Princess opens 2028-29 Australia and a 129-night world cruise
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Princess put three ships on a 2028-29 Australia and New Zealand season and opened a 129-night world cruise from Australia for 2029. The Princess release, Fort Lauderdale, 27 Oct 2026 at 20:00 ET, says every one of those voyages goes on sale 10 Nov 2026. Cruise Industry News on 28 Oct follows that date. Seatrade Cruise News, Helen Hutcheon, and Travel Weekly Australia, both 28 Oct, say 11 Nov.
The photo on this page is the season image on the Princess release. The page does not name a ship or a photographer. This post does not treat the frame as a picture of a named sailing.
The season
Grand Princess, Emerald Princess, and Royal Princess sail it. The release says voyages run from two nights to 46 nights.
| Detail | Princess release, 27 Oct | Cruise Industry News, 28 Oct | Seatrade, 28 Oct | Travel Weekly Australia, 28 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departures | Over 90. | 90. | More than 90. | More than 90. |
| Itineraries | Over 70. | Over 70. | 72. | 72. |
| Round Australia | 17 voyages. No night count. | 17 voyages. | Three voyages, 29 to 32 nights. | Three voyages, with 14 departure options. |
| Emerald Princess | Back in Australia. First time since the 2016-17 season. | Same Australia line. | Back in Sydney. First time since the 2016/17 season. | Back in Australian waters since 2016-17. The Rutherford quote says Sydney. |
| Departure ports | Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth (Fremantle), Sydney. | Same six. | Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Auckland. | Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle, Auckland. |
The release also lists 42 destinations in six countries, 10 UNESCO World Heritage sites on the regional season, and 11 More Ashore calls, meaning late nights and overnights. Travel Weekly Australia prints the same 11 extended calls and names the Kimberley Coast, Tasmania, and Fiordland. The release names Phillip Island, Kangaroo Island, the Kimberley Coast, Fiordland, and the South Pacific as standout places. It does not print a day-by-day schedule.
Seatrade says the program builds on Melbourne homeporting. The release says renewed homeporting opportunities in Melbourne. Those are the same port, in different words.
Travel Weekly Australia adds one line about another Carnival Corporation brand. It says Carnival Cruise Line is preparing to withdraw Carnival Adventure and Carnival Luminosa in March 2028. That withdrawal is already a separate post: Carnival Luminosa and Adventure leave Australia in March 2028. This note does not restate it.
The world cruise
Grand Princess sails the 2029 Grand World Odyssey. Every source here calls it 129 nights, about 37,300 nautical miles, and 61 destinations in 31 countries. The release and Seatrade both say five continents. The release calls it the longest world cruise ever offered roundtrip from Australia.
| Detail | Princess release and Cruise Industry News | Seatrade | Travel Weekly Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where you can start | Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, plus Dover. | Round trip from Australia. No city list. | Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fremantle, Adelaide, and Dover. |
| UNESCO sites | 51, as a highlight in the release. | More than 50. The article says passengers will have access. | More than 50. |
| Panama Canal | Two full transits of the new locks. | Transits the canal. No count, and no new-locks line. | Full transits of the new locks. No count. |
| Extra time in port | Nine More Ashore calls. Eight late nights and one overnight. Ports are not named in that bullet. | Nine. Overnight in Callao (Lima). Late nights in Lisbon and New York City. | Nine. Overnight in Lima. Late nights in Lisbon and New York. |
The release also names New York City, Miami, Reykjavik, Lisbon, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Tahiti, and Auckland, scenic cruising near Easter Island and Pitcairn Island, and two crossings each of the equator and the International Date Line. Scenic cruising is the release’s wording. It does not say the ship docks at Easter Island or Pitcairn. Cruise Industry News repeats that list. Travel Weekly Australia names the city calls and does not print Tahiti, Auckland, Easter Island, or Pitcairn.
Jim Berra, chief commercial officer, is the quote in the US release and in Cruise Industry News. Matthew Rutherford, vice president Asia Pacific, is the quote in Seatrade and Travel Weekly Australia. The US release does not print Rutherford. The Australian articles do not print Berra.
