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{{short description|Cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation & plc}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Princess Cruises
| logo = Princess_Cruises_logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_caption = Logo as of 2020
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| area_served = 
| key_people = John Padgett<br/><small>([[President (corporate title)|President]])</small>
| industry = [[Tourism]]
| services = [[Cruising (maritime)|Cruises]]
| revenue = {{USD|4.5}} billion<ref name="netrev">{{cite web|url=https://cruisemarketwatch.com/market-share/|title=2025 Worldwide Cruise Line Market Share|access-date=20 May 2025|publisher=Cruise Market Watch}}</ref>
| revenue_year = 2021
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| num_employees = 30,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Living & Working at Sea |url=https://www.princess.com/careers/shipboard-cruise-jobs/living-and-working-at-sea/ |publisher=Princess Cruises |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>
| num_employees_year= 2021
| parent = [[Carnival Corporation & plc]]
| subsid = 
| footnotes = 
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.princess.com/}}
| founded = {{start date|1965}}
| founder = [[Stanley McDonald]]
| location = 24305 Town Center Drive<br />[[Santa Clarita, California]] 91355}}

'''Princess Cruises''' is an American [[cruise line]] owned by [[Carnival Corporation & plc]].<ref name="clia">{{cite web |title=Princess Cruises |url=https://cruising.org/en/cruise-lines/princess-cruises |publisher=[[Cruise Lines International Association]] |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Loh |first1=Matthew |title=Cruise staff say Carnival UK threatened to get rid of 919 of them if they refuse to take pay cuts |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-carnival-uk-nautilus-union-fire-rehire-pay-cut-2023-11 |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=[[Business Insider]] |quote=The group also operates Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia.}}</ref> The company headquarters are in [[Santa Clarita, California]] and is incorporated in [[Bermuda]].<ref name="clia"/> As of 2025, it is the [[List of cruise lines#List of cruise lines by size|sixth largest cruise line]] by net revenue.<ref name="netrev" /> It was previously a subsidiary of [[P&O Princess Cruises]]. The line has 15 ships cruising global itineraries that are marketed to both American and international passengers.

In the 1980s, Princess rose in prominence after American television series ''[[The Love Boat]]'' was set primarily on the ''[[MS Pacific|Pacific Princess]]'' in its weekly episodes, and the brand has since continued to invoke its connection to the series.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hardingham-Gill |first1=Tamara |title=‘The Love Boat’: How a TV show transformed the cruise industry |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/how-the-love-boat-transformed-cruising/index.html |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=[[CNN]] |date=13 February 2024 |language=en |quote=The program, which is still available on streaming services such as Paramount Plus, partnered with Princess Cruises, and episodes were filmed aboard various Princess Cruise ships, the Pacific Princess and Island Princess being the most notable.}}</ref>

==History==
=== 1965–1973: Early years ===
[[File:24305 Town Center Drive.jpg|thumb|right|Princess Cruises headquarters in Santa Clarita]]
Princess Cruises began in 1965, when founder [[Stanley McDonald]] chartered [[Canadian Pacific Limited]]'s [[Alaska]] cruise ship ''Princess Patricia'' for [[Mexican Riviera]] cruises from [[Los Angeles]] during a time when she would have usually been laid up for the winter.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.princess.com/news/backgrounders_and_fact_sheets/factsheet/The-History-of-Princess-Cruises:-A-Timeline-of-Key-Events.html|title=The History of Princess Cruises: A Timeline of Key Events|website=Princess Cruises|date=14 April 2021}}</ref>  However, ''Princess Pat'', as she was fondly called, had never been designed for tropical cruising, lacking air-conditioning, and Princess ended her charter in favor of a more purpose-built cruise ship ''Italia''.

Princess, who marketed the ship as ''Princess Italia'', but never officially renamed her, used the ship to inaugurate their Mexican Riviera cruises out of Los Angeles and did not receive the Princess logo on her funnel until 1967.<ref name=":5" />

In 1969, ''Princess Italia'' was used on Alaskan cruises from San Francisco, but by 1973, the charter was canceled, and ''Italia'' returned to Europe on charter to [[Costa Cruises|Costa Cruise Line]].<ref name=":5" />

Princess's third charter ship was Costa's ''[[SS Flandre (1951)|Carla C]]''. Originally, [[Compagnie Générale Transatlantique]]'s SS ''Flandre'', the ship had been purchased by Costa in the late 1960s and given a major rebuilding.  Almost immediately after completion, the ship was chartered to Princess, and it was on board the ship, which was marketed as, but again not officially renamed, ''Princess Carla'', that Jeraldine Saunders wrote the first chapters of her nonfiction book ''The Love Boats.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2013/07/31/societa/mare/love-boat-la-nave-dei-sogni-continuer-a-navigare-solo-in-tv-oBbW9YrygnTxfxUkig0E1H/pagina.html|title="Love Boat", the dream ship will continue to browse only on TV|author=Fabio Pozzo|date=31 July 2013|publisher=La Stampa|language=it|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>

=== 1974–1987: P&O acquires Princess ===
Britain's [[P&O (company)|Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company]] (P&O), which by 1960 was the world's largest shipping company, with 320 oceangoing vessels, acquired Princess Cruise Lines in 1974 and their ''[[Ocean Dream (1972 ship)|Spirit of London]]'' (originally to have been Norwegian Cruise Line's ''Seaward'') was transferred to the Princess fleet, becoming the first [[Ocean Dream (1972 ship)|''Sun Princess'']].<ref name=":5" />
[[File:Pacific Princess 1987.jpg|thumb|''Pacific Princess'' (pictured in 1987) was purchased in 1974.]]
The two ships that were to be featured heavily in the television series ''[[The Love Boat]]'' were built in 1971 at [[Nordseewerke]] for Flagship Cruises and originally named the ''Sea Venture'' (for the original ''[[Sea Venture]]'', the 1609 wreck of which resulted in the settlement of [[Bermuda]]) and ''Island Venture''. In 1974, P&O purchased them for their Princess division, and they served as ''[[MS Pacific|Pacific Princess]]'' and  ''[[MV Discovery|Island Princess]]'' respectively.<ref name=":5" />

A part-time addition to the Princess fleet was the former Swedish transatlantic liner ''Kungsholm'', purchased by P&O from Flagship Cruises in 1978, and then restyled and rebuilt in Bremen as ''[[MS Veronica|Sea Princess]]''. She was initially based in [[Australia]] as a P&O ship until 1981 when her role there was taken over by [[SS Oriana (1959)|''Oriana'']]. After that, she alternated between P&O and Princess colours as she moved between fleets. ''Sea Princess'' returned to the P&O UK fleet permanently and in 1995 and was renamed MV ''Victoria'' to allow a then-new Princess ship to be named ''[[Sea Princess]]''.<ref name=":5" />

In 1981, Princess began calling at the cruise line's first private Caribbean destination, [[Palm Island, Grenadines|Palm Island]] in the [[Grenadines]].<ref name=":5" />
[[File:"Royal Princess" - 1987.jpg|thumb|The 1984-built ''Royal Princess'' (pictured in 1987) was Princess's first purpose-built ship.]]
The first P&O Princess Cruises purpose-built cruise ship was ''Royal Princess,'' christened by [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]] in 1984, she was the largest new British passenger ship in a decade, and one of the first, if not the first, ships to completely dispense with interior cabins.<ref name=":5" /> The ship served in [[P&O Cruises]] fleet as ''[[MV Artania|Artemis]]'' until 2011.

In 1986, P&O Princess Cruises acquired Tour Alaska, which operated on the [[Alaska Railroad]]. Based in [[Anchorage, Alaska]], [[Princess Tours]] now operates ten luxury [[Railroad car|railcars]] with full-service scenic tours of [[Denali]] (formerly Mount McKinley) and can accommodate over 700 passengers per day. That same year, Princess unveiled Princess Bay, located at Saline Bay on the Caribbean island of [[Mayreau]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-02-15-9802111113-story.html|title=ISLANDS: SHIP-SHORE RESORTS|last=Bleecker|first=Arline|date=1998-02-15|website=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Last Resorts: The Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean|last=Pattullo|first=Polly|author-link=Polly Pattullo|publisher=Latin America Bureau|year=2005|isbn=1-58367-117X|location=London|pages=204}}</ref> Princess Bay was the cruise line's second private island resort, replacing Palm Island, and was marketed as "every castaway's first choice,"<ref name=":2" /> primarily featured on the cruise line's Caribbean itineraries from [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15001-princess-to-develop-private-beach.html|title=Princess to Develop Private Beach|date=1991-01-15|website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> but is now no longer a Princess private resort.

