Princess Cruises is offering guests a variety of onboard experiences and activities to mark Australia Day, which takes place on Saturday January 26.

The celebrations - which will feature on the four Princess ships currently based Down Under: Majestic Princess, Sun Princess, Sea Princess and Golden Princess - include:

·        An Australia-inspired food menu, featuring the likes of roasted lamb leg, meat pies, Tasmanian salmon skewers, roasted pumpkin and Anzac biscuits
·        Wine tasting, with sample drinks available from vineyards across the country
·        Themed entertainment including a sail-away party with music and decorations from Down Under
·        Popular Australia films on the top-deck 'Movies Under The Stars' cinema screen, such as 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' and Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia'

Australia Day marks the first landing in the country by Captain Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove in 1788.

Last year Princess Cruises saw more UK guests sail on an Australia cruise than ever before, with numbers doubling on 2017. Princess' four Australia-based vessels, which are sailing from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Fremantle and Adelaide, form the largest deployment to the region in the line's history.

Australia has proved a focal point for Princess Cruises this year, with Sydney-based Majestic Princess currently featuring in ITV's 'The Cruise'. Three episodes of the six-part series have aired to date, which is on Thursdays at 8.30pm.

The next three episodes will see Majestic Princess arrive on the world's first floating 'runway' at sea in Sydney; navigate the waters of New Zealand's Fiordland National Park; and dock in the capital of New Zealand, Wellington.

Princess also featured in three-part series 'Cruising with Jane McDonald: Down Under', on Channel 5, which concluded last week. The crew of Sun Princess hosted Jane as she sailed to the likes of Fremantle, Geraldton and Broome.

Princess Cruises is offering a 7-day Southern Australia Explorer cruise onboard Golden Princess, departing Thursday January 23, 2020. Sailing roundtrip from Melbourne, ports of call include Adelaide, Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln and Phillip Island. Prices start from £2,198pp.

For more information or to book visit www.princess.com, speak to your local travel agent or call 0344 338 8663.

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Fare price based on two guests sharing an inside stateroom. Price includes accommodation, return flights, transfers, all main meals and entertainment

About Princess Cruises:
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a global premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 17 modern cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to more than 380 destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England and World Cruises. Itineraries range in length from three to 111 days.

Three new Royal-class ships are currently on order with the next new ship, Sky Princess, under construction scheduled for delivery in October 2019. Princess recently announced that two new (LNG) ships which will be the largest ships in the Princess fleet, accommodating approximately 4,300 guests with expected delivery in 2023 and 2025.  Princess now has five ships arriving over the next six years between 2019 & 2025. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).