What the bonus is, and whose bonus
The voyages are not on sale on the morning of this post. The offer you get depends on which announcement you are reading.
| Offer | US release and Cruise Industry News | Seatrade | Travel Weekly Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| On sale | 10 Nov 2026. No clock time. | 11 Nov. No year printed on the date, in a 28 Oct 2026 article. | 11 Nov 2026. The page time is 12:37 p.m., with no timezone. |
| Australia and New Zealand bonus | Up to $500 off, up to $500 onboard credit, $100 deposits, a free location upgrade, early dining and arrival groups, up to $300 for Captain’s Circle. No currency code. No per-person or per-stateroom line. | Onboard spending money, upgrades, a half-priced deposit, early dining. No amounts. | Up to AU$750 off and AU$750 onboard spending per stateroom, a location upgrade, half-priced deposits. |
| World-cruise bonus | Up to $3,000 onboard credit and up to $2,000 Captain’s Circle savings. | Not split out from the other bonus. | Up to AU$3,000 onboard spending per stateroom. Past passengers, up to AU$3,000 more in savings. |
| Last day of the offer | 16 Feb 2027, for both. | 11 Dec, for the bonus the article describes. | 11 Dec 2026 for Australia and New Zealand. 31 Aug 2027 for the world cruise. |
Do not add the US dollars to the Australian dollars. The release never says the $500 figures are Australian dollars, and Travel Weekly Australia never prints the $500 figures. Seatrade’s half-priced deposit is not the same sentence as the release’s $100 deposit. No page here says what the full deposit was before the cut.
The US release says you can book through a travel advisor, at 1-800-774-6237, or at princess.com. It does not print an Australia phone number.
What this means if you want one of these cruises
You cannot book this season today from the dates in these four articles. The US release and Cruise Industry News say 10 Nov 2026. Seatrade and Travel Weekly Australia say 11 Nov 2026. If you are booking in the United States, read the 10 Nov date and the uncoded dollar amounts. If you are booking in Australia, read the 11 Nov date and the AU$ amounts, and read the world-cruise bonus through 31 Aug 2027 only in Travel Weekly Australia.
The round-Australia count is not settled. The release says 17 voyages. Seatrade says three voyages of 29 to 32 nights. Travel Weekly Australia says three voyages and 14 departure options. This post does not turn those into one number.
If the world cruise is the product you want, the shared facts are Grand Princess, 129 nights, about 37,300 nautical miles, and 61 destinations in 31 countries. Start cities beyond Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Dover are in Travel Weekly Australia only. The Americas 2028-29 opening is a different post: Princess opens 2028-29 Americas bookings, with the Amazon back.
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Questions
- When can you book?
- The Princess release on PR Newswire, Fort Lauderdale, 27 Oct 2026, 20:00 ET, says all of these voyages go on sale 10 Nov 2026. It prints no clock time. Cruise Industry News, 28 Oct, prints 10 Nov 2026 and the same US bonus window, through 16 Feb 2027. Seatrade Cruise News, Helen Hutcheon, 28 Oct, and Travel Weekly Australia, 28 Oct at 12:37 p.m., both say the voyages go on sale 11 Nov 2026. None of the four pages prints a clock time that makes 10 Nov and 11 Nov the same moment. Use the date on the site where you are booking.
- What is the early-booking offer?
- The US release, and Cruise Industry News following it, offer up to $500 instant savings, up to $500 onboard credit, reduced $100 deposits, a free location upgrade, early dining reservations and arrival groups, and up to $300 in Captain's Circle savings on the Australia and New Zealand voyages. The world cruise offer there is up to $3,000 onboard credit plus up to $2,000 in Captain's Circle savings. Both run from 10 Nov 2026 through 16 Feb 2027. The release does not print a currency code or the words per stateroom. Travel Weekly Australia prints a different offer in Australian dollars, with a shorter Australia window and a longer world-cruise window. Seatrade prints 11 Nov through 11 Dec and does not print the dollar amounts.
- Which ships, and where do they leave from?
- Grand Princess, Emerald Princess, and Royal Princess. The release lists six departure ports for the season: Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth (Fremantle), and Sydney. Voyages run from two to 46 nights. Emerald Princess returns to Australia for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Seatrade narrows that return to Sydney. For the world cruise, the release lets you start in Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, and it also lists Dover. Travel Weekly Australia adds Fremantle and Adelaide as world-cruise departure options. The release does not.
