Princess' two newest ships built specifically for Panama Canal sailings -- Coral Princess and Island Princess -- will lead a 52-voyage 2005-06 Canal season. Both vessels will offer a series of 10-day cruises through this wonder of engineering. Each of the 88,000-ton sister ships will offer 20 sailings on the round-trip itinerary from Ft. Lauderdale. Passengers will enjoy calls at Grand Cayman, Limon (for a full day Costa Rica), Cozumel and Cartagena, plus the cruise highlight of a round-trip Panama Canal transit through the Gatun Locks to Gatun Lake.

Two-Day Canal Experience -- To give travelers more time in Panama, Princess Cruises is introducing a new "Two-day Canal Experience" on all 2009-10 Panama Canal transits of 15 days or longer, featuring a second day in port so passengers can enjoy both the engineering wonder of the Canal and further discover the country. The Two-day Canal Experience will feature the full Canal transit plus a day with the ship at anchor at Fuerte Amador, on the Canal's Pacific side. Passengers can take advantage of this day to enjoy a variety of shore excursion options including the Panama Canal Railway, Panama City, Soberania National Park Rainforest or a visit to an authentic Embera Indian Village.