{"id":18311,"date":"2014-04-03T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/new-look-fiji-princess-launching-in-may\/"},"modified":"2014-04-03T08:12:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T08:12:00","slug":"new-look-fiji-princess-launching-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/04\/new-look-fiji-princess-launching-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"New look Fiji Princess launching in May"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fiji\u2019s Blue Lagoon Cruises flagship vessel ‘Fiji Princess’ will return into Port Denarau tomorrow morning on it\u2019s last cruise for the next month as it undergoes a $1.2 million refurbishment.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer Peter Duncan said the small boutique cruise ship would not operate between 5 \u2013 27 April while the refurbishment takes place.<\/p>\n

“All interiors will be completely made over, and, paying tribute to the company’s long maritime history, the theme is nautically inspired,” Mr Duncan said.<\/p>\n

“Blue Lagoon Cruises has recently come under our management and we have made several changes based on customer feedback including brand new itineraries with a maximum of four hours cruising each day, more activities and a more personal experience of the Fijian culture,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFiji Princess also has a long history cruising Fiji\u2019s islands and it\u2019s high time she had a rest and a makeover,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis refurbishment has been a long time in the planning, and is a major investment by Blue Lagoon Cruises not only into our vessel and product offering, but will also raise the bar of cruising experiences available in Fiji,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are using all Fijian businesses to do the work on the vessel in line with our commitment to an all Fijian crew and providing as authentic an experience as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fiji Princess will be back and operational on 28 April to be followed by an intensive \u201cre-launch\u201d through the travel trade industry at FTE and through travel media internationally.<\/p>\n

“Our cruises are popular with people wanting to experience the \u2018real\u2019 Fiji \u2013 rather than just sitting in a 5 star resort for their holiday \u2013 and being a smaller boutique cruise ship means we can get right up close to the beaches and islands – we even tie up to a coconut tree at our anchorage just off our own private beach,\u201d Mr Duncan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also work closely with the island communities to give our guests a taste of what life is like for these communities living on remote islands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cruises are based in the Yasawa Islands (now with transfers available from Mamanuca Island Resorts) and range in length from 3 to 7 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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