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B M & T ••• July August 2022 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 38 T hree additional Princess Cruises ships are returning to service welcoming guests back onboard – Crown Princess, Island Princess and Royal Princess. This milestone marks a total of 12 ships, 80 percent of the fleet, that will have resumed cruising since July 2021, for the world's leading inter- national cruise line. Island Princess departed Ft. Lauderdale on April 27 on a Panama Canal cruise; Royal Princesssailed from Vancouver on May 2 for the popular "Voyage of the Glaciers" Alaska season; and Crown Princess departed Seattle on May 7 for a summer program of Inside Passage Alaska cruises. "We're so excited to have three more Princess MedallionClass ships return to service and our shipboard teams are ready to help our guests create a lifetime of vacation memories," said John Padgett, Princess Cruises president. "It's so gratifying to see tens of thousands of guests each week enjoying their vacations with us and the friendly and attentive service that is a Princess Cruises hallmark." ISLAND PRINCESS – Panama Canal – Departed Ft. Lauderdale on April 27 Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the cruise line sailing to the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal, Island Princess departed on a 14-day Ocean-to-Ocean Panama Canal voyage from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles on April 27, and will return on a subsequent voyage from Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale on May 11. Princess first sailed to the Panama Canal in 1967 aboard Princess Italia. Island Princess will then depart Ft. Lauderdale for Europe, sailing var- ious British Isles, Northern Europe (including Iceland and the Arctic Circle) and Mediterranean voyages. ROYAL PRINCESS – Alaska – Departed Vancouver on May 2 Sailing on the cruise line's top-rated "Voyage of the Glaciers" itinerary, Royal Princess departs on back-to-back northbound and southbound cruises from Vancouver and Whittier (Anchorage). Every sailing includes two days of glacier viewing featuring Glacier Bay National Park, plus Hubbard Glacier (southbound) or College Fjord (northbound). Port visits include Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. These cruises can also be combined with one of the cruise line's 20 cruisetour options featuring an unforgettable land tour visiting the magnificent Denali National Park and Princess Wilderness Lodges. CROWN PRINCESS – Alaska – Departed Seattle on May 7 Departed on Saturdays from Seattle, Crown Princess departed on 19, seven-day Inside Passage voyages to Alaska through September 10, 2022. She will then move to Los Angeles for a season of California Coast and Hawaii sailings. THREE ADDITIONAL PRINCESS CRUISES SHIPS RETURN TO SERVICE Crown Princess, Island Princess and Royal Princess Welcome Guests Onboard to Experience Cruise Vacations to Alaska and the Panama Canal C R U I S E N E W S Royal Princess Island Princess Crown Princes