CRUISES TO PLY MEDITERRANEAN.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Valencia-based Princess Cruises Princess Cruises is an American cruise line, based out of Santa Clarita, California, that operates cruise ships also shares the same building with Cunard Line headquarters. It is one of the many cruise lines operated by the Carnival Corporation. is setting sail next year for some of Europe's most romantic ports in the Mediterranean. Princess plans to deploy two of its largest ships on its Grand Mediterranean journey in 2003. The Golden Princess will return for its third European season, along with sister ship the Grand Princess. ``There's never been two ships Two Ships is a single by the folk duet, The Sallyangie, released in 1969. Track listing
Both 2,600-passenger ships will sail between Barcelona, Spain, and Venice, Italy, with overnight stays in each city. The ships will also make stops in Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. , Monaco; Livorno on the Gulf of Riga Noun 1. Gulf of Riga - an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia Baltic, Baltic Sea - a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy ; Naples, Italy; Athens, Greece; and the Turkish cities of Kusadasi and Istanbul. The Golden Princess will sail next year from May 5 through Aug. 21 and the Grand Princess between May 14 and Aug. 30. In addition to these voyages, each ship will offer a Mediterranean/Atlantic package and two trans-Atlantic sailings that will stop at a number of ports. The Grand Princess will sail from Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla., to Barcelona on May 4 and will make first-time calls in Gibraltar and Alicante, Spain. The Golden Princess will leave Sept. 2 and the Grand Princess on Sept. 11 to travel between Barcelona and Southampton, England, stopping at Marseille, France; Livorno; Cannes, France; Gibraltar; Casablanca, Morocco; Cadiz, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Vigo, Spain; and Le Havre Le Havre Seaport city (pop., 1999: 190,905), northern France. It lies along the English Channel and the Seine River estuary, northwest of Paris. The second port of France after Marseille, it serves as a base for exports; it is also an important industrial centre. , France. Passengers can extend their vacation with a number of cruise tour options that combine land tours with their cruises. Destinations include Spain, Tuscany and the French wine country. Early booking fares for the Mediterranean 12-day cruises begin at $2,340 for travel reserved by Feb. 14. Cruises are open for booking beginning April 8. For more information, call Princess Cruises' travel agent at (800) 421-1700. |
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