Ubu Posted October 12, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I am wondering if anyone who has done a World Cruise on Princess could tell me what it is like? Do they have special events? I was on a Grand Voyage on Holland and they had alot of different events and gifts. Love Princess and curious if it is any different from a regular cruise. Thanks for any information., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted October 13, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 13, 2021 JUst booked the 2024 world cruise. Great questions. I would also like to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted October 13, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) IIRC there's a World Cruise thread in the main topics. edit: I found it! https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/674-world-cruising/ Edited October 13, 2021 by JF - retired RRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcdcruiser Posted October 14, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2021 IMHO One of the most memorable experience differences between a cruise and a world cruise is the relationships you will build between your fellow passengers and the crew. Four month (+/-) is a long time. Combine the length of time with the fact you are sharing together an extraordinary experience you will likely find that day-by-day crew and passengers become more of an extended family. WC food and entertainment is different. For our WC PCL brought aboard a special team of entertainers. None of the typical productions shows but who would wants to see the Disco Show once a week for 4 months. Food is typical PCL fare, however staff did a wonderful job mixing it up, but with 100+ dinners beef, chicken, fish, and veal can only be made in so many different ways. Several times the Chef went ashore and sourced something special - usually a local fish. Lots of fun. Also, some holidays were turned into Brunch Extravaganzas - Easter Bruch was over the top. Packing is a bit different. On an Alaska or Hawaii cruise if you forget to pack aspirin, a backup SD card for your camera, flip-flops, etc. no problem. Juneau or Hilo will have you covered. You'll have good replacement shopping success in the south Pacific and NZ, Australia, but do not expect to be successful in the Maldives, Natal or Madagascar. TIP - for mission critical items that are small - take two (sun glasses, SD cards, sun screen, charging cables for smartphones, etc.). While the ship's store is well supplied, after 2 - 3 months some items may simply be gone. Do not expect to have an endless supply of every item. Clothes packing can also be a challenge since you will pack for hot, cold and wet. If your visit South Africa (and if it is Covid safe), consider leaving the ship for a few days. On our WC about 24 of us disembarked n Durban for a non PCL safari experience, and then re-joined the ship 4 days later. With almost 500 cruises so far, I can share that the Safari is only rivaled by Machu Picchu. andBeyond Phinda Forest Lodge.pdf 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCcruisecrazy Posted October 14, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I followed a gentleman on this site a few years back that did a live blog of his World Cruise. It seemed incredible. Definitely on my bucket list...just need to find that $72,000 for my beautiful bride and I to secure a balcony. Good luck...enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubu Posted October 15, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Thanks for all the information. I am excited to go, however not until January 2023. A longgggg wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia 432 Posted October 15, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 15, 2021 https://roundtheworldwriter.blogspot.com/2018/01/day-1-embarkation.html Very interesting blog from the 2018 RTW On the Pacific Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen X Life Posted October 17, 2021 #8 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) Wow.. would appreciate updated advice. Hopefully with all of the SOLD OUT World cruises we will be getting informative updates on all of the Lines if any of the cruises actually sets sail. But now, NO AUSTRALIA or NZ and other lines Cancelled... Which lines Cancelled for 2021?? We have been seriously looking into World cruises for a Semi-Retirement gift in the next 3 - 5 years and we have looked at: Princess HAL MSC - heard Nightmares about food - we are not