- How long is the world cruise, and what does it visit?
- Grand Princess sails the 129-night 2029 Grand World Odyssey. The release says about 37,300 nautical miles, 61 destinations, 31 countries, and five continents, with 51 UNESCO World Heritage sites named as a highlight. It includes two full transits of the Panama Canal's new locks, scenic cruising near Easter Island and Pitcairn Island, and two crossings each of the equator and the International Date Line. Seatrade says the voyage transits the canal and prints more than 50 UNESCO sites. It does not print the number two for the canal.
Sources
Tier 1 = the cruise line’s own published material · Tier 2 = an established cruise-news outlet- TIER 1Princess Cruises release on PR Newswire, Fort Lauderdale, 27 Oct 2026, 20:00 ET, Princess Cruises Sets the Stage for Extraordinary Discovery Down Under in 2028-29: the line unveils its 2028-29 Australia and New Zealand season and the 2029 Grand World Odyssey. All voyages go on sale 10 Nov 2026. Jim Berra, chief commercial officer, is quoted on the longest world cruise ever to sail roundtrip out of Australia and on voyages in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. The Grand World Odyssey is 129 nights on Grand Princess, about 37,300 nautical miles, 61 destinations in 31 countries, and five continents. Highlights named are 51 UNESCO World Heritage sites, nine More Ashore experiences including eight late-night stays and one overnight call, visits to New York City, Miami, Reykjavik, Lisbon, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Tahiti, and Auckland, two full transits of the Panama Canal's new locks, scenic cruising near Easter Island and Pitcairn Island, and two crossings each of the equator and the International Date Line. Guests can start the world cruise in Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, with an additional departure from Dover. The regional season has over 90 departures across over 70 unique itineraries on three ships, from two to 46 nights. Highlights named are Grand Princess, Emerald Princess, and Royal Princess, 42 destinations across six countries, 10 UNESCO World Heritage sites, 11 More Ashore experiences, departures from Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth (Fremantle), and Sydney, and 17 Round Australia Voyages. Emerald Princess returns to Australia for the first time since the 2016-17 season, with renewed homeporting in Melbourne and more New Zealand cruising. The early-booking bonus on the Australia and New Zealand voyages is up to $500 instant savings, up to $500 onboard credit, reduced $100 deposits, early access to dining reservations and arrival groups, a free location upgrade, and up to $300 in savings for Captain's Circle members. The world-cruise bonus is up to $3,000 onboard credit plus up to $2,000 in Captain's Circle savings. Both offers run from 10 Nov 2026 through 16 Feb 2027. The release prints no currency code, no per-stateroom or per-person line on those amounts, no clock time for the on-sale moment, and no fare. Booking paths named are a travel advisor, 1-800-774-6237, and princess.com. The attached image file is Princess-Cruises-2028-29-Australia-and-New-Zealand-Season.jpg. The page does not caption a ship name or a photographer.
Princess Cruises, checked 27 Oct 2026 · Read 28 Oct 2026. Load-bearing source. The hero is this release's season image, not the Princess logo on the same page. - TIER 2Cruise Industry News, 28 Oct 2026: Princess unveiled the 2028-29 Australia and New Zealand season and the 2029 Grand World Odyssey. Three ships are Emerald, Royal, and Grand Princess. All voyages go on sale 10 Nov 2026. The article quotes Jim Berra. It prints 42 destinations across six countries, 90 departures across over 70 itineraries, voyages from two to 46 nights, Emerald Princess back in Australia for the first time since the 2016-17 season, 17 round Australia voyages, and the same six departure ports. The world cruise is 129 nights on Grand Princess, about 37,300 nautical miles, 61 destinations in 31 countries, with starts in Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne plus Dover. It prints the same city list, two full Panama Canal new-lock transits, scenic cruising near Easter Island and Pitcairn, and two equator crossings and two date-line crossings. The early-booking amounts and the window from 10 Nov 2026 through 16 Feb 2027 match the US release, including up to $500, up to $500 onboard credit, reduced $100 deposits, up to $300 Captain's Circle savings, up to $3,000 world-cruise onboard credit, and up to $2,000 Captain's Circle savings. The article does not print a currency code, 72 itineraries, an 11 Nov on-sale date, Australian-dollar amounts, or the Matthew Rutherford quote. Its lead image file is Emerald-Princess.jpg. This post does not use that file.
