Princess Cays, a well-liked personal seaside owned by Princess Cruises, has disappeared from the road’s itineraries in favour of different port stops.
Ships will as an alternative go to Caribbean islands owned by sister manufacturers throughout the Carnival group for the primary time this winter.
Beforehand, passengers may chill out on 40 acres of white sand seaside at Princess Cays and participate in actions reminiscent of kayaking and snorkelling. Princess Cruises has been visiting the vacation spot for 30 years.
However its future is unclear after newly-published autumn itineraries aboard Princess Cruises’ ships now not embody the vacation spot.
An announcement from Princess Cruises mentioned: “As with all cruise holidays, itineraries could sometimes be adjusted for a wide range of operational and business causes.”
As a substitute, the fleet will go to Chill out Away Half Moon Cay, shared by Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line.
Its ships will even go to Celebration Key, opened by Carnival Cruise Line final yr.
The cruise line mentioned Princess Cays shouldn’t be closing and the vacation spot will stay open to all cruise strains for calls year-round.
Princess Cays nonetheless options on a number of Carnival Cruise Line itineraries in November 2027 and 2028.
It comes as different cruise strains are increasing their presence within the Caribbean.
Norwegian Cruise Line not too long ago accomplished a revamp of Great Stirrup Cay with a new waterpark, pier and pools.
Royal Caribbean, which takes visitor to its personal island referred to as CocoCay throughout Caribbean sailings, opened its personal personal seaside membership within the Bahamas on the finish of final yr.
MSC Cruises has additionally unveiled plans for a personal Caribbean island referred to as Sandy Cay. It additionally visits Cay Marine Reserve and the personal Catalina Sugar Beach vacation spot.
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