foodies: BUT LOVED the itinerary, Ship looks AWFUL; Poesia? Get a Suite? Oceania What is more important - Itinerary or Ship?? %? Cabin type?? Everything else just seems sooo expensive or not our style, But with 2 or 4 more years to go and I am only in my 40's... My real question is for people that have done both : HAL VS PRINCESS. WORLD Cruises: WHICH AND WHY??? *** Please do not be that guy that always comes on the World cruise boards trying to SELL Viking and bashes Princess - NO THANK YOU!!!!!! Edited October 17, 2021 by Gen X Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen X Life Posted October 17, 2021 #9 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 5:52 PM, JF - retired RRT said: IIRC there's a World Cruise thread in the main topics. edit: I found it! https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/674-world-cruising/ Thank you for link! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted October 17, 2021 #10 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 3:24 PM, Hflors said: JUst booked the 2024 world cruise. Great questions. I would also like to know. On which cruise line, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted October 17, 2021 #11 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Bgwest said: On which cruise line, please. We booked on princess. Ft lauderdale to ft lauderdale. January to April 2024. The ship, itinerary, price and perks were what we were looking for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted October 17, 2021 #12 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Hflors said: We booked on princess. Ft lauderdale to ft lauderdale. January to April 2024. The ship, itinerary, price and perks were what we were looking for. Can anyone explain to me why princess.com shows nothing beyond 2023? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margarita Jane Posted October 18, 2021 #13 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Hflors said: We booked on princess. Ft lauderdale to ft lauderdale. January to April 2024. The ship, itinerary, price and perks were what we were looking for. Where did you find the information on this cruise? How did you book? I have not been able to find any Princess world cruise info for 2024. We are booked on Coral for 2022, anticipating a cancellation, and would like to move to 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted October 18, 2021 #14 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Yes, why isn't this cruise posted? Perhaps it is because they offered 2024 to folks who had already booked 2022 which was cancelled. Will open if to others later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted October 18, 2021 #15 Share Posted October 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Steelers36 said: Yes, why isn't this cruise posted? Perhaps it is because they offered 2024 to folks who had already booked 2022 which was cancelled. Will open if to others later. 9 hours ago, Margarita Jane said: Where did you find the information on this cruise? How did you book? I have not been able to find any Princess world cruise info for 2024. We are booked on Coral for 2022, anticipating a cancellation, and would like to move to 2024. 11 hours ago, Bgwest said: Can anyone explain to me why princess.com shows nothing beyond 2023? I hear what all of you all are saying. Originally I was booked with HAL. HAL's deadline to pay the $7000 deposit was the 15th if october. Then I saw princess' itinerary and my sister and I liked it better so I started calling princess. One day about the 7th of october I called and the agent said I could book it. I put the cabin on hold and contacted my sister. She gave me her cc info because she was traveling and I called Princess. Then I contacted my TA to see what she could do for us jn the way of discounts. Princess keeps telling her it isn't for sale to the public. Until it is she can't find out anything. Maybe it was a fluke that they let me book. I really don't know, but they have our deposit money and I have a cabin. That is really all I know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcdcruiser Posted October 18, 2021 #16 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Please post a copy of the PCL provided itinerary. Is this still the Island Princess. Thank, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Waynetor Posted October 19, 2021 #17 Share Posted October 19, 2021 For 2024 the Island P itinerary from Ft. L is: DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART