Princess Mediterranean - Greek Isles - Holy Land 2012

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Mediterranean, Greek Isles & Holy Land cruises

Endless treasures await you in this legendary region. Whether you wish to walk among the stoic ruins of Rome and Athens or the hallowed sites of the Holy Land; whether you dream of Renaissance Florence, timeless Venice or a sun-kissed beach on a picturesque Greek isle, Princess offers countless ways to see it all.

• 12-day options, like the Grand Mediterranean, Greek Isles and Holy Land, visit a wide variety of captivating ports.
• Convenient 7-day Interlude Cruises on small ships that visit popular ports and off-the-beaten-path gems.
• 2-Day Experiences and overnight stays in extraordinary places like Giza, Egypt and Jerusalem, Israel and Venice to explore even more.
• Cruisetours pairing a 12-day Mediterranean cruise with a glorious land tour to places like Florence or Venice.

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Princess Cruises 2012-13 Europe Deployment
Princess Scandinavia - Russia - Norway 2012
Princess British Isles - Iceland - Canary Islands 2012 

Itinerary	Itinerary Highlights†	Ship	2012 Dates
Mediterranean Interlude	7 Nights Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis &Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Ocean	Sep 2
Greek Isles Interlude	7 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini,Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus)	Ocean	Sep 9, 30
Venetian Interlude	7 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Dubrovnik,Ljubljana (Koper), Venice	Ocean	Sep 16, 23
European Explorer	8 Nights London (Dover), Bilbao, Lisbon, Algarve Coast (Portimão), Gibraltar,Barcelona	Ocean	Aug 25
Grand Mediterranean	12 Nights Venice (overnight), Athens (Piraeus), Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona	Ruby	May 6, 18, 30; Jun 11, 23; Jul 5, 17, 29; Aug 10, 22; Sep 3, 15, 27
Greek Isles	12 Nights Venice (overnight), Dubrovnik, Corfu, Katakolon (for Olympia), Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Rhodes, Santorini, Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Crown	May 24; Jun 17; Jul 11; Aug 4, 28; Sep 21; Oct 15; Nov 8, 20
Greek Isles & Mediterranean	12 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Santorini, Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Split, Venice (overnight)	Crown	Jun 5, 29; Jul 23; Aug 16; Sep 9; Oct 3
Egypt & Aegean	12 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), 2-day Egypt Experience (Alexandria overnight – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (overnight)	Crown	May 12; Oct 27
Holy Land	12 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Pacific	May 12; Sep 21; Oct 3, 15, 27; Nov 8, 20
Holy Land	12 Nights Venice, Ravenna (for San Marino & Bologna), Dubrovnik, Patmos, 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus)	Pacific	Apr 30; Jun 5, 17; Jul 11, 23; Aug 4, 16
Mediterranean Collection	12 Nights Venice (overnight), Korcula (Croatia), Kotor (Montenegro), Corfu, Valletta (Malta), Sicily (Messina – for Mt. Etna & Taormina), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Nice (for Monte Carlo & Cannes), Portofino, Rome (Civitavecchia)	Pacific	May 24; Sep 9
Black Sea & Crimean Coast	12 Nights Venice, Split (or Koper), 2-day Istanbul Experience (includes 2 full days & overnight), Nessebar (Bulgaria), Constanta (for Bucharest), Odessa (Ukraine), Yalta (Ukraine), Volos (for Meteora), Athens (Piraeus)	Pacific	Jun 29; Aug 28
Mediterranean Medley	14 Nights London (Southampton), Seville (Cádiz), Sardinia (Alghero), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, London (Southampton)	Grand	Jun 9; Jul 28; Sep 21
Mediterranean Adventurer	14 Nights London (Southampton), Málaga (for Granada), Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Corsica (Ajaccio), Gibraltar, London (Southampton)	Grand	May 19; Aug 11
Mediterranean & Greek Isles Grand Adventure®	14 Nights Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus)	Ocean	Sep 2
Greek Isles Grand Adventure®	14 Nights Venice, Ljubljana (Koper), Dubrovnik, Corfu, Katakolon (for Olympia), Mykonos, Athens (Piraeus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Santorini, Cephalonia (Argostoli), Itea (for Delphi), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Ocean	Sep 9, 23
Roman Passage	14 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Gibraltar, Alicante, Barcelona, Marseille/Provence, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Crown	Apr 28
Mediterranean Passage	14 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Madeira (Funchal), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona	Ruby	Apr 22
European Explorer Grand Adventure®	15 Nights London (Dover), Bilbao, Lisbon, Algarve Coast (Portimão), Gibraltar, Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Ocean	Aug 25
Mediterranean & Adriatic	17 Nights London (Southampton), Seville (Cádiz), Malta (Valletta), Venice, Split, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Gibraltar, London (Southampton)	Grand	May 2; Sep 4; Oct 5
Venetian Passage	17 or 20 Nights Venice, Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Lisbon, Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale, Galveston Note: This voyage may be booked at 17 days to Ft. Lauderdale or 20 days to Galveston	Crown	Dec 2
Renaissance Passage	18 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Sicily (Palermo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Madeira (Funchal), Bermuda (West End), Ft. Lauderdale	Pacific	Dec 2
Venetian Passage	19 Nights Venice (overnight), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale	Ruby	Oct 9
Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	21 Nights Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Dubrovnik, Ljubljana (Koper), Venice	Ocean	Sep 2
European Explorer Grand Adventure®	22 Nights London (Dover), Bilbao, Lisbon, Algarve Coast (Portimão), Gibraltar, Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus)	Ocean	Aug 25
Mediterranean & Egypt Grand Adventure®	26 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Gibraltar, Alicante, Barcelona, Marseille/Provence, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia), 2-day Egypt Experience (Alexandria overnight – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (overnight)	Crown	April 28
Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	26 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Madeira (Funchal), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (overnight)	Ruby	Apr 22
Holy Land & Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	30 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Sicily (Palermo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Madeira (Funchal), Bermuda (West End), Ft. Lauderdale	Pacific	Nov 20
Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	31 Nights Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (2 overnights), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale	Ruby	Sep 27
Holy Land & Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	30 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Sicily (Palermo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Madeira (Funchal), Bermuda (West End), Ft. Lauderdale	Pacific	Nov 20
Greek Isles & Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	29 or 32 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Santorini, Rhodes, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Mykonos, Athens (Piraeus), Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Dubrovnik, Venice (overnight), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Lisbon, Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale, Galveston Note: This voyage may be booked at 29 days to Ft. Lauderdale or 32 days to Galveston	Crown	Nov 20