=== 1988–1994: Sitmar acquisition, Princess Cays ===
[[File:Regal Princess in Wellington.jpg|thumb|The 1990-built ''Regal Princess'' (pictured in 2007) was originally ordered for [[Sitmar Cruises]].]]
P&O Princess Cruises acquired [[Sitmar Cruises|Sitmar Line]] in 1988 and transferred all of its major tonnage to Princess, including three cruise ships then under construction.<ref name="history3">{{Cite web |url=http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na735&submit=pk |title=Princess Cruises timeline |access-date=2008-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523135941/http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na735&submit=pk |archive-date=2012-05-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[RMS Sylvania|Dawn Princess]]'' and ''[[RMS Carinthia (1955)|Fair Princess]]'' were both ex-Cunard, and the former Sitmar ''Fairsky'' became Princess's ''[[Atlantic Star (cruise ship)|Sky Princess]]''. The first of the three new Sitmar ships came into the Princess brand in 1989 as ''[[MV Pacific Pearl|Star Princess]]'', the largest British exclusively cruising ship. Two 70,000 [[Gross tonnage|GT]] cruise ships designed originally by famed architect [[Renzo Piano]] entered service in 1990 as ''[[Crown Princess (1989)|Crown Princess]]'' and ''[[Regal Princess (1990)|Regal Princess]]'', bringing Princess's fleet up to ten deluxe cruise ships.<ref name="history3" /> This greatly enlarged the Princess fleet by eventually adding six ships, making it a major competitor with the other Caribbean cruise lines.

==== Princess Cays ====
{{Main|Princess Cays}}
[[File:Princess Cays Sign (16749776483).jpg|thumb|Princess began developing [[Princess Cays]], its private island resort, in 1991.]]
In 1991, Princess Cruises began developing their third ever Caribbean private resort named [[Princess Cays]] located on the southern tip of the island of [[Eleuthera]] in the [[Bahamas]].<ref name=":3" /> The development was reported to cost $1.2 million and was unveiled in 1992, becoming an exclusive port of call for the cruise line's Western Caribbean itineraries.<ref name=":3" /> The private destination is also shared between sister brands, [[Carnival Cruise Line]] and Holland America Line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.travelweek.ca/news/assessment-of-fire-damage-at-princess-cays-now-underway/|title=Assessment of fire damage at Princess Cays now underway|date=2019-01-30|website=Travelweek}}</ref> The resort suffered from a fire in January 2019 that damaged several buildings along the south side of the island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/fire-hits-princess-cays-private-island?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RGa1lURm1aREF6TURjNSIsInQiOiJhY2FKTG9sSVAwSlwvR1Axc0RLQW1NNVY0bU54NGVISGxiSWN3TXl2R3ZiN2tiVFwvMzhlT0E0SEJLTUpRWHRuWWJLNzVCZnhXTHhsQ2dTQnZlRkM1Nm5aaFZ4MVZYTGpTcCtvNGx1Q21lVjlWa09LV0h0eGxwTW04UDFmRW5lM3U4In0%3D&mrkid=30809572|title=Fire Hits Princess Cays Private Island|last=Leposa|first=Adam|date=2019-01-29|website=Travel Agent Central}}</ref>

=== 1995–1999: Record-breaking fleet modernization ===
{{Main|Sun-class cruise ship}}
[[File:Sun Princess, Fremantle, 2016 (08).JPG|thumb|The 1995-built [[Pacific World|''Sun Princess'']] (pictured in 2016) marked the introduction of the brand's first purpose-built newbuild ship in a decade.]]
In the early 1990s, Princess was operating a fleet of mostly second-hand ships, with the majority having been inherited from the Sitmar Cruises acquisition. The last purpose-built Princess new build had been the Royal Princess in 1984, and the 3 recent inherited new builds had all been designed for Sitmar Cruises. A new building project was commenced with the first new build debuting in 1995 with ''[[Pacific World|Sun Princess]]'' as the lead vessel for the [[Sun-class cruise ship|''Sun''-class]]. This was the first of four ships in the class, followed by ''Dawn Princess'', ''Sea Princess'', and ''Ocean Princess''. At the same time Princess began transferring some of its older ships to parent company [[P&O Cruises]] and their subsidiaries [[P&O Cruises Australia|P&O Australia]]. ''[[RMS Sylvania|Dawn Princess]]''  left the fleet in 1993, ''[[MV Kungsholm (1965)|Sea Princess]]'' in 1995, [[MV Boudicca|''Golden Princess'']], 1996, ''[[RMS Carinthia (1955)|Fair Princess]]'' in 1997, ''[[MV Discovery|Island Princess]]'' in 1999.

==== ''Grand''-class ====
{{Main|Grand-class cruise ship}}
[[File:Grand Princess Leghorn.JPG|thumb|The 1998-built ''[[Grand Princess]]'' (pictured in 2009) was the world's largest cruise ship upon delivery.]]
Princess unveiled its first [[Grand-class cruise ship|''Grand''-class]] vessel in 1998, the ''[[Grand Princess]]'', which debuted on May 26, and was christened by [[Olivia de Havilland]]. At the time, the $450 million [[Fincantieri]]-built vessel was the largest passenger ship ever commissioned and completed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-21-tr-62023-story.html|title=CRUISEOPOLIS|date=1998-06-21|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> Two more ships in the class, ''[[Golden Princess (2000)|Golden Princess]]'' and ''[[Star Princess (2001)|Star Princess]],'' followed, pioneering the design that carried on through the following six vessels in the class, with the last ship delivered in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/-The-Bachelorette--couple-to-christen-Ruby-Princess|title='The Bachelorette' couple to christen Ruby Princess: Travel Weekly|website=www.travelweekly.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>

=== 2000–2002: P&O Princess spun off ===
On October 23, 2000, the [[Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company]] (P&O) spun-off its passenger division to form an independent company, P&O Princess Cruises.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000204/ai_n14286860 P&O plan to demerge its cruise division]</ref> In 2001, Princess Cruises headquarters moved from [[Century City]] to [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]], near the [[Westfield Valencia Town Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sfvbj.com/news/2011/aug/17/princess-cruises-renews-lease/|title=Princess Cruises Renews Lease {{!}} San Fernando Valley Business Journal|date=16 August 2011 |access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>

With the debut of ''Golden Princess'' in North America in 2001, ''Sky Princess'' was deployed to Australia for [[P&O Cruises Australia]] in 2000 and replace ''Fair Princess. Sky Princess'' was transformed into ''Pacific Sky'' to become the sister brand's first modern-era cruise ship for the recently spun off [[P&O Cruises Australia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present|last=Plowman|first=Peter|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd|year=2004|isbn=1-877058-25-4|location=Australia|pages=247–255}}</ref> ''Star Princess'' commenced operations in March 2002 and became the first "mega-ship" to operate from the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] on a full-time basis.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Destinations2001-2007/Princess-makes-history-with-L-A-deployment|title=Princess makes history with L.A. deployment|last=Major|first=Brian|date=2000-11-15|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> In June 2002, ''Crown Princess'' was transferred to P&O Princess's new start-up brand, [[A'Rosa Cruises]], to be the only cruise ship in A'Rosa's fleet to help launch the brand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14104-poc-shuffles-fleet.html|title=POC Shuffles Fleet|date=2002-04-16|website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref>

In 2002 {{Ship||Pacific Princess|1975|2}}, famous as the ship from ''[[The Love Boat]]'', left the Princess fleet after 27 years of service with the line,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2001 |title=P&O Princess 2001 Q2 Earnings |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2001/08/p-o-princess-2001-q2-earnings/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> and last of the original Princess fleet.{{Verify source|date=March 2021}}

==== ''Coral''-class introduction ====
[[File:Coral Princess (12385825364).jpg|thumb|right|The 2002-built ''[[Coral Princess]]'' (pictured in 2012) was built to a maximized  [[Panamax]] standard to transit the [[Panama Canal]].]]
In 2002 and 2003 Princess debuted two [[panamax]] ships, the ''[[Coral Princess]]'' and ''[[MS Island Princess (2002)|Island Princess]]''. Built to be the maximum sized ships to transit the Panama Canal, they were assigned for longer Southern Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises. They would also incorporate the ship engineering trend of the time of having additional gas turbine engines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coral Princess Debuts With Unique Propulsion System|url=https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/200302/content/princess-debuts-propulsion-208158|access-date=2020-09-04|website=magazines.marinelink.com}}</ref> This was emphasized in the ship's design with giant decorative faux turbines on each side of the funnel.