Cruise Industry News, checked 28 Oct 2026 · Read 28 Oct 2026. Follows the US release. The departure count is printed as 90, not over 90. - TIER 2Seatrade Cruise News, Helen Hutcheon, 28 Oct 2026: more than 90 departures across 72 itineraries, from two to 46 nights, from Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Auckland, on Grand Princess, Emerald Princess, and Royal Princess. Emerald Princess returns to Sydney for the first time since the 2016/17 season. Three round Australia voyages run 29 to 32 nights, with expanded round trips to New Zealand. The program builds on Melbourne homeporting. Grand Princess sails a 129-night 2029 Grand World Odyssey round trip from Australia, 61 destinations in 31 countries and five continents, with access to more than 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Nine More Ashore experiences include an overnight in Callao (Lima) and late-night calls in Lisbon and New York City. The voyage crosses the equator twice and transits the Panama Canal. Matthew Rutherford, vice president Asia Pacific, is quoted on the return of Emerald Princess to Sydney and on the most ambitious world cruise the line has offered from the region. All voyages go on sale 11 Nov, with an early-booking bonus, onboard spending money, upgrades, a half-priced deposit, and early dining reservations, for bookings from 11 Nov until 11 Dec. The article prints no dollar amounts, no 10 Nov date, no 16 Feb 2027 end date, no 17 round-Australia count, no two canal transits, and no Dover or city list for where the world cruise starts. The photo caption says Grand Princess will make the 129-night cruise and credits Princess Cruises. This post uses the PR Newswire file, not the Seatrade file.
Seatrade Cruise News, checked 28 Oct 2026 · Read 28 Oct 2026. Australian trade report. The 72 itineraries, the three round-Australia voyages, the 11 Nov to 11 Dec bonus, and the Callao overnight are this article. - TIER 2Travel Weekly Australia, edited by staff writers, published 28 Oct 2026 at 12:37 p.m.: Emerald Princess returns to Australian waters for the first time since the 2016-17 season, in a three-ship deployment of more than 90 departures. Emerald Princess, Grand Princess, and Royal Princess operate 72 itineraries from two to 46 nights. The announcement includes renewed seasonal homeporting in Melbourne, an expanded New Zealand program, and three Round Australia voyages with 14 departure options. The ships visit 42 destinations across six countries, leaving from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle, and Auckland. The article also says Carnival Cruise Line is preparing to withdraw Carnival Adventure and Carnival Luminosa from Australia in March 2028. The world cruise is Grand Princess, 129 nights in 2029, about 37,300 nautical miles, 61 destinations in 31 countries and five continents. It names calls in New York, Miami, Reykjavik, Lisbon, Barcelona, and Copenhagen, full transits of the Panama Canal's new locks, more than 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites, and nine extended port experiences including an overnight in Lima and late-night calls in Lisbon and New York. World-cruise departure options are Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fremantle, Adelaide, and Dover. Matthew Rutherford is quoted on the return of Emerald Princess to Sydney. The regional season has 11 extended port experiences. All voyages go on sale 11 Nov 2026. Australia and New Zealand early-booking incentives are up to AU$750 in savings and AU$750 in onboard spending money per stateroom, a stateroom location upgrade, and half-priced deposits, for bookings from 11 Nov to 11 Dec 2026. World-cruise passengers can receive up to AU$3,000 in onboard spending money per stateroom, and past passengers up to an additional AU$3,000 in savings, for bookings from 11 Nov 2026 to 31 Aug 2027. The article prints no 10 Nov on-sale date, no $100 deposit, no 16 Feb 2027 end date, and no 17 round-Australia count. This post does not use its photo.
Travel Weekly, checked 28 Oct 2026 · Read 28 Oct 2026. Source for the AU$ amounts, the per-stateroom line, the 14 round-Australia departures, the 31 Aug 2027 world-cruise bonus end, and Fremantle and Adelaide as world-cruise starts. The page does not print a timezone on the 12:37 p.m. stamp.
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