Princess Cruises pushes back sail date of two ships to spring 2022

Two ships of Princess Cruises volition instrumentality to sailing the oversea adjacent year.

On Wednesday, the institution announced that they are pushing backmost plans for Island Princess and Diamond Princess to sail until Spring 2022.

The Diamond Princess was scheduled to sail to South America and Antarctica this twelvemonth and successful 2022.

Those trips, positive its 2022 satellite cruise, person been canceled.

Two Island Princess cruises that were scheduled to acceptable sail successful December person besides been canceled.

"Following our palmy restart successful Alaska and the UK, we look guardant to welcoming our guests backmost connected committee arsenic we proceed our instrumentality to cruise operations, keeping the wellness and information of our guests and teammates our apical priority," said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president, successful a quality release.

Passengers booked connected a now-canceled cruise tin person either a afloat refund oregon a aboriginal cruise recognition oregon beryllium moved to an equivalent aboriginal cruise.

The institution said passengers person until Sept. 30 to capable retired an online form, oregon they'll automatically beryllium moved to an alternate cruise.