==== ''R''-class ships acquisition ====
[[File:Pacific Princess 15 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|The 1999-built [[Azamara Onward|''Pacific Princess'']] (pictured in 2012) was acquired from [[Renaissance Cruises]] in 2002.]]
Princess eventually acquired two former Renaissance ships for the line starting in 2002. They were deployed for longer and more exotic destination cruises. The ships joining the fleet were ''[[MS Sirena|Tahitian Princess]]'', which was first based in Tahiti before being later renamed ''[[MS Sirena|Ocean Princess]]'', and ''[[Pacific Princess]]'', reviving the famous name of the ship featured on ''The Love Boat''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=P&O PRINCESS CRUISES TO ACQUIRE FORMER RENAISSANCE SHIPS R3 AND R4|url=https://www.carnivalcorp.com/static-files/20a8d0ed-ad20-4bf6-a9e2-13a3f7ee383c}}</ref>

=== 2003–2009: Carnival acquires P&O Princess ===
P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation on April 17, 2003, to form the world's largest cruise operating company in a deal worth US$5.4 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2359839.stm|title=Carnival cruises towards P&O deal|date=2002-10-25|access-date=2019-10-30|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2002/oct/26/2|title=Carnival wins P&O Princess|last1=Clark|first1=Andrew|date=2002-10-25|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-11-13|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> As a result of the merger, Carnival Corporation and P&O Princess were integrated to form [[Carnival Corporation & plc]], with a portfolio of eleven cruise ship brands. It is a [[dual-listed company]], registered in both the United States and the United Kingdom, with the former P&O Princess Cruises being relisted as Carnival plc, more commonly known as [[Carnival Corporation & plc#Carnival UK|Carnival UK]], which holds executive control over [[Cunard Line]] and [[P&O Cruises]]. As an American-based company, executive control of Princess Cruises was transferred to Carnival's American operations, with the formation of the Holland America Group umbrella, which comprises Princess, [[Holland America Line]], [[Seabourn Cruise Line]], and [[P&O Cruises Australia]].

In 2005, Princess swapped two ships between it and sister brand P&O. The ''[[MV Artania|Royal Princess]]'', Princess Cruises first purpose-built ship, was transferred to [[P&O Cruises]] in April after 21 years of service with the line. Princess reacquired ''[[Sea Princess]]'' in May from P&O, which it had transferred over just two years prior.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4580985.stm|title=Joanna Lumley names cruise ship|date=2005-05-27|access-date=2019-09-12|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On April 3, 2008, [[Micky Arison]], the chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, stated that due to the low value of the [[United States dollar]] because of the [[Great Recession|recession]], inflation and high shipbuilding costs, the company would not be ordering any new ships for their U.S.-based brands (Princess, [[Carnival Cruise Line]], and Holland America Line) before the economic situation improved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080403224002|title=No newbuildings for Carnival's US brands at current dollar-euro rate – Arison|date=2008-04-04|work=Cruise Business Review|publisher=Cruise Media Oy Ltd|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922184143/http://www.cruisebusiness.com/news.php?u=20080403224002|archive-date=September 22, 2008|access-date=2008-04-03}}</ref>

=== 2010–2021: ''Royal''-class, COVID-19 pandemic ===
{{Main|Royal-class cruise ship}}
[[File:Royal Princess (9038666095).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|The 2013-built [[Royal Princess (2012)|''Royal Princess'']] (pictured in 2013) became the largest ship to be built for Princess in its history.]]
In May 2010, Carnival Corporation & plc signed a contract with [[Fincantieri]] for the construction of two new 3,600-passenger ships, known as the [[Royal-class cruise ship|''Royal-''class cruise ships]], for Princess.<ref name="Cruise Industry News12">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3957-5410-carnival-corp-finalizes-contracts-for-two-new-princess-ships.html|title=Carnival Corp. finalizes contracts for two new Princess ships|date=4 May 2010|work=Cruise Industry News|access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Cruise Industry News2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/3685-21710-fincantieri-to-build-two-prototype-ships-for-princess-cruises.html|title=Fincantieri to build two prototype ships for Princess Cruises|date=17 February 2010|work=Cruise Industry News|access-date=17 February 2010}}</ref> At more than {{GT|140000}}, the ''Royal''-class vessels became the largest ships ever constructed for Princess. Named in honor of Princess's former vessels bearing the ''Royal'' name, ''[[Royal Princess (2012)|Royal Princess]]'' entered service in 2013 and became Princess's flagship vessel;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10118185/Duchess-of-Cambridge-names-Royal-Princess-ship.html|title=Duchess of Cambridge names Royal Princess ship|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2013-06-13|access-date=2019-09-12|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> she was quickly followed by ''[[Regal Princess (2013)|Regal Princess]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sloan |first=Gene |date=29 May 2014 |title=First look: Princess Cruises' new Regal Princess |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2014/05/29/regal-princess-cruise-first-look/9709047/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731102621/https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2014/05/29/regal-princess-cruise-first-look/9709047/ |archive-date=31 July 2014 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In 2017, Princess further invested in [[China]] via the delivery of their third ''Royal''-class ship, ''[[Majestic Princess]]'', which was designed for the [[Mandarin Chinese|Chinese]]-speaking market and scheduled to homeport in [[Shanghai]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/news/Majestic-Princess-Princess-Cruises-names-new-600-million-ship-designed-for-Chinese/|title=Majestic Princess: Princess Cruises names new €600 million ship designed for Chinese|last=Machan|first=Teresa|date=2015-10-09|website=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-advances-strategy-for-its-future-in-China|title=Carnival advances strategy for its future in China|last=Stieghorst|first=Tom|date=2016-10-02|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> Following the delivery of ''Sky Princess'' in October 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gav |date=2019-02-17 |title=Princess Cruises celebrates major milestones for three new ships |url=https://holidaysatsea.co.uk/princess-cruises-celebrates-major-milestones-for-three-new-ships |access-date=2019-09-12 |website=Holidays at Sea |language=en-GB}}</ref> Princess received two more ''Royal''-class ships (''[[Enchanted Princess]]'' and ''[[Discovery Princess]]'') to complete the class in the fleet with six vessels.<ref name="delivery">{{Cite news |last=Gray Faust |first=Chris |date=30 September 2020 |title=Princess Cruises Takes Delivery of New Ship, Enchanted Princess, From Shipyard |work=[[Cruise Critic]] |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5633/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105184938/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5633/ |archive-date=5 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 January 2022 |title=Discovery Princess Officially Delivered to Princess |work=Cruise Industry News |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/26701-discovery-princess-officially-delivered-to-princess.html |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>

==== COVID-19 outbreak ====
{{Main|COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships}}
[[File:Aerial view of Diamond Princess with Yokohama City.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|In the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic on Diamond Princess|COVID-19 outbreak on ''Diamond Princess'']], the ship underwent a cleaning and disinfection process at [[Daikoku Pier]] at the [[Port of Yokohama]] in March 2020.]]
In 2020, Princess became the first major cruise line to be affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] after an [[COVID-19 pandemic on Diamond Princess|outbreak onboard ''Diamond Princess'']] in February led 712 of the 3,711 people on board to become infected. The ship's outbreak and quarantine in [[Yokohama]] elicited global criticism, both for Japan's handling of its mandated quarantine procedures at the time and for Princess after it was reported Princess had initially assumed there was only minimal risk and had only initiated the lowest-level protocols for any outbreaks prior to the quarantine.<ref name="apuzzo0308">{{cite news |last1=Apuzzo |first1=Matt |last2=Rich |first2=Motoko |last3=Yaffe-Bellany |first3=David |date=8 March 2020 |title=Failures on the Diamond Princess Shadow Another Cruise Ship Outbreak |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/world/asia/coronavirus-cruise-ship.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312042510/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/world/asia/coronavirus-cruise-ship.html |archive-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> Subsequent large-scale outbreaks onboard several more Princess vessels, including ''Ruby Princess'' in Australia<ref name="RubyCOVID" /> and [[COVID-19 pandemic on Grand Princess|''Grand Princess'' in California]],<ref name="Hines2020-03-25">{{cite web |last1=Hines |first1=Morgan |last2=Mandell |first2=Andrea |name-list-style=amp |date=25 March 2020 |title=Two Grand Princess cruise passengers with coronavirus die; 103 have tested positive for COVID-19 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/two-grand-princess-cruise-passengers-223754516.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327045116/https://news.yahoo.com/two-grand-princess-cruise-passengers-223754516.html |archive-date=27 March 2020 |access-date=27 March 2020 |work=USA Today |via=Yahoo News}}</ref> accelerated Princess's suspension of operations as the broader industry proceeded into the pandemic-induced hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Merrit |date=12 March 2020 |title=Princess Cruises To Pause Trips For The Next Two Months Due To Pandemic |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814912773/princess-cruises-to-pause-trips-for-the-next-two-months-due-to-pandemic |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418111720/https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814912773/princess-cruises-to-pause-trips-for-the-next-two-months-due-to-pandemic |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

