Princess Cruises

[UPDATE] P&O Australia And Princess Shuffle Ships

UPDATE: The Pacific Eden (ex-Statendam) will leave the fleet and head to Cruise & Maritime Voyages. She’ll be deployed to their German sub-brand, TransOcean Kreuzfahrten. The transfer will occur April 2019. Below originally published on: Oct 11, 2018 @ 17:45 Carnival Corp.…

Princess Cruises Names Fifth Royal-class Newbuild

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Princess Cruises has announced the name of the 2020 Royal-class newbuild, Enchanted Princess. She joins her sisters: Royal Princess Regal Princess Majestic Princess Sky Princess The names Royal, Regal and Sky were all reused from previous vessels. Majestic was a…

Princess Orders 2 Ships From Fincantieri

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Princess Cruises and Carnival Corp. today announced a memorandum of agreement (MOU) with Italian yard Fincantieri to build two new cruise ships on a ‘next-generation platform.’ The newbuilds will be delivered in late 2023 and spring 2025, respectively. I’m unsure…

Princess to Name Next Ship Sky Princess

Princess has announced that their next ship will be named Sky Princess.  She will be the fourth in the Royal-class ships. Sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. Also important to note that P&O’s Britannia is, and should…

Princess’ Ocean Medallion Ready to Set Sail

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Princess Cruises Regal Princess is about to set sail on the first cruise to officially feature the Ocean Medallion. The two night cruise departs Port Everglades today and calls in Nassau before heading back to Florida. You can read our…

Princess Takes Delivery of Majestic Princess

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Princess cruises have officially taken ownership of the Majestic Princess. The third ship in the Royal-class (fourth if you count the Britannia), will be exclusive to the Asian market. She’s considered the first international luxury ship tailored for the China…

Fincantieri Hands Over Majestic Princess

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Princess Cruises have officially taken possession of their newest vessel Majestic Princess. She is Princesses first ship designed exclusively for the Chinese market. In fact, she’ll head straight to Asia after a few Mediterranean shakedown cruises. The handover ceremony was…

Carnival Corp Orders Two More Vessels

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Carnival Corporation announced they have reached an agreement with Fincantieri to build two new vessels. They will sail for Holland America and Princess. The Holland America ship will be built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Italy and will be delivered in 2021. It will…

All the Details on Carnival at CES 2017

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When Carnival Corp CEO Arnold Donald took the stage earlier today at the annual CES show in Las Vegas, he became the first travel industry executive to give a keynote at the show. Carnival went all out this year, their…

LIVEBLOG: Carnival Corp’s CES Announcement

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Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald will take the stage at CES in Las Vegas in a few hours. Make sure to keep this page open as we will be updating it with all the details as they are announced. Watch…

Carnival To Launch Ocean Medallion Tomorrow at CES

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Carnival Corporation will launch something called Ocean Medallions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas tomorrow. CEO Arnold Donald will take the stage to formally introduce the devices to the public. Here’s what they look like: And here’s what…

Princess Announces Two More Ships

Princess cruises this morning announced they have reached an agreement with Fincantieri to build two new ships, entering into service in 2019 and 2020. The contract was finalized on Saturday while Carnival Corp executives, including Chairman Micky Arison, were in Italy for…

Will Princess be Debuting Hull Art?

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri just delivered the Majestic Princess from their Monfalcone yard. She’s now donning a new look for Princess vessels. That’s their signature ‘sea witch’ logo on the bow in blue. Is this a sign of things to come?…

Carnival Corp. Announces Orders for 4 Vessels

Fincantieri has announced that they have finalized and agreement with Carnival Corp. for the construction of 4 more ships. With this announcement, we now know 8 of the 9 ships they ordered back in March. This order breaks down as…

Carnival Corp’s China Strategy

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Carnival subsidiary Princess recently announced that the Majestic Princess will be based full time in China and be specially tailored for that market. In addition, Carnival Corp. has doubled down on that market and will launch two more ambitious strategies…

Princess Names Newest Ship Majestic Princess

Really thought the Princess newbuild for China would have been named Sky Princess. from Princess: Princess Cruises announced today that its ship now under construction, a sister ship to Royal Princess and Regal Princess, will be named Majestic Princess. The new…

No Port Calls in Houston Beyond 2016

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As Cruise Industry News correctly points out this morning, neither Princess nor NCL have any plans on returning to Houston’s Bayport Terminal after this winter 2015-2016 season concludes. Houston has always had difficulty in attracting lines to call their terminal.…

Princess to Sell Ship To NCLH

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Princess cruises have agreed to sell the small 826-pax, 30,277gt, Ocean Princess to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings [NCLH]. They will sail the ship under Oceania Cruises operations. Remember NCL purchased Prestige, and with it Oceania Cruises. She will join her…

Regal Princess Christened in Port Everglades

via Princess: Princess Cruises, the cruise line made famous as the backdrop of the iconic Love Boat television series, christened its new Regal Princess today with a tribute to the show as all six of the original cast members served…

Regal Princess Arrives in Port Everglades

After an inaugural season in the Mediterranean, the Regal Princess has just arrived in Port Everglades. Her sister, Royal Princess is currently on the other side of the harbor at berth 21, having herself just arrived from her first Canada…

Free Princess@Sea Messenger on Regal Princess

Thought this was pretty cool. Would love to try it out. via Princess: Regal Princess guests will have the opportunity to connect with their fellow cruisers with the debut of Princess@Sea Messenger, a free mobile messenger feature offering guests an…

Regal Princess Launches Princess Outdoor Nightclub

from Princess: A new, cool nighttime experience will debut on Regal Princess in November, enabling guests to enjoy a chic and contemporary outdoor nightclub under the stars. The new nightclub, Night Sky Lounge, will debut in November when the ship…