #22 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Crown Princess was our first Princess cruise. Some complain she has too many pax, but we found her beautiful and had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted March 4, 2011 #23 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Your Carnival stock, you still get the same OBC if you cruise on Princess as with Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dane225 Posted March 4, 2011 #24 Share Posted March 4, 2011 This is fabulous news!! I have never been on Princess, but will definately go now!!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecruiser1 Posted March 4, 2011 Author #25 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I think the key here is more cabins usually equals better prices. I know our Texas cruises usually sail full and discounts are hard to come by. Every cruise I have priced since everyone pulled out has been a couple hundred dollars more expensive. Of course that does not justify flying to florida just to save $200 when airfare is more then that, but this should help bring the prices down a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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