Amid the operational pause in 2020, Princess parted ways with four ships in advance of their initially projected timelines after increased speculation about a sale surrounded the brand's oldest ships. This came after Carnival Corporation revealed its goals to reduce overall fleet tonnage in a bid to reduce costs. In September, Princess sold its remaining two ''Sun''-class ships, ''Sun Princess'' and ''Sea Princess.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Aaron |date=22 September 2020 |title=Sun, Sea Princess to Leave Princess Cruises Fleet |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5609/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205003232/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5609/ |archive-date=5 February 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=[[Cruise Critic]]}}</ref> ''Sun Princess'' was later acquired by [[Peace Boat]] to become its largest ship and subsequently renamed ''[[Pacific World]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalosh |first=Anne |date=21 September 2020 |title=Sun Princess, Sea Princess latest Carnival Corp. ships sold |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/sun-princess-sea-princess-latest-carnival-corp-ships-sold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214011312/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/sun-princess-sea-princess-latest-carnival-corp-ships-sold |archive-date=14 February 2023 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Seatrade Cruise News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2023 |title=Pacific World Enters Service for Peace Boat |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/04/pacific-world-enters-service-for-peace-boat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519155516/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/04/pacific-world-enters-service-for-peace-boat/ |archive-date=19 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> ''Sea Princess'' was acquired by Chinese start-up Sanya International Cruise Development and renamed ''[[MS Charming|Charming]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bond |first=Mary |date=13 November 2020 |title=Chinese start-up buys Sea Princess; V.Ships Leisure to manage ship |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/chinese-start-buys-sea-princess-vships-leisure-manage-ship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213164659/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/chinese-start-buys-sea-princess-vships-leisure-manage-ship |archive-date=13 February 2023 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Seatrade Cruise News}}</ref>'' The following month, in October, Princess announced the official transfer of ''Golden Princess<ref name=":04">{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=Golden Princess to sail as Pacific Adventure for P&O Cruises Australia |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/golden-princess-to-sail-as-pacific-adventure-for-p-o-cruises-australia/ |access-date=2019-09-12 |website=Seatrade Cruise News}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Vanessa |date=26 September 2018 |title=P&O names its newest ship, the Pacific Adventure |url=https://cruisepassenger.com.au/po-names-its-newest-ship-the-pacific-adventure/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903230819/https://cruisepassenger.com.au/po-names-its-newest-ship-the-pacific-adventure/ |archive-date=3 September 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020 |website=Cruise Passenger |publisher=Cruise Media Australasia}}</ref>'' and accelerated transfer of ''Star Princess'' to sister brand P&O Cruises Australia, marking the first two ''Grand''-class vessels to exit the fleet.<ref name="transfer2">{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Aaron |date=22 October 2020 |title=Princess Cruises Moves Up Transfer of Two Ships To P&O Australia |work=[[Cruise Critic]] |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5681/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101070200/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5681/ |archive-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>

==== Post-pandemic recovery ====
Throughout the pause, Princess staffed all ships with skeleton crew who had been onboard for months longer than anticipated after the hiatus extended beyond original expectations.<ref name="RegalRestart"/> Princess resumed operations in July 2021 with a week-long voyage to Alaska from Seattle aboard ''Majestic Princess''. In a bid to rebuild consumer confidence, all guests were required to have received a [[COVID-19 vaccine]] 14 days prior to departure. Rules were also enforced regarding the [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|donning of face masks]] and [[Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic|social distancing]], and capacity was reduced during the initial phase of the resumption.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Princess Cruises Reveals Dining & Entertainment Onboard Majestic Princess for 2021 Alaska Summer Cruise Sailings |date=8 July 2021 |publisher=Princess Cruises |url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2021/07/princess-cruises-reveals-dining-and-entertainment-onboard-majestic-princess-for-2021-alaska-summer-cruise-sailings.html |access-date=30 May 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716161113/https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2021/07/princess-cruises-reveals-dining-and-entertainment-onboard-majestic-princess-for-2021-alaska-summer-cruise-sailings.html |archive-date=16 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="RegalRestart">{{Cite news |last=Topham |first=Gwyn |date=7 August 2021 |title='Lovely to be back onboard': Princess cruise ships return to sea |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/07/lovely-to-be-back-onboard-princess-cruise-ships-return-to-sea |url-status=live |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720081543/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/07/lovely-to-be-back-onboard-princess-cruise-ships-return-to-sea |archive-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> The success of the first voyages was followed by the resumption of service on seven additional vessels by the end of November 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baratti |first=Laurie |date=1 August 2021 |title=Princess Cruises Completes Its First Voyage Following Pandemic Pause |url=https://www.travelpulse.com/News/Cruise/Princess-Cruises-Completes-Its-First-Voyage-Following-Pandemic-Pause |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210914/https://www.travelpulse.com/News/Cruise/Princess-Cruises-Completes-Its-First-Voyage-Following-Pandemic-Pause |archive-date=30 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Travel Pulse}}</ref> with the whole fleet operating by the end of November 2022 after the reentry of ''Diamond Princess''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2022 |title=Princess Restart Update: Remaining Ships to Resume Service By November |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/08/princess-restart-update-remaining-ships-to-resume-service-by-november/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211354/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/08/princess-restart-update-remaining-ships-to-resume-service-by-november/ |archive-date=30 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Diamond Princess Sets Sail With a Season of Mexico and Hawaii Sailings From San Diego |date=20 November 2022 |publisher=Princess Cruises |url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2022/11/diamond-princess-sets-sail-with-a-season-of-mexico-and-hawaii-sailings-from-san-diego.html |access-date=30 May 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422073128/https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2022/11/diamond-princess-sets-sail-with-a-season-of-mexico-and-hawaii-sailings-from-san-diego.html |archive-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>

=== 2022–present: Homeport expansion, ''Sphere''-class ===
After the success of the initial phased rollout of its resumption in the United States and amid the lingering uncertainty surrounding international travel restrictions related to the pandemic, in March 2022, Princess announced it would redeploy several ships from their originally scheduled distant homeports back to those in the United States. As a part of the redeployment, Princess revealed it would also return to the [[Port of San Diego]] with ''Diamond Princess'' in September 2022 (later postponed to November 2022 as a result of "staffing challenges"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weisberg |first=Lori |date=10 August 2022 |title=Princess Cruises had planned a big return to San Diego. Now it's canceling nearly a dozen sailings |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-08-10/princess-cruises-had-planned-a-big-return-to-san-diego-now-its-canceling-nearly-a-dozen-sailings |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108051847/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-08-10/princess-cruises-had-planned-a-big-return-to-san-diego-now-its-canceling-nearly-a-dozen-sailings |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>) after more than ten years away, and to the [[Port of Galveston]] in December 2022 with ''Ruby Princess'' after a six-year absence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zelinski |first=Andrea |date=16 March 2022 |title=Princess Cruises redeploying four ships to U.S. homeports |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Princess-Cruises-redeploying-four-ships-to-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525230923/https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Princess-Cruises-redeploying-four-ships-to-US |archive-date=25 May 2022 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> Princess has since made further expansions in its commitment to the American market with the stationing of the larger ''Regal Princess'' in Galveston, beginning in fall 2023,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Princess Cruises' 2023-24 Americas Cruise Season to Feature 47 Itineraries, Including New Voyages to the South Pacific and Hawaii and Departures from Galveston |date=28 July 2022 |publisher=Princess Cruises |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/princess-cruises-2023-24-americas-cruise-season-to-feature-47-itineraries-including-new-voyages-to-the-south-pacific-and-hawaii-and-departures-from-galveston-301594752.html |access-date=30 May 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805210216/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/princess-cruises-2023-24-americas-cruise-season-to-feature-47-itineraries-including-new-voyages-to-the-south-pacific-and-hawaii-and-departures-from-galveston-301594752.html |archive-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> and the introduction of [[Port Canaveral]] to its network with ''Caribbean Princess'' to mark Princess's debut at the port in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Neale |first=Rick |date=9 May 2023 |title=Princess Cruises to debut at Port Canaveral, bringing ship in November 2024 |work=[[Florida Today]] |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/09/caribbean-princess-cruise-ship-coming-to-port-canaveral-in-november-2024/70153309007/ |url-status=live |access-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509210224/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/09/caribbean-princess-cruise-ship-coming-to-port-canaveral-in-november-2024/70153309007/ |archive-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

