Princess Cruises Releases Official Statement on the Star Princess Scandal
Princess Cruises deeply regrets that two Panamanian men perished at sea after their boat became disabled in early March. Since we became aware of this incident, we have been investigating circumstances...
View ArticlePrincess Releases More Details of Royal Princess
Princess Cruises today raised the curtain on Princess Live!, a new type of cruise ship entertainment venue that passengers will enjoy aboard the new Royal Princess. Taking the audience behind the...
View ArticlePrincess to Homeport Grand Princess in San Francisco
During the 2013-14 season Grand Princess will sail roundtrip from San Francisco to: Alaska — Grand Princess’ first Alaska season features 10-day Inside Passage sailings. The ship will offer 13 voyages...
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The Royal Princess Has Been Launched
Italy’s Fincanteri Shipyard just launched the Royal Princess. Check out the most complete photo we have yet of her!
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NCL and Princess to Seasonally Homeport in Houston
NCL and the Port of Houston Authority announced jointly that they have signed an agreement to base a ship seasonally for three years [2014-2016] with the option for two more [2017,2018]. NCL will sail...
View ArticleRegal Princess Floated out in Italy
Via Princess: SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (March 26, 2013) – Regal Princess reached a significant construction milestone today when the Princess Cruises vessel was “floated out” at its building dock at the...
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Royal Princess Photos
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View ArticleFincantieri Delivers Royal Princess
Fincantieri Cantieri Navali SpA of Monfalcone, Italy, have just handed the keys to Princess’ largest ship over to Princess Cruises. The final figures are in. She comes in at 141,000grt. 1082ft LOA....
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Royal Princess Arrives in Southampton
Princess Cruises newest flagship has just arrived in Southampton for her debut. She’ll have a few media events before sailing on her maiden voyage from Southampton to Barcelona on June 16th. I look...
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Princess Cancels Sun Princess Departure Today
Due to issues with a switchboard problem in the ships control room, Princess Cruises have decided to cancel her first post-drydock departure. She was originally scheduled to depart today from Singapore...
View ArticleCrown Princess Rescues Adrift Syrian Refuges
This week Princess Cruises Crown Princess rescued Earlier this week, the Crown Princess rescued 158 Syrian refuges from the Mediterranean Sea. They had left Syria and weren’t spotted until they were...
View ArticleRoyal Princess Loses Power
According to Cruise Currents, the 2013-built Royal Princess has lost power in the Mediterranean. She was enroute to Naples, Italy. Backup generators are keeping essential safety and guest services...
View ArticleRoyal Princess Cruise Canceled
Princess Cruises has announced that due to the electrical issue from yesterday morning, the line will cancel the current voyage. She lost power while on transit to Naples Sunday morning. She is...
View ArticleRoyal Princess Update
The Royal Princess is currently docked in Naples, Italy as the last guests disembark from there shortened cruise. Princess has announced that after their technical team took a look at the situation,...
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Regal Princess to be Delivered Early
Princess cruises newbuild will be launched roughly 2 weeks early, Fincantieri, the Italian yard that’s building her, announced today. Subsequently Princess also announced that instead of the inaugural...
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Pacific Princess Refuses to Die
Peter Knego of MaritimeMatters is reporting that the Pacific Princess is now having another listing problem. Last month the Pacific Princess was reflaoted upright after almost capsizing after arriving...
View ArticlePrincess to Alter Regal Princess’ Deckplans
Princess cruises just announced that they will be making a few, somewhat, major changes to the Regal Princess’ layout. The 141,000gt ship, due to launch spring of 2014, will incorporate venues that...
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[UPDATE]Caribbean Princess Returns to Houston after Norovirus Outbreak
UPDATE II: via Twitter: Only 5 of 165 passengers reporting norovirus are active out of total of 3102 on @PrincessCruises #CaribbeanPrincess #cruise — Stewart Chiron (@CruiseGuy) January 31, 2014...
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Diamond Princess to Undergo Extensive Drydock
photo via wikimedia To get ready for Princess Cruises’ second season of Japan cruising, Diamond Princess is undergoing an extensive drydock to add enticing new features designed to appeal to Japanese...
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