{"id":12694,"date":"2018-04-30T20:09:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T03:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=12694"},"modified":"2018-04-30T20:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T03:09:13","slug":"princess-cruises-kicks-off-2018-alaska-cruise-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/04\/30\/princess-cruises-kicks-off-2018-alaska-cruise-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Cruises Kicks Off 2018 Alaska Cruise Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Princess Cruises<\/a>\u00a0has welcomed the start of the\u00a02018\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0cruise season,<\/a>\u00a0offering guests more options to experience the best of the Great Land. Princess Cruises takes more guests to the 49th<\/sup>\u00a0state than any other cruise line, offering unique itineraries, cruisetour options and new guest experiences that bring the history, people and culture of\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0to life both on land and at sea.<\/p>\n

This summer Princess Cruises has seven ships sailing the region including the newly enhanced Golden Princess. Guests will be able to experience the newly designed restaurant space and menu at Sabatini’s Italian Trattoria; create, play and huddle at the Camp Discovery youth and teen center; and be entertained while watching a variety of the newest movies, shows and concerts on a more technologically advanced Movies Under the Stars screen aboard Golden Princess.<\/p>\n

While onboard all ships sailing\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0this year, guests will encounter a variety of ways to engage in unique\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0experiences through the award-winning North to\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0program, featuring the line’s favorite “Cook My Catch,” an exclusive culinary program allowing guests to return from select Princess fishing excursions to have the chef prepare their very own catch of the day. Also offered, the crowd-favorite Puppies in the Piazza, where real\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0sled dog puppies are brought onboard in\u00a0Skagway<\/span>\u00a0for guests to interact with.<\/p>\n

Guests venturing into the interior of\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0on a Princess cruise tour visiting Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge will be some of the first to visit the lodge’s newest addition, a wilderness treehouse built by\u00a0Pete Nelson<\/span>\u00a0of Animal Planet’s hit show “Treehouse Masters<\/span>.” The treehouse, completed in fall 2017, in conjunction with the line’s Discovery™ partnership, provides a unique perspective of Denali \u2013 the tallest mountain in\u00a0North America<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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The treehouse will open its doors to guests looking to take part in unique activities including “Tales from the Sourdough Expedition,” a historic walking tour led by\u00a0Todd Huston<\/span>, the first disabled person to break an able-bodied world record in sports by climbing to the highest elevations in each of the 50 United States faster than anyone else.<\/p>\n

During the walk guests will hear first-hand stories from his journey as well as that of the historic first summit by Pioneer Alaskans in 1910. Guests will also be able to meet with a local Birch tree sap harvesters and enjoy Sappy Hour, a “sweet” look into the process of harvesting this natural product of the boreal forests and products developed from it.<\/p>\n

“This year, our guests will be delighted by the newly designed guest experiences highlighting the history of\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0and its people that adds a unique layer to an already unbelievable cruise vacation,” said\u00a0Lisa Syme<\/span>, Princess Cruises vice president.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition to new programming on land, Princess debuts a new dining venue at the line’s Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, Rod & Reel. The restaurant renovation is the latest enhancement to the lodge located on the\u00a0Kenai Peninsula<\/span>, and will offer new menu items for both lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n

Guests will also enjoy newly updated Princess-owned rail cars operating on the\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0railroad, taking travelers between their cruise ship and Princess Wilderness Lodges on the line’s exclusive Direct-to-the-Wilderness rail service, giving them more time to enjoy the Denali-area. The rail journey will now feature forward facing seats in the upper level dome for all guests, and updated interiors allowing guests to sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery surrounding them.<\/p>\n

Details of the 2018 Princess offerings include:<\/p>\n

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With 130 departures from\u00a0Seattle<\/span>,\u00a0San Francisco<\/span>,\u00a0Los Angeles<\/span>,\u00a0Vancouver, B.C.<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Whittier<\/span>\u00a0featuring unique ports, there are options abound for exploring\u00a0Alaska<\/span>\u00a0in 2018 aboard Princess ships, including:<\/p>\n