Princess Cruises offers a sale on its cruises for Europe and Alaska, with up to $1,400 in savings a couple. The deal is valid on cruises in Scandinavia, the Greek Islands, the Mediterranean, Russia, the British Isles and more. For example, pay $699 a person double for an interior cabin on the 11-day Passage to Europe from New York to Southampton, England. 

Princess Cruises unveiled the maiden season itineraries of its highly anticipated Royal Princess debuting in June 2013, as well as some additional features of the ship's signature, and greatly expanded atrium, the social hub of the ship.

The Royal Princess maiden season cruises will open for sale on March 15, 2012. There will also be two three-day preview cruises sailing roundtrip from Southampton on June 10 and 13 that will be available for booking at a later date.

• 3-day Advance Preview Sailings departing June 10 and 13 - will sail roundtrip from Southampton with a call at St. Peter Port on the Island of Guernsey in the English Channel.

• 7-day Maiden Iberia Voyage departing June 16, 2013 - from Southampton to Barcelona with calls at Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela), Lisbon, Gibraltar and Malaga.

• 12-day Grand Mediterranean Sailings departing June 23 through September 27, 2013 – a cruise between Barcelona and Venice, with calls at Toulon (for Provence), Livorno (for Florence and Pisa), Civitavecchia (for Rome), Naples (for Capri and Pompeii), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens and finally an overnight stay in Venice.

• 18-day Maiden Venetian Passage departing October 9, 2013 -begins in Venice with an overnight in this iconic city, and sets sail to Fort Lauderdale with calls at Messina (Sicily), Naples (for Capri and Pompeii), Civitavecchia (for Rome), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona and Funchal (Madeira Island).