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Join Queen Anne for her exciting maiden World Voyage. This 107-night adventure brings opportunities to relish life on board as well as see a wealth of enticing destinations, from New York to Sydney.

Welcome to the great American West. Your journey begins in glitzy Los Angeles, driving through the Sonoran Desert to the Grand Canyon. Admire the neon lights of Las Vegas, take in views of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park, and end in the eclectic city of San Francisco.

Set sail on a Panama Canal cruise on the award-winning Norwegian Encore. During your overnight stay in San Francisco, enjoy plenty of time to explore, from touring the infamous prison located on Alcatraz Island to visiting Napa Valley to sample world-famous wines and toast an incredible vacation. In Cabo San Lucas, experience a one-of-a-kind excursion into the Mexican Outback to ride a camel along a white-sand beach and then savor traditional cuisine at a local ranch.

Calls to Hawaii and French Polynesia promise days spent among palm tree-lined beaches. Then it’s off to New Zealand, perhaps to see Auckland’s Wintergardens or Mount Maunganui from Tauranga.

Ruby Princess® is a luminous jewel on the seas and a romantic destination in itself. Christened by lovebirds Trista and Ryan Sutter of TV’s The Bachelorette, she offers nearly 900 balconies from which to view the world, an array of entertainment options including Movies Under the Stars,® and sumptuous dining choices from Crown GrillSM to the International Café.

Explore cities rich in culture and charm, and immerse in the stunning natural beauty of North America’s Pacific Coast. Your nine-day journey will take you to sun-drenched California’s sandy beaches in San Diego and storied vineyards in Santa Barbara. Gaze at iconic landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in cosmopolitan San Francisco and admire the rugged coastlines, dense forests and mist-shrouded mountains of the Pacific Northwest in historic Victoria.

Escape for 90 incredible nights of world ocean travel. Enjoy time to explore on both sides of the International Date Line, with port calls in the likes of Papeete, Chan May, Muscat, Dubai, and Cádiz.

On your way to the vibrant city of Melbourne, an overnight call in Honolulu, Hawaii, before calls to – Samoa, New Caledonia and Fiji make this voyage a must for fans of tropical climes and local cultural experiences.

Spend 98 nights on Queen Anne during her maiden World Voyage, starting in New York before sailing to enticing destination such as San Francisco, Samoa, Sydney and Cape Town.