Princess Cruises Announces 2015-2016 Americas Deployment
from Princess: Today Princess Cruises announced its 2015-2016 Americas cruise itineraries including Caribbean, Canada and New England, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaiian Islands and West Coast cruises....
View ArticleRegal Princess Completes Sea Trial
Regal Princess has successfully completed her sea trials. Shes currently docked back in Monfalcone, Itlay at the Fincantieri shipyard. from princess: Regal Princess has accomplished another major...
View ArticleNew Cruise Documentary Coming to UK Television; US Networks next?
This summer UK network ITV1 will premiere a four part documentary called “The Cruise Ship.” The series takes place onboard Princess Cruises newest ship, the Royal Princess. It will be a behind the...
View ArticleRegal Princess Starts Sailing
Regal Princess arrived in Trieste, Italy yesterday afternoon to kick off her sailing career for Princess. She will sail a quick preview cruise before her official maiden voyage on May 20th. Here’s an...
View ArticleRegal Princess Sets Sail
Princess Cruises newest ship, Regal Princess, has officially set sail on her inaugural voyage. The grand Mediterranean voyage commenced today in Venice, Italy. Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president:...
View ArticleCarnival Corp. To Order 2 Ships This Summer?
UBS Investment Research is claiming that Carnival Corp. intends to place an order for 2 ships this summer. That would place them on track for delivery in 2017. It is not expected that this will be...
View ArticlePrincess Announces They Have Ordered Third Royal-class Vessel
Princess cruises have announced that they have reached an agreement with Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyard for the construction of a third Royal Princess class ship. The unnamed vessel will join her...
View ArticleRegal Princess Launches Princess Outdoor Nightclub
Princess’ Night Sky Lounge onboard Regal Princess from Princess: A new, cool nighttime experience will debut on Regal Princess in November, enabling guests to enjoy a chic and contemporary outdoor...
View ArticleFree 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...
View ArticleUpcoming Princess Fleet Changes. Ocean Princess Put Up For Sale
Princess Cruises have announced that they intend to sell their smallest ship the Ocean Princess. For now it seems her sister ship Pacific Princess will stay in the fleet. P&O Crusies’ Adonia is...
View ArticleRegal Princess Arrives in Port Everglades
photo via Port Everglades Port Authority 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...
View ArticleRegal 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...
View ArticlePrincess to Sell Ship To NCLH
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...
View ArticlePrincess Cruises Third Royal-class Ship To Sail Yearound in China
Princess just announced that they will sail the third Royal-class ship, still under construction in Italy, full time in China. She scheduled to be launched in late Spring 2017 then will sail to...
View ArticleNo Port Calls in Houston Beyond 2016
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...
View ArticlePrincess 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...
View ArticleCarnival Corp’s China Strategy
Carnival Corp Executives in Shanghai: (L to R): Michael Thamm, Karl Sestak, Felix Eichhorn, Buhdy Bok, Arnold Donald, Alan Buckelew, Christine Duffy, Michael Ungerer, Tony Kaufman and Roger Frizzell....
View ArticleMajestic Princess to Offer European Sailings Before Heading to Asia
Princess Cruises 2017 newbuild, Majestic Princess will be homeported in China. She is being built in Italy however. So before she sails half way around the globe, she will offer a month of short...
View ArticleCarnival 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...
View ArticleWill 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...
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