†Port order and content for all itineraries may vary.

2012 World Cruise on Pacific Princess

Princess Cruises Brings the World to You

2012: 107-day World Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Venice. Experience the world’s treasured places on this magnificent sailing on Pacific Princess.® You’ll transit the Panama Canal, sail through the South Pacific, cruise New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — and visit Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Ahead lies even more, from ports like vibrant Hong Kong and dazzling Phuket to bustling Mumbai and thrilling Cairo, Egypt. You’ll visit some 40 destinations with maiden calls in Santa Marta (Colombia), Puerto Quepos (Costa Rica) and Manama (Bahrain) before your voyage ends in Venice. You can see even more with overland tours to such places as Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, China’s Great Wall and Ayers Rock in Australia.

Highlights of this New Route

• Maiden calls highlight 2012 World Cruise. Santa Marta (Colombia), Puerto Quepos (Costa Rica) and Manama (Bahrain) are included among the 38 destinations on the 2012 World Cruise sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to Venice.
• The 2-Day Experience. Overnight stays in Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai give passengers ample time to explore these spectacular destinations.
• Segment voyages. Passengers can choose from segments ranging between 15 to 32 days for a taste of the world cruising experience.  Choose from Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego, San Diego to Sydney, Sydney to Singapore, or Singapore to Venice.

The first segment of the 2012 World Cruise begins in Ft. Lauderdale on January 13th.  There are special discounts and reduced deposits for past passengers of Princess Cruises.   For more information about Pacific Princess, click here.

Bookings are  being accepted starting June 17th 

And, don't forget, the 2011 World Cruise on Dawn Princess is already open for booking. The Aussie Experience awaits on this 104-day World Cruise, with 43 intriguing destinations, including Morocco, Singapore, Dubai and others.