Princess Cruises have announced that it would homeport the Sun Princess superliner in Fremantle for a record 141 days in 2019-20.
The announcement follows the Government’s commitments to improvements and upgrades at Fremantle, Broome and Geraldton ports.
The Sun Princess, which carries 2,000 guests, will also visit regional port destinations including Albany, Busselton, Geraldton and Broome.
The move represents the biggest investment any cruise brand has made in cruising in Western Australia and a significant boost for local jobs.
This historic investment will inject $32 million into the State’s economy and will generate a 100 per cent increase in cruise ship guests sailing from WA compared with the 2018-19 season.
The Sun Princess’ homeported season will include 28 cruise ship visits, including 18 to regional port destinations in Western Australia.
Each cruise ship visit will be bringing thousands of visitors to each port, as passengers disembark and explore the on-shore attractions.
Photo: Sun Princess (Suzumiya Haruka / Flickr)