This company has nine ships: Sun Princess, Golden Princess, Crown Princess, Island Princess, Pacific Princess, Regal Princess, Sky Princess, Royal Princess and Star Princess; tonnage ranging from 20,000 to 77,000 tons. They are classified from Large to megaliners.

They carry from 640 to1,950 passengers whose average age is 50. They tend to range somewhere between a young school teacher on a first-time cruise to an affluent retired senior citizen. Passengers are attracted to the "Love Boat" image. They are looking for a relaxing and casual but entertaining cruise.

The goal of the company is to provide a typical mass market cruise. Their cruises are warm, inviting, comfortable, sedate but not staid and appeal to the mass market. They provide exceptional shore excursions.

• CRUISE STRENGTHS: Exceptional selection of shore excursions, large cabins, world-wide itineraries, friendly and warm staff.

• RECOMMENDED FOR: People who are not demanding, want an easy paced cruise, enjoy shore excursions.

HOME PORTS & PORTS OF CALL:

• San Juan; Acapulco; New York; Southampton; Montreal; ROYAL PRINCESS; cruises Eastern Caribbean, Baltic capitals plus St. Petersburg, New England/Canada and more. Itinerary too extensive to list in detail.

• Fort Lauderdale, FL; Irancouver; Seward; CROWN PRINCESS; cruises Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean, Panama Canal, and Alaska.

• San Juan; Vancouver; Seward; REGAL PRINCESS; cruises Eastern & Southern Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, and Mexico.

• HPvaries; ISLAND PRINCESS; cruises to Mediterranean and Black seas, Holy Land, Asia, Orient and South Africa.

• HPvaries; PACIFIC PRINCESS; cruises to Mediterranean, South America, Panama Canal, Hawaii, and Africa.

• Fort Lauderdale, FL; Vancouver; Seward; STAR PRINCESS; cruises to Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean, and Alaska.

• Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles; Vancouver; Seward; SKY PRINCESS; cruises to Alaska, Panama Canal & Western Caribbean.

• Los Angeles and other varying ports; GOLDEN PRINCESS; cruises primarily to Alaska.

• Vancouver; SUN PRINCESS; cruises round-trip from Vancouver through the Inside Passage to Alaska and back.

Note: In October, Star Princess will leave the fleet, joining the parent company, to serve the English market. In May 1998, the Grand Princess will join the fleet to be the largest ship at 104,000 tons.

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