==== ''Sphere''-class ====
{{Main|Sphere-class cruise ship}}
In July 2018, Princess signed a memorandum of agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of two new 175,000 GT ships to be primarily powered by [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG). The ships would become the largest vessels built in Italy and commissioned for Princess as well as the first in the fleet to run on LNG.<ref name="LNG ships" /> The final contract was signed in March 2019, ushering in the development of the ships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2019 |title=Princess and Fincantieri Sign Contracts For Two Ships |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2019/03/princess-and-fincantieri-sign-contracts-for-two-ships/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530192412/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2019/03/princess-and-fincantieri-sign-contracts-for-two-ships/ |archive-date=30 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> Princess unveiled the names of the lead vessel and second ship as ''[[Sun Princess (2023)|Sun Princess]]'' and ''Star Princess'' in September 2022 and May 2023, respectively, with both being the third ships in the fleet's history to bear their respective names.

''Sun Princess'' made its debut in February 2024 after a short delay for additional technical work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=Princess Cruises Cancels New Sun Princess Inaugural Voyage Days Before Departure |url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Princess-Cruises-Cancels-New-Sun-Princess-Inaugural-Voyage-Days-Before-Departure |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.travelmarketreport.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Star Princess'' was also delayed and is now scheduled to sail beginning in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=Princess Cruises Postpone Delivery of Star Princess |url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Princess-Cruises-Postpone-Delivery-of-Star-Princess |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.travelmarketreport.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Fleet ==

=== Current fleet ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
!Ship
!Built
!Builder
!in Princess service
![[Gross tonnage]]
!Flag
!Notes
!Image
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Grand-class cruise ship|''Grand'' class]]
|-
| colspan="8" | All ''Grand''-class ships are classified as [[Panamax#Neopanamax|NeoPanamax]]-type; as of 2016, access through the [[Panama Canal]] for these ships is facilitated by the newly opened [[Panama Canal expansion project|Agua Clara locks]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Caribbean Princess Traverses Panama Canal as First-Ever, Neo-Panamax Cruise Ship to Sail Through Newly Expanded Locks |date=9 November 2017 |publisher=Princess Cruises |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/caribbean-princess-traverses-panama-canal-as-first-ever-neo-panamax-cruise-ship-to-sail-through-newly-expanded-locks-300552964.html |access-date=12 September 2019 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Grand Princess]]''|| align="Center" | 1998 || style="text-align:Center;" | Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 1998–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|107517}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| align="Left" |
* Largest and most expensive cruise ship ever to be constructed upon debut in 1998<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Grand-Princess-Adds-Wedding-Program|title=Grand Princess Adds Wedding Program|date=29 January 1998|website=Travel Weekly}}</ref>
* Lead ship of the class
|[[File:Grand Princess kruzer Kečikan 28 08 2023 Dragan Cvetković Niš.JPG|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|[[Diamond Princess (ship)|''Diamond Princess'']]|| align="Center" | 2004 || style="text-align:Center;" |[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2004–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|115875}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| align="Left" |
* One of two modified ''Grand''-class ships built in Japan, originally ordered as ''Sapphire Princess,'' traded names after ''Diamond Princess'' shipyard fire; classified as ''Gem''-class.
* Outfitted to exclusively sail around Japan and Southeast Asia<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sloan |first=Gene |date=28 March 2016 |title=Princess to expand in Japan with more sailings |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2016/03/28/princess-cruises-japan-diamond/82333854/ |access-date=12 September 2019 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
* Features additional gas turbine engine
|[[File:Diamond Princess (ship, 2004) and Port of Toba.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|''[[Sapphire Princess]]''|| align="Center" | 2004 || style="text-align:Center;" |Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2004–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|115875}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| align="Left" |
* Originally ordered as the ''Diamond Princess'', she caught fire while under construction, delaying delivery and causing the ship to swap names and be renamed ''Sapphire Princess.''
* One of two modified ''Grand''-class ships built in Japan, classified as ''Gem''-class
* Features additional gas turbine engine
|[[File:Sapphire princess in Montevideo 01.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|''[[Caribbean Princess]]''|| align="Center" | 2004 || style="text-align:Center;" | [[Fincantieri]] || style="text-align:Center;" | 2004–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|112894}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}||
* Modified ''Grand''-class cruise ship, classified as ''Caribbean''-class
|[[File:The "Caribbean Princess", Belfast Lough (May 2017) - geograph.org.uk - 5409823.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|[[Crown Princess (2005)|''Crown Princess'']]|| align="Center" | 2006 || style="text-align:Center;" | Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2006–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|113561}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}||
* Second ship to bear the name ''Crown Princess''
* Modified ''Grand''-class cruise ship, classified as a ''Crown''-class
|[[File:Crown Princess (ship, 2006) in Fremantle Harbour, November 2024 12.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[Emerald Princess]]''|| align="Center" | 2007 || style="text-align:Center;" | Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2007–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|113561}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| ||[[File:EMERALD PRINCESS Hoek van Holland 2020.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|''[[Ruby Princess]]''|| align="Center" | 2008 || style="text-align:Center;" | Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2008–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|113561}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}||
* Final ship of the class upon delivery in 2008
|[[File:Ruby Princess beim Durchfahren der Agua Clara Schleusen des Panamakanals 240304.jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |''Coral'' class
|-
|''[[Coral Princess]]''|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2002 || style="text-align:Center;" |[[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]]|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2003–Present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|91627}} || align="Center" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| align="Left" |
* [[Panamax]]-type
* Lead ship of the class
|[[File:Coral Princess, Fremantle, 2023 (02).jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MS Island Princess (2002)|''Island Princess'']]|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2003 || style="text-align:Center;" | Chantiers de l'Atlantique || style="text-align:Center;" | 2003–Present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|91627}} || align="Center" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| align="Left" |
* [[Panamax]]-type
* Second ship to bear the name ''Island Princess''
* Increased passenger berths in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knego |first=Peter |date=4 October 2019 |title=Cruise ship tours: Take a look inside Princess Cruises' Island Princess |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2019/10/04/princess-cruises-island-princess-peak-inside-cruise-ship/3856911002/ |access-date=13 February 2013 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
|[[File:Island Princess at Pier 24 and Avitak at Pier 25 in Port of Tallinn 5 July 2023 (cropped).jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Royal-class cruise ship|''Royal'' class]]
|-
||[[Royal Princess (2012)|''Royal Princess'']]|| align="Center" | 2013 || style="text-align:Center;" |[[Fincantieri]]|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2013–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|142229}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| align="Left" |
* Third ship to bear the name ''Royal Princess''
|[[File:Royal Princess 6 (26812634049).jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
||[[Regal Princess (2013)|''Regal Princess'']]|| align="Center" | 2014 || Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2014–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|142229}} || style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| align="Left" | 
* Second ship to bear the name ''Regal Princess''
|[[File:Regal Princess, Warnemünde, 2019 (01).jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|''[[Majestic Princess]]''|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2017 || Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2017–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|142216}} || style="text-align:lCenter;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| 
* Originally outfitted to accommodate the Chinese-speaking market
|[[File:Majestic Princess, Fremantle, 2023 (03).jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
||[[Sky Princess (2019)|''Sky Princess'']]|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2019 || Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2019–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|145281}}<ref name="lr">{{csr|shipname=Sky Princess|id=9802396|register=lr|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>|| style="text-align:Center;" |{{flag|Bermuda}}|| 
* Second ship to bear the name ''Sky Princess''
* First of three Princess's largest ships in the cruise line's history
* First of three sister ships to feature more passenger cabins, larger crew complement, and higher guest capacity than older sister ships<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Fincantieri: Sky Princess Delivered In Monfalcone |date=15 October 2019 |publisher=[[Fincantieri]] |url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2019/fincantieri-consegnata-a-monfalcone-sky-princess/ |access-date=30 October 2019 }}</ref>
|[[File:Sky Princess (ship, 2019) at Liverpool 3.jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
|| ''[[Enchanted Princess]]'' || style="text-align:Center;" | 2020 || Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2020–present || style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|145281}} ||{{flag|Bermuda}}|| 
* Delivered in September 2020 but commenced operations in November 2021 due to the cruise line's [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] operations suspension<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2022 |title=Enchanted Princess Completes First Year in Service |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/11/enchanted-princess-completes-first-year-in-service/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref>
|[[File:Princess Cruise Lines Enchanted Princess (cropped).jpg|alt=|200x200px]]
|-
||''[[Discovery Princess]]''|| style="text-align:Center;" | 2022 || Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2022–present|| style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|145000}} || {{flag|Bermuda}} ||
* Final ''Royal''-class ship to be delivered<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16271-carnival-orders-ships-for-princess-and-holland-america.html|title=Carnival Orders Ships for Princess and Holland America|date=19 January 2017|website=Cruise Industry News|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21677-next-princess-newbuild-to-carry-name-discovery-princess.html|title=Next Princess Newbuild to Carry Name Discovery Princess|date=4 October 2019|website=Cruise Industry News|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
* Delivered in January 2022 and commenced operations in March 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2022 |title=Discovery Princess Officially Delivered to Princess |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/26701-discovery-princess-officially-delivered-to-princess.html |access-date=31 January 2022 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Fincantieri Confirms Its Production Leadership |date=31 January 2022 |publisher=[[Fincantieri]] |url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2022/fincantieri-confirms-its-production-leadership/ |access-date=31 January 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Susan J. |date=30 April 2022 |title=New Discovery Princess is Christened in Los Angeles |url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/discovery-princess-christened-los-angeles |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Travel Agent Central}}</ref>
|[[File:2023 04 29b Discovery Princess 16 (52935882014).jpg|200x200px]]
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Sphere-class cruise ship|''Sphere'' class]]
|-
|| ''[[Sun Princess (2024)|Sun Princess]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2022 |title=Next Princess Ship Set to Be Named Sun Princess, Debut Spring 2024 |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28273-next-princess-ship-set-to-be-named-sun-princess-debut-spring-2024.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204062405/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/09/next-princess-ship-set-to-be-named-sun-princess-debut-spring-2024/ |archive-date=4 February 2023 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref> 
|| 2024 || Fincantieri || style="text-align:Center;" | 2024–present|| style="text-align:Center;" | {{GT|175500}} || {{flag|Bermuda}} ||
* 1st LNG-powered Princess ship<ref name="LNG ships">{{Cite web |date=23 July 2018 |title=Princess to Build Two 175,000-Ton LNG Ships at Fincantieri |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19387-princess-to-build-two-175-000-ton-lng-ships-at-fincantieri.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125190853/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2018/07/princess-to-build-two-175-000-ton-lng-ships-at-fincantieri/ |archive-date=25 January 2023 |access-date=30 July 2018 |website=Cruise Industry News |publisher=}}</ref>
* Largest ship commissioned for Princess
* Third ship to bear the name ''Sun Princess''
* Delivered on 14 February 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/02/sun-princess-delivered-but-feb-18-sailing-cancelled/|title=Sun Princess Delivered but Feb. 18 Sailing Cancelled|date=2024-02-14|accessdate=2024-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princess.com/en-int/news/news-releases/2024/01/princess-cruises-fincantieri-mutually-agree-to-postpone-sun-princess|title=Princess Cruises, Fincantieri Mutually Agree to Postpone Sun Princess Delivery February 8 Inaugural Voyage Cancelled|date=2024-01-24|accessdate=2024-02-14}}</ref>
* Maiden voyage 8 February 2024, but postponed<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2022 |title=Voyages Added to New Sun Princess' Inaugural 2024 European Season |url=https://www.travelpulse.com/News/Cruise/Voyages-Added-to-New-Sun-Princess-Inaugural-2024-European-Season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530170557/https://www.travelpulse.com/News/Cruise/Voyages-Added-to-New-Sun-Princess-Inaugural-2024-European-Season |archive-date=30 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Travel Pulse}}</ref>
|[[File:Sun Princess at Piraeus Harbour.jpg|200px]]
|}

