Deal watch: Princess Cruises kicks off five-day sale

By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY

Updated 4h 12m ago

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Courtesy Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises today is launching a five-day sale on select fall and winter voyages.The World of Savings promotion, as it's being called, includes departures between September 2012 and January 2013 in Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska and other destinations around the globe.
Princess says savings are as high as $2,000 per cabin, and customers who book a balcony cabin during the sale also will receive $50 in on-board credit (for voyages of up to 9 days; those booking a longer voyage will receive a $100 credit). Customers booking an inside or oceanview cabin will receive an on-board credit of $25 (for voyages of up to 9 days; those booking a longer voyage will receive a $50 credit).

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Sample fares during the sale (all per person, based on double occupancy):
-- Seven-night Alaska voyages start at $549 for an interior cabin (down from $874); balcony cabins start at $999 balcony (down from $1,649).
-- Seven-night Caribbean sailings start at $549 for an interior cabin (down from $599); balcony cabins start at $849 balcony (down from $949).
-- Twelve-night Europe cruises start at $999 for an interior cabin (down from $1,790); balcony cabins start at $1,599 balcony (down from $2,790).
Princess says the promotion will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 23. Caveats: It's available only to residents of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico; and reservations made during the sale require a non-refundable deposit.