The colorful ports of the Caribbean highlight Princess` 2008-09 cruise season as the line`s ships will offer new itineraries for escapes to these tropical waters, and a new vessel, Ruby Princess, makes her debut. In total, seven Princess ships will sail on 11 itineraries to all corners of the Caribbean.

Two new itineraries make their debut, including a new Caribbean Collection 14-day itinerary on Grand Princess featuring the best of the Caribbean with nine ports - among them La Romana (Dominican Republic), Curacao, Trinidad and Barbados. Royal Princess will offer three special Caribbean Calypso 14-day escapes to several boutique, less-visited ports and sails as far south as Devil`s Island in South America. In addition, Crown Princess will sail on an enhanced seven-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary with the added port of Grand Turk, along with passenger favorites Princess Cays, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.

Rounding out the program, the new Ruby Princess makes her debut with a series of seven-day Western Caribbean sailings. Caribbean Princess sails the Southern Caribbean offering seven-day itineraries out of San Juan, while Emerald Princess returns with two 10-day roundtrip itineraries from Ft. Lauderdale. And Sea Princess returns with another series of 14-day sailings from Barbados, featuring a new call to Samana, in the Dominican Republic.

We`ve found both first-timers and long-time cruisers love to travel with Princess in the Caribbean, said Jan Swartz, Princess` senior vice president of customer service and sales. Our wealth of itinerary options offers even the most experienced cruisers new Caribbean destinations, particularly on our longer voyages. Combined with our amenity-filled ships, Princess offers perfect escapes to the world`s most popular destinations.