=== Future fleet ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ship || Class || Year built || Builder || Scheduled delivery || Gross tonnage || Flag || Notes || Image
|-
|| ''[[Star Princess (2024)|Star Princess]]''<ref name="Star2025">{{Cite web |last=Limone |first=Jerry |date=12 May 2023 |title=Princess Cruises' second Sphere-class ship will be called Star Princess |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Second-Sphere-class-ship-called-Star-Princess |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514040342/https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Second-Sphere-class-ship-called-Star-Princess |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=Travel Weekly}}</ref> || ''[[Sphere-class cruise ship|Sphere]]''|| align="Center" | 2025 || align="Center" | Fincantieri || align="Center" | Summer 2025 || align="Center" | {{GT|175500}} || align="Center" | {{flag|Bermuda}} ||
* 2nd LNG-powered Princess ship<ref name="LNG ships" />
* Sister ship to ''Sun Princess''
* Third ship to bear the name ''Star Princess''
* Maiden voyage scheduled for 4 August 2025 postponed to 4 October 2025<ref name="Star2025"/>
|
|}

=== Former fleet ===
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ship || In service for<br />Princess || tonnage || Service Notes
!Fate|| Image
|-
! colspan="6" |Various classes
|-
|[[SS Princess Patricia|''Princess Patricia'']]|| 1965–1966 || ||
* First Princess ship in the fleet
* Built in 1949 and scrapped in Taiwan in 1995
|''Scrapped 1995''|| [[File:1984-Vancouver-001-1920.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[MS Sapphire|Princess Italia]]''|| 1967–1973 || ||
* Sailed as ''MS Sapphire'' between 2002 and 2010 with [[Celestyal Cruises|Louis Cruise Lines]]
* Sold for scrap in 2012
|''Scrapped 2012''||[[File:Limfjorden ved Hals - panoramio.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[SS Flandre (1952)|Princess Carla]]''|| 1968–1970 || ||
* Built in 1952 as the ''Flandre'' for the [[Compagnie Générale Transatlantique|French Line]]
* Owned by Costa but chartered to Princess
* Never renamed but Princess marketed ship as ''Princess Carla''
* Sold by Costa to [[Epirotiki Line]]s and renamed ''Pallas Athena''
* Sold for scrap after being destroyed by a fire in 1994
|''Destroyed by fire and subsequently scrapped in 1994''||[[File:"Pallas Athena" - Istanbul, 1992.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[Ocean Dream (1972 ship)|Sun Princess]]''|| 1974–1989 || ||
* Ordered for [[Norwegian Cruise Line]] as the Seaward, completed in 1972 by [[P&O Cruises]] as the ''Spirit of London'' 
* Sailed for Runfeng Ocean (Hong Kong) Deluxe Cruises Limited as ''Ocean Dream'' beginning in 2012
* Capsized and sunk in February 2016
|''Sunk in 2016 later scrapped on site''|| [[File:Kreuzfahrtschiff FLAMENCO (amerik.) (Kiel 39.944) (cropped).jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[MS Veronica|Sea Princess]]''|| 1979–1995 || ||
* Built as the [[Swedish American Line]] ship [[MV Kungsholm (1965)|''Kungsholm'']] in 1966
* Transferred to [[P&O Cruises]] as ''Victoria''
* Sailed for Lord Nelson Seereisen as ''MS Mona Lisa'' since 2008
* Operated as ''Veronica,'' a ship hotel in Oman from 2012 to 2013
* Beached for scrap in Alang in 2016
|''Scrapped 2016''||[[File:Sea Princess Messina 1986.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[MV Artania|Royal Princess]]''|| 1984–2005 || ||
* First purpose-built ship for Princess Cruises
* Christened by [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]]
* First cruise ship with all-outside staterooms
* Sailed for [[P&O Cruises]] as the ''Artemis'' from 2005 to 2011
* Transferred to [[Phoenix Reisen]] in 2011 and sails as MV ''Artania''
|Sailing as the ''Artania'' for Phoenix Reisen||[[File:Royal Princess maiden voyage.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[Atlantic Star (cruise ship)|Sky Princess]]''|| 1988–2000 || ||
* Built for [[Sitmar Cruises]] as ''Fairsky''
* Sailed for [[Pullmantur Cruises]] in 2011 as ''Atlantic Star'' 
* Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey in 2013.
|''Scrapped 2013''
|[[File:MS Sky Princess (4490014483) (cropped).jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[MV Columbus|Star Princess]]''|| 1989–1997 || ||
* Originally ordered for [[Sitmar Cruises]] as the ''Fair Majesty'', completed by Princess Cruises
* Transferred to P&O Cruises in 1997 as MV ''Arcadia''.
* Transferred in 2003 to [[Ocean Village (company)|Ocean Village]], operating as ''Ocean Village''
* Transferred in 2010 to [[P&O Cruises Australia]] as ''Pacific Pearl''
* Sold to [[Cruise & Maritime Voyages]], sailed as MV ''Columbus''
* Sold in 2020 at auction to [[Seajets]]
* Resold for scrap in 2021
|''Scrapped 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shipandbunker.com/news/features/risk-management/140858-weekly-vessel-scrapping-report-2021-week-9|title=Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2021 Week 9|website=Ship & Bunker}}</ref>''
|[[File:Pacific Pearl leaving Port Chalmers 22 March 2012 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[MV Boudicca|Golden Princess]]''|| 1993–1996 || ||
* Built in 1973 as [[MV Boudicca|''Royal Viking Sky'']]
* Chartered to Princess from 1993 to 1996
* Sold to Star Cruises and renamed ''SuperStar Capricorn''
* Sailed for [[Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines]] as MV ''Boudicca'' from 2005 until 2020
* Sold for scrap in 2021
|''Scrapped 2021''||[[File:Juneau Princess 1996 109 (Golden Princess).jpg|center|200px]]
|-
! colspan="6" |''Pacific'' class
|-
|''[[MS Pacific|Pacific Princess]]''|| 1974–2002 || ||
* Built in 1971 as ''Sea Venture'' for Flagship Cruises
* Featured prominently on the TV show, ''[[The Love Boat]]''
* Sailed for Quail Cruises as ''Pacific'' since 2008
* Scrapped in 2013
|''Scrapped 2013''
|[[File:Pacific Princess 1987.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[MV Discovery|Island Princess]]''|| 1974–1999 || ||
* Built in 1972 as the ''Island Venture'' for Flagship Cruises
* Also Featured on the TV show, ''[[The Love Boat]]''
* Sailed for Voyages of Discovery between 2002 and 2013 as MV ''Discovery''
* Operated with [[Cruise & Maritime Voyages]] under the same name
* Sold for scrap in 2014
|''Scrapped 2014''||[[File:Island Princess 1986.jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="6" |''Saxonia'' class
|-
|''[[RMS Carinthia (1955)|Fair Princess]]''|| 1988–1997 || ||
* Built for [[Cunard Line]] as ''RMS Carinthia'' in 1956
* Rebuilt for [[Sitmar Cruises]] in 1968 
* Scrapped in Alang, India in 2005.
|''Scrapped 2005''
|[[File:FAIR PRINCESS (1956) ex CARINTHIA. at Overseas Passenger Terminal.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[RMS Sylvania|Dawn Princess]]''|| 1988–1993 || ||
* Built for [[Cunard Line]] as the ''RMS'' Sylvania in 1957
* Rebuilt for [[Sitmar Cruises]] in 1968 
* Scrapped in Alang, India in 2004.
|''Scrapped 2004''
|[[File:SS Albatros (cropped).jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="6" |''Crown'' class
|-
|''[[Karnika|Crown Princess]]''|| 1990–2002 || || 2002 Transferred to A'Rosa Cruises in sail as ''A'Rosa Blu''.<br />Sailed for Ocean Village (company) |
* Originally for [[Sitmar Cruises]], designed by [[Renzo Piano]], completed by Princess Cruises
* Sailed for A'Rosa Cruises as A'Rosa Blu from 2002 to 2004
* Sailed for AIDA Cruises as AIDAblu from 2004 to 2007
* Sailed for Ocean Village as Ocean Village Two from 2007 to 2009
