Caribbean Princess Heads North

Princess Cruise Caribbean Princess Offers Unique Itineraries to Greenland From Brooklyn
Princess Cruise Caribbean Princess Offers Unique Itineraries to Greenland From Brooklyn

Earlier this week, Princess Cruise's Caribbean Princess left New York on a unique itinerary sailing from Brooklyn on 8/19/2019 to Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney Nova Scotia; Nuuk, Greenland; Qaqortoq Greenland; Nanortalik Greenland; and St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. The 15 day itinerary offers unique ports of call not normally featured on cruises from the Big Apple.

During the summer various cruise lines have been trying to offer unique itineraries including northern ports like Iceland and Greenland.

The 113,000 ton, 951 foot long and 118 foot wide Caribbean Princess is offering a number of  New England Canada cruises during the fall.

For More information check out our 2019 Fall cruise schedule.


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