SINGAPORE, 24 October 2018: Sapphire Princess is enroute to Singapore from Southampton after the completion of her inaugural home-porting season in Europe this summer.
It will begin in its fifth season home-porting in Singapore, effective 28 November, when it will start a series of three to 13-day cruises in Southeast Asia.
Sapphire Princess embarked on the 38-day voyage 21 October and will arrive in Singapore on 28 November.
The cruise will visit 17 ports including Rome, Gibraltar, Athens, Malta, Petra, Dubai, Cochin, Colombo and scenic cruising along the Suez Canal.
During the home-port season in Singapore the ship will embark on a Grand Asia voyage from Singapore to Shanghai over the Christmas and New Year period.
Sapphire Princess will then return from Shanghai to Singapore in early January to continue sailing in the region until March 2019 after which she will return to Europe.
Diamond Princess, the sister ship to Sapphire Princess will arrive in Singapore from Japan for Christmas and New Year sailings from Singapore to Southeast Asian destinations.
For the Christmas period, Diamond offers a 10-day roundtrip sailing from Singapore to Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Samui island in Thailand.
The New Year itinerary offers a 10-day sailing from Singapore to Bali, Port Klang, Penang (late night) and Phuket. Diamond Princess features the largest Japanese bath complex at sea at 8,800 sq ft in size, equipped with outdoor hydrotherapy pools, indoor heated pools, seated waterfall massage and sauna rooms.
“Bringing two ships to homeport in Singapore demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing our guests with even more choice and opportunity to enjoy cruising in the region,” said Princess Cruises director Southeast Asia, Farriek Tawfik.
Sapphire Princess had undergone dry dock in March this year before she sailed for Europe. Diamond Princess will also undergo a dry dock in Singapore before she returns to Japan in February 2019.