* Sailed for P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Jewel from 2009 to 2019
* Sailed for Jalesh Cruises as Karnika from 2019 to 2020
* Sold for scrap in 2020
|''Scrapped 2020''
|[[File:Crownprincess skagwayalaska (4305490969) (cropped).jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[Pacific Dawn (ship)|Regal Princess]]''|| 1991–2007 || ||
* Originally for [[Sitmar Cruises]], designed by [[Renzo Piano]], completed by Princess Cruises
* Sailed for [[P&O Cruises Australia]] as ''Pacific Dawn'' from 2007 to 2020.
* Was sold to [[Cruise & Maritime Voyages]] in 2019 and intended to transfer in 2021. The transfer was cancelled when CMV went into administration.
* Sold in 2020 to ''Ocean Builders as Satoshi'' as a floating hotel in Panama. The project was eventually abandoned due to funding issues.
* Sailed as ''Ambience'' after being sold to a new start up [[Ambassador Cruise Line]] in 2021
|Sailing as ''Ambience'' for Ambassador Cruise Line
|[[File:MS Regal Princess (4172014792).jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="6" |[[Sun-class cruise ship|''Sun'' class]]
|-
|''[[MV Queen of the Oceans|Ocean Princess]]''|| 2000–2002 || ||
* Sailed for P&O Cruises as MV ''Oceana'' from 2002 to 2020
* Sold to Seajets in 2020 as MV ''Queen of the Oceans''
|Laid up as ''Queen of the Oceans''||[[File:Ocean_Princess.jpg|frameless|200px]]
|-
|''[[MS Dawn Princess|Dawn Princess]]''|| 1997–2017 || ||
* Second ship to be named ''Dawn Princess''
* Transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in 2017 and renamed ''Pacific Explorer.''
* Former Renamed as ''Pacific Explorer'' in 2021
* Transferred in the Future to join [[Star Cruises]] in 2025
| 1st Former P&O Flagship as ''Pacific Explorer'' in 2017 & Renamed and Currently sailing as ''Star Voyager'' in 2025||[[File:Dawn Princess (30753544756).jpg |200px]]
|-
|''[[Pacific World|Sun Princess]]''|| 1995-2020 || ||
* Second ship to be named ''Sun Princess''
* First purpose-built new build for Princess Cruises since the ''Royal Princess'' in 1984. Sold off as a result of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic and renamed ''Pacific World''
| Sailing as ''Pacific World''||[[File:Sun Princess, Fremantle, 2018 (04).jpg|alt=|200px]]
|-
|''[[MS Charming|Sea Princess]]''|| 1998-2020 || || 
* Second ship to be named ''Sea Princess''
* Previously ''Adonia'' with P&O Cruises from 2003 to 2005. Sold off as a result of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic.
| Sailing as '' MS Dream''||[[File:Sea Princess, Tanjung Benoa (14 November 2017).jpg|200px]]
|-
! colspan="6" |[[Grand-class cruise ship|''Grand'' class]]
|-
|''[[Golden Princess (2000)|Golden Princess]]''|| 2001–2020 || style="text-align:Center;" | 108,865 tons ||
* Second ship to be named ''Golden Princess''
* Transferred to [[P&O Cruises Australia]] in October 2020<ref name="princess.com">{{cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Princess Cruises Advances Transition of Golden Princess and Star Princess to Sister Company P&O Cruises Australia|url=https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2020/10/princess-cruises-advances-transition-of-golden-princess-and-star-princess-to-sister-company-po-cruises-australia.html|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref><ref name=":04" />
* Former Renamed as ''Pacific Adventure'' in 2021
* Transferred in the Future to join [[Carnival Cruise Line]] in March 2025
* Current Renamed as ''Carnival Adventure'' in March 2025
| align="Left" | 2nd Former P&O Flagship as ''Pacific Adventure'' in 2021 & Renamed and Currently sailing as ''Carnival Adventure'' in 2025
|[[File:Sydney (AU), Overseas Passenger Terminal, Golden Princess -- 2019 -- 2976.jpg|200px]]
|-
|''[[Star Princess (2001)|Star Princess]]''|| 2002–2020 || style="text-align:Center;" | 108,977 tons ||
* Second ship to be named ''Star Princess''
* Transferred to [[P&O Cruises Australia]] in October 2020<ref name="princess.com" /><ref name=":04" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-02|title=Pacific Encounter to Homeport in Brisbane for New 2021 Program|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22012-pacific-encounter-to-homeport-in-brisbane-for-new-2021-program.html|website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref>
*Was to be transferred in November 2021, brought forward due to COVID-19 Pandemic
* Former Renamed as ''Pacific Encounter'' in 2021
* Transferred in the Future to join [[Carnival Cruise Line]] in March 2025
* Current Renamed as ''Carnival Encounter'' in March 2025
| align="Left" | 3rd Former P&O Flagship as ''Pacific Encounter'' in 2021 & Renamed and Currently sailing as ''Carnival Encounter'' in 2025
|[[File:2017 12 13 Star Princess in Victoria 10 (38618527474).jpg|alt=|200px]]
|-
! colspan="6" |[[R-class cruise ship|''R'' class]]
|-
|''[[Azamara Pursuit|Royal Princess]]''|| 2007–2011 || ||
* Built in 2001 as the ''[[Renaissance Cruises|R Eight]]'' for [[Renaissance Cruises]]
* Leased to Princess and renamed a Second ship to be named ''Royal Princess''
* Transferred to P&O Cruises in 2011 and sailed as ''Adonia''
* Transferred to Fathom in 2016 as ''Adonia''
* Transferred back to P&O Cruises in 2017
* Renamed and Current Sailing as ''Azamara Pursuit'' since 2019
|Sailing as ''Azamara Pursuit''||[[File:Royal Princess.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[MS Sirena|''Ocean Princess'']]|| 2002–2016 || ||
* Built in 1999 as the ''[[Renaissance Cruises|R Four]]'' for [[Renaissance Cruises]]
* Leased to Princess and renamed ''Tahitian Princess''.
* Renamed a Second ship to be named ''Ocean Princess'' in 2009.
* Sold to [[Oceania Cruises]] in March 2016 to become ''[[MS Sirena|Sirena]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11912-ocean-princess-sold-to-oceania.html|title=Ocean Princess Sold to Oceania|last=Staff|first=C. I. N.|date=2014-11-25|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/14076-photos-oceania-sirena-technical-call.html|title=Photos: Oceania Sirena Technical Call|last=Staff|first=C. I. N.|date=2016-03-19|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref>
|Sailing as ''Sirena''||[[File:Ocean Princess departing Tallinn 23 June 2013.JPG|200px]]
|-
|''[[Pacific Princess]]''|| 2002–2021 || ||
* Built in 1999 as ''R Three'' for [[Renaissance Cruises]]
* Leased to Princess and renamed a Second ship to be named ''Pacific Princess''
* Sold to ''Azamara Cruises'' in January 2021 to become ''Azamara Onward''
|Sailing as ''Azamara Onward''||[[File:Cruise ship Pacific Princess. Alesund. Norway.jpg|200px]]
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==
Princess Cruises was involved in [[Lawsuit|litigation]] with [[General Electric]] in 1998 over [[consequential damages]] and lost profits resulting from a [[contract]] the two parties entered into. General Electric was to provide inspection and repair services for ''Sky Princess''. Upon noticing surface [[rust]] on the [[turbine]] rotor, the turbine was brought ashore for cleaning and balancing, but good [[metal]] was unintentionally removed. This destabilized the rotor, forcing Princess Cruises to cancel two 10-day cruises while additional work was performed. Princess originally prevailed, being awarded nearly $4.6 million. On [[appeal]], however, the [[judgement]] was reversed in favor of General Electric, and Princess Cruises only recovered the price of the contract, less than $232,000.<ref>''Princess Cruises v. GE'', 143 F.3d 828 (1998)</ref>

