According to a press release issued yesterday, three additional Princess Cruises ships are returning to service – Crown Princess, Island Princess and Royal Princess. This milestone marks a total of 12 ships, 80 percent of the fleet, that will have resumed cruising since July 2021.
Island Princess departed Ft. Lauderdale on April 27th on a Panama Canal cruise; Royal Princess sailed from Vancouver on May 2nd for the “Voyage of the Glaciers” Alaska season; and Crown Princess is scheduled to depart Seattle on May 7th for a summer program of Inside Passage Alaska cruises.
“We’re so excited to have three more Princess MedallionClass ships return to service and our shipboard teams are ready to help our guests create a lifetime of vacation memories,” said John Padgett, Princess Cruises president. “It’s so gratifying to see tens of thousands of guests each week enjoying their vacations with us and the friendly and attentive service that is a Princess Cruises hallmark.”
Island Princess – Panama Canal – Departed Ft. Lauderdale on April 27
Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the cruise line sailing to the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal, Island Princess departed on a 14-day Ocean-to-Ocean Panama Canal voyage from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles on April 27th, and will return on a subsequent voyage from Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale on May 11. Princess first sailed to the Panama Canal in 1967 aboard Princess Italia. Island Princess will then depart Ft. Lauderdale for Europe, sailing various British Isles, Northern Europe (including Iceland and the Arctic Circle) and Mediterranean voyages.
Royal Princess – Alaska – Departed Vancouver on May 2
Sailing on the cruise line’s “Voyage of the Glaciers” itinerary, Royal Princess departs on back-to-back northbound and southbound cruises from Vancouver and Whittier (Anchorage). Every sailing includes two days of glacier viewing featuring Glacier Bay National Park, plus Hubbard Glacier (southbound) or College Fjord (northbound). Port visits include Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.
Crown Princess – Alaska – Scheduled to Sail from Seattle on May 7
Departing on Saturdays from Seattle, Crown Princess is scheduled to depart on 19, seven-day Inside Passage voyages to Alaska through September 10, 2022. She will then move to Los Angeles for a season of California Coast and Hawaii sailings.
For further information about Princess Cruises ships and itineraries, please visit them at https://www.princess.com/.