Thu Jan 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4:00pm Fri Jan 5 At Sea Sat Jan 6 At Sea Sun Jan 7 Cartagena, Colombia 7:00am 3:00pm Mon Jan 8 Panama Canal (Full Transit) (Cruising) Tue Jan 9 At Sea Wed Jan 10 Puntarenas, Costa Rica 7:00am 7:00pm Thu Jan 11 San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua 7:00am 6:00pm Fri Jan 12 At Sea Sat Jan 13 Huatulco, Mexico 8:00am 5:00pm Sun Jan 14 At Sea Mon Jan 15 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 8:00am 5:00pm Tue Jan 16 At Sea Wed Jan 17 At Sea Thu Jan 18 Los Angeles (San Pedro), CA 7:00am 4:00pm Fri Jan 19 At Sea Sat Jan 20 At Sea Sun Jan 21 At Sea Mon Jan 22 At Sea Tue Jan 23 At Sea Wed Jan 24 Honolulu, Oahu, HI 7:00am 11:00pm Thu Jan 25 Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI 8:00am 5:00pm Fri Jan 26 At Sea Sat Jan 27 At Sea Sun Jan 28 Cross International Dateline (Cruising) Tue Jan 30 At Sea Wed Jan 31 At Sea Thu Feb 1 Apia, Samoa 7:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 2 At Sea Sat Feb 3 At Sea Sun Feb 4 At Sea Mon Feb 5 Auckland, New Zealand 7:00am 9:00pm Tue Feb 6 At Sea Wed Feb 7 New Plymouth, New Zealand 8:00am 6:00pm Thu Feb 8 Picton, New Zealand 8:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 9 At Sea Sat Feb 10 Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand 8:00am 6:00pm Sun Feb 11 Fiordland National Park, New Zealand(Cruising) Mon Feb 12 At Sea Tue Feb 13 At Sea Wed Feb 14 Sydney, Australia 7:00am 9:00pm Thu Feb 15 At Sea Fri Feb 16 Burnie, Tasmania, Australia 7:00am 6:00pm Sat Feb 17 At Sea Sun Feb 18 Adelaide, Australia 7:00am 6:00pm Mon Feb 19 At Sea Tue Feb 20 At Sea Wed Feb 21 At Sea Thu Feb 22 Perth (Fremantle), Australia 7:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 23 At Sea Sat Feb 24 At Sea Sun Feb 25 At Sea Mon Feb 26 Benoa, Bali 7:00am 6:00pm Tue Feb 27 At Sea Wed Feb 28 At Sea Thu Feb 29 Singapore 7:00am 6:00pm Fri Mar 1 Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia 8:00am 7:00pm Sat Mar 2 At Sea Sun Mar 3 At Sea Mon Mar 4 At Sea Tue Mar 5 Colombo, Sri Lanka 7:00am 7:00pm Wed Mar 6 At Sea Thu Mar 7 At Sea Fri Mar 8 At Sea Sat Mar 9 At Sea Sun Mar 10 Abu Dhabi, UAE 7:00am 9:00pm Mon Mar 11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7:00am Tue Mar 12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 11:00pm Wed Mar 13 At Sea Thu Mar 14 At Sea Fri Mar 15 Salalah, Oman 7:00am 8:00pm Sat Mar 16 At Sea Sun Mar 17 At Sea Mon Mar 18 At Sea Tue Mar 19 At Sea Wed Mar 20 Petra (Aqaba), Jordan 7:00am 11:00pm Thu Mar 21 Suez Canal (Cruising) Fri Mar 22 Suez Canal (Cruising) Sat Mar 23 Haifa, Israel 7:00am 8:00pm Sun Mar 24 At Sea Mon Mar 25 Crete (Heraklion), Greece 7:00am 6:00pm Tue Mar 26 Ephesus / Kusadasi, Turkey 8:00am 7:00pm Wed Mar 27 Mykonos, Greece 7:00am 9:00pm Thu Mar 28 Athens (Piraeus), Greece 7:00am 7:00pm Fri Mar 29 At Sea Sat Mar 30 Valletta, Malta 7:00am 9:00pm Sun Mar 31 Catania, Sicily, Italy 7:00am 5:00pm Mon Apr 1 Naples, Italy 7:00am 7:00pm Tue Apr 2 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 5:00am 6:00pm Wed Apr 3 Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy 7:00am 7:00pm Thu Apr 4 Genoa, Italy 7:00am 9:00pm Fri Apr 5 Nice (Villefranche), France 7:00am 7:00pm Sat Apr 6 Marseille, France 7:00am 6:00pm Sun Apr 7 Barcelona, Spain 7:00am 10:00pm Mon Apr 8 At Sea Tue Apr 9 Ceuta, Spanish Territory 7:00am 5:00pm Wed Apr 10 Cadiz, Spain 7:00am 6:00pm Thu Apr 11 Lisbon, Portugal 10:00am 10:00pm Fri Apr 12 At Sea Sat Apr 13 Agadir, Morocco 7:00am 5:00pm Sun Apr 14 Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands 7:00am 6:00pm Mon Apr 15 Tenerife, Canary Islands 7:00am 4:00pm Tue Apr 16 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 8:00am 5:00pm Wed Apr 17 At Sea Thu Apr 18 At Sea Fri Apr 19 At Sea Sat Apr 20 At Sea Sun Apr 21 At Sea Mon Apr 22 Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda 8:00am 5:00pm Tue Apr 23 At Sea Wed Apr 24 At Sea Thu Apr 25 Fort Lauderdale, FL 6:00am If starting in LA then the Jan 4 to Jan 17 would be added to the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradiselivin1 Posted October 19, 2021 #18 Share Posted October 19, 2021 When the 2022WC was cancelled a few months ago, Princess offered to move guests to the '24WC at the same price they had paid for the '22WC. We passed as after 2 WC cancellations; we figure 3rd time is the charm ~ counting on '23. If the 3rd one is cancelled; we're moving on to something else.