Cruise news (Princess Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises' new Sun Princess ship floated out at Fincantieri Monfalcone (Italy)
Princess Cruises celebrated a construction milestone with the float-out of the fleet’s next-generation ship Sun Princess at Fincantieri's...
March 9, 2023 - Accidents
300+ Norovirus cases on Ruby Princess cruise ship
Hundreds of passengers and crew on Ruby Princess ship fell ill due to a yet-to-be-determined cause, the CDC said. Illness reportedly affected a...
March 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
2024 Japan cruise season features Royal Princess' debut in the region
Princess Cruises released the 2024 Japan season. New for 2024, the Royal Princess ship makes her debut in Japan and marks the first Royal-Class liner...
February 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
5 cruise ships to visit Port Dover (England UK) for the first time in 2023
With new waterfront facilities, such as a stunning marina expected to open soon, plans for future expansion of the terminals, and a sustainable...
February 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess is the first major cruise company to visit Virginia's Historic Triangle (Yorktown...
Princess Cruises announced that for the first time ever it will call at Yorktown-Williamsburg (Virginia's Historic Triangle that also includes...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises unveils 2024 Alaska season (7 ships)
Princess Cruises announced the summer 2024 season in the Great Land and Alaska cruises and cruise tours are now on sale. When visiting Alaska...
February 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises introduces public spaces on the new Sun Princess ship (2024)
Princess Cruises revealed a first glimpse of the most contemporary/state-of-the-art designs imaged yet aboard Sun Princess - the line's newest and...
February 5, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises launches 32 sailings aboard Diamond Princess from Japan (Mar 13-Nov 9, 2023)
Between March 13th-November 9th, Princess Cruises will launch a total of 32 sailings aboard its Diamond Princess ship from Japan. After 3 years of...
January 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation expanding next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to...
January 19, 2023 - Accidents
Crew medevaced from Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess after falling onboard
A man in his 30s was flown to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton (New Zealand) after being injured in a fall on board the Princess Cruises' Coral Princess...
January 10, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line sharply increasing service gratuities and WiFi charges
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line - the world's second-largest cruise shipping company (after RCI-Royal Caribbean International) is sharply hiking the...
January 6, 2023 - Accidents
Dozens of Princess Cruises' passengers left stranded at Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Loads of Princess Cruises' passengers were left stranded at Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). Travelers put on a 10-day voyage with...
January 2, 2023 - Accidents
World's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation dialing back new vessel orders
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation - is also the debt-laden parent company of major cruise company brands like CCL...
December 25, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess ship skips 2 port calls in NZ to remove snails from her hull
An infestation of snails interrupted a cruise from Australia to New Zealand. Travelers were left puzzled by an announcement that their ship...
December 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
SES enables next-generation global connectivity to Princess Cruises
SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announced that the first couple of O3b mPOWER satellites had been successfully launched...
December 20, 2022