Princess Cruises has unveiled the line-up of celebrity speakers and guest entertainers for its Summer Seacations. MedallionClass ships Regal Princess and Sky Princess will sail roundtrip from Southampton between July and September this year offering scenic UK cruises and voyages with stops in Liverpool, Portland, Belfast and Greenock, on itineraries ranging
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Princess Cruises announces longest ever season sailing from the UK in 2022 along with extension in global pause in operations
Princess Cruises has announced that 2022 will see its longest UK season ever and will include cruises on Sky Princess, which recently joined the fleet in October 2019 with a capacity of 3,660 guests. Sky Princess will be cruising from Southampton in the UK from March- October 2022 which is
Read moreCaptain Nick Nash appointed commodore of the Princess Cruises global fleet
Captain Nick Nash, a 31-year veteran of Princess Cruises, has been promoted to the rank of commodore of the cruise line’s global fleet, the seventh in the cruise line’s history. The title of commodore is an honor that is bestowed upon the most senior captain of a fleet of ships,
Read moreEnchanted Princess officially joins Princess Cruises fleet
The newly completed Enchanted Princess was delivered to Princess Cruises today in an official handover ceremony presented via live streaming video from the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. With the arrival of this 145,000-ton, 3,660-guest ship, Enchanted Princess expands the Princess Cruises global fleet of MedallionClass™ vessels. The ceremony was
Read morePrincess Cruises pauses global sailings in selected ports outside of Europe until 15th December
Due to the continued progression of COVID-19 and related decisions of various government, health authorities, and airlines regarding travel restrictions, Princess Cruises is extending its pause in cruise operations impacting the following voyages: · All cruises sailing in and out of Australia on Majestic Princess, Regal Princess, Sapphire Princess, Sea Princess,
Read morePrincess Cruises extends pause of global ship operations for remaining 2020 summer season
Due to reduced air flight availability, the closure of cruise ports in regions around the world and other factors impacting international travel, Princess Cruises is extending its pause of global ship operations and has therefore made the extremely difficult decision to cancel select cruises through the end of the 2020
Read morePrincess Cruises finalises celebrity speaker line-up for UK-based ship
Princess Cruises has revealed its second round of celebrities who will speak onboard Southampton-based ship Crown Princess this year. The 3,080-guest vessel will head to the Mediterranean, northern Europe and Canaries from May to November. Further to the first round of celebrities who were announced in late 2019, the following
Read morePrincess Cruises ups 2021 UK and Europe deployment to seven ships
Princess Cruises has announced that in 2021 it will have seven ships in the UK and Europe, its largest ever deployment. The line has confirmed its smallest ship, the 670-guest Pacific Princess, will join six other vessels in the region. Pacific Princess will sail from June to October on a
Read moreSky Princess officially named by Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises has officially named its newest ship, the 3,660-guest Sky Princess, at a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Former NASA engineer Frances ‘Poppy’ Northcutt and former NASA astronaut Captain Kathryn ‘Kay’ Hire served as the vessel’s godmothers. Northcutt and Hire blessed Sky Princess before signalling the release of a
Read morePrincess Cruises to name next ship ‘Discovery Princess’
Princess Cruises announced yesterday its newest ship will be named Discovery Princess. Discovery Princess is scheduled to launch on November 3, 2021 sailing on a series of European voyages. She will be a sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess, Sky Princess (joining the fleet later this month)
Read morePrincess Cruises completes sea trials of newest ship Sky Princess
Princess Cruises has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for the launch of its newest ship, Sky Princess, by completing the vessel’s sea trials. The 3,660-guest cruise ship set out to sea from a construction dock at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy and was put through its paces with a
Read morePrincess Cruises announces longest ever season sailing from the UK and Europe
Princess Cruises has announced that 2021 will see its longest UK and Europe season ever. The season will include a total of nearly 500 days cruising from the UK in Southampton across three ships – Grand Princess, Island Princess and Crown Princess – an increase of 9% on 2020. The 2,600-guest
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