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen X Life Posted October 20, 2021 #19 Share Posted October 20, 2021 23 hours ago, Waynetor said: For 2024 the Island P itinerary from Ft. L is: DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART Thu Jan 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4:00pm Fri Jan 5 At Sea Sat Jan 6 At Sea Sun Jan 7 Cartagena, Colombia 7:00am 3:00pm Mon Jan 8 Panama Canal (Full Transit) (Cruising) Tue Jan 9 At Sea Wed Jan 10 Puntarenas, Costa Rica 7:00am 7:00pm Thu Jan 11 San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua 7:00am 6:00pm Fri Jan 12 At Sea Sat Jan 13 Huatulco, Mexico 8:00am 5:00pm Sun Jan 14 At Sea Mon Jan 15 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 8:00am 5:00pm Tue Jan 16 At Sea Wed Jan 17 At Sea Thu Jan 18 Los Angeles (San Pedro), CA 7:00am 4:00pm Fri Jan 19 At Sea Sat Jan 20 At Sea Sun Jan 21 At Sea Mon Jan 22 At Sea Tue Jan 23 At Sea Wed Jan 24 Honolulu, Oahu, HI 7:00am 11:00pm Thu Jan 25 Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI 8:00am 5:00pm Fri Jan 26 At Sea Sat Jan 27 At Sea Sun Jan 28 Cross International Dateline (Cruising) Tue Jan 30 At Sea Wed Jan 31 At Sea Thu Feb 1 Apia, Samoa 7:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 2 At Sea Sat Feb 3 At Sea Sun Feb 4 At Sea Mon Feb 5 Auckland, New Zealand 7:00am 9:00pm Tue Feb 6 At Sea Wed Feb 7 New Plymouth, New Zealand 8:00am 6:00pm Thu Feb 8 Picton, New Zealand 8:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 9 At Sea Sat Feb 10 Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand 8:00am 6:00pm Sun Feb 11 Fiordland National Park, New Zealand(Cruising) Mon Feb 12 At Sea Tue Feb 13 At Sea Wed Feb 14 Sydney, Australia 7:00am 9:00pm Thu Feb 15 At Sea Fri Feb 16 Burnie, Tasmania, Australia 7:00am 6:00pm Sat Feb 17 At Sea Sun Feb 18 Adelaide, Australia 7:00am 6:00pm Mon Feb 19 At Sea Tue Feb 20 At Sea Wed Feb 21 At Sea Thu Feb 22 Perth (Fremantle), Australia 7:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 23 At Sea Sat Feb 24 At Sea Sun Feb 25 At Sea Mon Feb 26 Benoa, Bali 7:00am 6:00pm Tue Feb 27 At Sea Wed Feb 28 At Sea Thu Feb 29 Singapore 7:00am 6:00pm Fri Mar 1 Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia 8:00am 7:00pm Sat Mar 2 At Sea Sun Mar 3 At Sea Mon Mar 4 At Sea Tue Mar 5 Colombo, Sri Lanka 7:00am 7:00pm Wed Mar 6 At Sea Thu Mar 7 At Sea Fri Mar 8 At Sea Sat Mar 9 At Sea Sun Mar 10 Abu Dhabi, UAE 7:00am 9:00pm Mon Mar 11 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7:00am Tue Mar 12 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 11:00pm Wed Mar 13 At Sea Thu Mar 14 At Sea Fri Mar 15 Salalah, Oman 7:00am 8:00pm Sat Mar 16 At Sea Sun Mar 17 At Sea Mon Mar 18 At Sea Tue Mar 19 At Sea Wed Mar 20 Petra (Aqaba), Jordan 7:00am 11:00pm Thu Mar 21 Suez Canal (Cruising) Fri Mar 22 Suez Canal (Cruising) Sat Mar 23 Haifa, Israel 7:00am 8:00pm Sun Mar 24 At Sea Mon Mar 25 Crete (Heraklion), Greece 7:00am 6:00pm Tue Mar 26 Ephesus / Kusadasi, Turkey 8:00am 7:00pm Wed Mar 27 Mykonos, Greece 7:00am 9:00pm Thu Mar 28 Athens (Piraeus), Greece 7:00am 7:00pm Fri Mar 29 At Sea Sat Mar 30 Valletta, Malta 7:00am 9:00pm Sun Mar 31 Catania, Sicily, Italy 7:00am 5:00pm Mon Apr 1 Naples, Italy 7:00am 7:00pm Tue Apr 2 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 5:00am 6:00pm Wed Apr 3 Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy 7:00am 7:00pm Thu Apr 4 Genoa, Italy 7:00am 9:00pm Fri Apr 5 Nice (Villefranche), France 7:00am 7:00pm Sat Apr 6 Marseille, France 7:00am 6:00pm Sun Apr 7 Barcelona, Spain 7:00am 10:00pm Mon Apr 8 At Sea Tue Apr 9 Ceuta, Spanish Territory 7:00am 5:00pm Wed Apr 10 Cadiz, Spain 7:00am 6:00pm Thu Apr 11 Lisbon, Portugal 10:00am 10:00pm Fri Apr 12 At Sea Sat Apr 13 Agadir, Morocco 7:00am 5:00pm Sun Apr 14 Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands 7:00am 6:00pm Mon Apr 15 Tenerife, Canary Islands 7:00am 4:00pm Tue Apr 16 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 8:00am 5:00pm Wed Apr 17 At Sea Thu Apr 18 At Sea Fri Apr 19 At Sea Sat Apr 20 At Sea Sun Apr 21 At Sea Mon Apr 22 Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda 8:00am 5:00pm Tue Apr 23 At Sea Wed Apr 24 At Sea Thu Apr 25 Fort Lauderdale, FL 6:00am If starting in LA then the Jan 4 to Jan 17 would be added to the end. No overnight in Singapore, No Japan ... I do not feel so bad I cannot go yet.. But it sounds wonderful.. Very Jealous Which Ship? Island, again? I hope you have a Great Cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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