| Princess’ walk in the park

PRINCESS Cruises has unveiled Park19 (pictured), a new top-deck family activity zone, which will debut on board Sun Princess next Feb.

Located on the ship’s top decks, Park19 will feature nine engaging activities for the entire family to enjoy in a newly envisioned space.

The highlight of Park19 will be Sea Breeze, the first ‘Rollglider’ on a cruise ship, inspired by a hang-gliding experience.

The Rollglider will take guests high above the ship to enjoy panoramic views of the ocean and the vessel’s ports of call.

Using an overhead track, guests are seated and harnessed to this electric ride which reaches speeds of up to 18kmh during the 60- to 90-second experience.

Park19 will also feature ‘Coastal Climb’, a climbing structure guests ascend from decks 19 to 20 through a series of obstacles.

Once at the top, guests can take in the gorgeous views before sliding back down to the bottom.

‘The Lookout’, located at the top of the climbing structure, sees adventurers make their way to an open-air observation deck to take in stunning 360 views from the highest point available to guests on board Sun.

‘The Net’ is harnessed above deck 19, challenging guests to trek across unstable bridges, a z-shaped balance beam, and climb cargo nets, while Infinite Horizon is designed for those who love heights, with leaning tilt walls cantilevered over the side of the ship, to allow guests to peer out and look down to deck nine and beyond.

The new activity zone will also feature a Hammock Area, a Splash Zone, a Recreational Court, and a Jogging Track.

“Park19 as the name suggests is a new space created for all our guests, including activities to bring together multi-generational travel families in a location with spectacular views and fun outdoor activities for all,” President John Padgett said.

“The new area was tailored based on guest feedback for more family and group activities spaces.”