Cruise news (Princess Cruises-tagged)
- 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 - Cruise Industry
Ruby Princess ship makes Princess Cruises’ first voyage from Texas USA in 6 years
Ruby Princess set sail from Galveston (Texas USA) Sunday afternoon, December 18th, on an 11-day roundtrip to Mexico and the Caribbean, marking...
December 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America is the latest cruise line to increase daily gratuities
HAL-Holland America Line is the latest cruise line to announce that it will soon be increasing daily gratuities/“crew appreciation&rdquo...
December 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to begin homeport sailing in Japan on March 15, 2023
After the recent decision by the government of Japan to allow the return of international cruise ships to the country, Princess Cruises announced it...
December 3, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Grand Princess cruise ship headed for Melbourne (Australia)
There is concern about a new COVID outbreak onboard a Princess Cruises ship headed for Melbourne (Australia) as the liner was prevented from docking...
November 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Refurbished Diamond Princess ship sets sail on inaugural voyage from new homeport San Diego CA
The newly refurbished ship Diamond Princess welcomed passengers onboard for her inaugural sailing from homeport San Diego (California USA), helping...
November 22, 2022 - Accidents
Grand Princess cruise ship bypasses Napier NZ in brewing coastal storm
One of the largest cruise ships deployed in New Zealand this summer bypassed Napier NZ on Friday, November 11, because of adverse weather on the east...
November 12, 2022 - Accidents
Majestic Princess cruise ship with 800+ COVID cases docks in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia)
A Princess Cruises ship with 800+ positive COVID cases docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) at 6 am on Saturday, November 12. Carrying ~3300...
November 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises unveils Spring & Summer 2024 European Season for Sun Princess ship
When Sun Princess, the newest, biggest, and most innovative Princess Cruises ship, debuts in February 2024, passengers will set sail on a 10-day...
October 28, 2022