And how travel on the seas has changed in the last 50 years it’s Panama that and my little Princess.
Long before she came to reign over all of us The Scary One loves to remind us that she sailed the world.
Crossed the Equator, partied with Neptune, the King of the Oceans.
And crossed the Panama Canal.
All on the way back from Australia to England on a working ship with her parents.
The very programme from those halcyon days emerged as we continued clearing The Major’s endless library.
In the pages of the little Princess’s early atlas of the world.
Fifty years of cruising
The programme, of course, is a time capsule of 1974.
With the evening movie on board the western True Grit.
John Wayne apart it appears that what we all enjoyed then we still do today.
Keep fit, deck games, the pool, and, of course, cocktails.
This night’s was Brandy Alexander.
And music, the Fairskys.
And parties, with Neptune heralding the 1974 fare with the promise of Neophites.
The Princess reign
Where once Sitmar took ex-pats back to Britain from Australia our favourite pleasure cruisers Princess have stepped in.
And they have only dropped us details of their September 2027 through April 2028 season programme.
With 22 departures on five ships.
Including Caribbean Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Emerald Princess and the new Star Princess.
And nine itineraries with cruises sailing from Fort Lauderdale.
Or ocean-to-ocean between Los Angeles or Vancouver on the west coast.
And Fort Lauderdale or Port Canaveral on the east coast.
Tick off your countries
There are 21 destinations in nine countries.
Including seven UNESCrld Heritage sites such as the Port Fortress of Cartagena.
And The Archaeological Site and Historic District of Panama (from Puerto Amador).
While there are more ashore late-night stays including Cartagena, Aruba and Puerto Amador.
Because we all know that Neptune gains his strength from his queen.
And every queen starts off life as a Princess.
We found a sample 12-day Panama Canal with Costa Rica & Caribbean round trip from Fort Lauderdale from $935.
Taking in Aruba, Cartagena, Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks, Colon, Panama, Limon, Costa Rica, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Cozumel, Mexico.
MEET YOU ON THE SEAS
