msmoger Posted May 21, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Am I missing something? I see Princess Cay on only a few of the 2017 Caribbean itineraries. Any idea why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickEk Posted May 21, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Am I missing something? I see Princess Cay on only a few of the 2017 Caribbean itineraries. Any idea why? Maybe the Carnival Corp. brands are going to be consolidating the "private" islands? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendon Posted May 21, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wow, certainly more interesting itineraries. I think I'll book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmoger Posted May 21, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Also, does this mean that Princess is eliminating Houston departures in 2017 or do you think that not all of the itineraries are out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cattolica Posted May 21, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Look at the itineraries. Several include a new port. Amber Cove, Dominican Republic. Looks like Carnival Corp has spent a lot of money creating an updated cruise terminal. Google it, there are a lot of articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmoger Posted May 21, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Look at the itineraries. Several include a new port. Amber Cove, Dominican Republic. Looks like Carnival Corp has spent a lot of money creating an updated cruise terminal. Google it, there are a lot of articles. So I wonder what this means for Princess Cay? From the articles I've read it seems that Amber Cove is a cruise terminal, not a private beach. I'm not complaining about Princess adding new ports, just wondering if they plan on phasing out Princess Cay. It would hardly seem economical to maintain it if only a few Princess ships will include it in their itineraries. I know there are those that disagree, but we enjoy Princess Cay. If it's to be eliminated I would hope they would add another private island/beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted May 21, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The Southern going to all three of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao) looks interesting to me for a January cruise. :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin42 Posted May 21, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The Southern going to all three of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao) looks interesting to me for a January cruise. :) LuLu :) Those ports of call were part of our very best Princess cruise several years ago. Embarked from San Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted May 21, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Princess does not appear to have a ship sailing the Caribbean out of Houston or Galveston in 2016/17. Also, Princess Cays does appear on many, but not all of the Royal and Regal Princess itineraries in 2016/17. As others have mentioned, Amber Cove is sometimes substituted. The Caribbean Princess seems to miss out on the "cruise ports/private beach" experience all together with the exception of one stop at Amber Cove over the Christmas cruise. I guess that to offer the Aruba/Curacao/Bonaire stops but still keep the turnaround days on the weekends, the Southern Caribbean itinerary only has time for 4 sea days and not a fourth port. The Western itinerary is then limited to 6 days total, and while I might argue that Princess Cays has more value than the Jamaican ports, those making this decision obviously felt differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmoger Posted May 21, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The Western itinerary is then limited to 6 days total, and while I might argue that Princess Cays has more value than the Jamaican ports, those making this decision obviously felt differently. I'm with you. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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