=== Ocean pollution ===
On August 26, 2013, the crew of ''Caribbean Princess'' deliberately discharged 4,227{{nbsp}}gallons of oil-contaminated waste off the southern coast of England.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 2, 2016|title=The $40m 'magic pipe': Princess Cruises given record fine for dumping oil at sea|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/02/the-40m-magic-pipe-princess-cruises-given-record-fine-for-dumping-oil-at-sea|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> The discharge involved the illegal modification of the vessel's on-board pollution control systems, and was photographed by a newly hired engineer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Hugo|date=December 1, 2016|title=Princess Cruises to pay $40-million fine for dumping oily waste and lying about it|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-princess-fine-20161201-story.html|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=December 2, 2016|title=Carnival's Princess Cruises to pay record fine for pollution, cover-up|work=[[CBS News]]|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carnival-princess-cruises-40-million-dollar-fine-seven-felony-charges-ocean-pollution/|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> When the ship subsequently berthed at [[Southampton]], the engineer resigned his position and reported the discharge to the UK [[Maritime and Coastguard Agency]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rogers|first=Katie|date=December 2, 2016|title=Princess Cruise Lines to Pay $40 Million Fine for Illegal Dumping|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/business/princess-cruise-lines-fine.html|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> An investigation launched by the [[United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division|U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division]] (ENRD) found that the practice had been taking place on ''Caribbean Princess'' and four other Princess ships – ''Star Princess'', ''Grand Princess'', ''Coral Princess'', and ''Golden Princess'' – since 2005.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Flechas|first1=Joey|last2=Herrera|first2=Chabeli|date=December 1, 2016|title=Carnival Corp ship caught in pollution scheme. Now they're paying $40 million for it|newspaper=[[Miami Herald]]|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article118245433.html|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sloan|first=Gene|date=December 1, 2016|title=Princess Cruises to plead guilty to polluting ocean|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/01/princess-cruises-felony-plea-pollution/94726786/|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref>

In December 2016, Princess agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges and pay a $40 million penalty. The charges related to illegal discharges off the coasts of Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.<ref name="BBCnews">{{cite news|date=December 1, 2016|title=Princess Cruise Lines fined $40m for waste dumping after UK tip-off|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38170755|access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> As part of the agreement, cruise ships from eight Carnival companies, including [[Carnival Cruise Line]] and [[Holland America Line]], are required to operate for five years under a court-supervised environmental compliance plan with independent audits and a court-appointed monitor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dennis|first=Brady|date=December 2, 2016|title='Magic pipe' used to spew oily waste into water: Princess Cruises to pay record-breaking fine for pollution|newspaper=[[Calgary Herald]]|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/98magic+pipe+used+spew+oily+waste+into+water+princess+cruises/12467614/story.html|url-status=dead|access-date=December 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203160855/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/world/98magic+pipe+used+spew+oily+waste+into+water+princess+cruises/12467614/story.html|archive-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> The fine was the "largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution."<ref name="BBCnews" />

For violation of the probation terms of 2016, [[Carnival Corporation & plc|Carnival Corporation]] and Princess were ordered to pay an additional $20 million penalty in 2019. The new violations included discharging plastic into waters in the Bahamas, falsifying records, and interfering with court supervision.<ref>{{cite news|date=4 June 2019|title=Carnival Cruises to Pay $20 Million in Pollution and Cover-Up Case|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/business/carnival-cruise-pollution.html|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

=== COVID-19 pandemic ===
{{See also|COVID-19 pandemic on Diamond Princess|COVID-19 pandemic on Grand Princess|COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships}}
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], several ships from the cruise line became major clusters of infection of the disease, including [[COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships#Diamond Princess|''Diamond Princess'']] and [[COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships#Ruby Princess|''Ruby Princess'']], spreading it around the world. By February, 712 cases had developed on ''Diamond Princess'', of which 11 eventually died. This drew worldwide attention and led to several countries repatriating their citizens from the ship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan: novel coronavirus patients on Diamond Princess 2020|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099517/japan-coronavirus-patients-diamond-princess/|access-date=2020-03-31|website=Statista|language=en}}</ref> Shortly before the disease was declared a pandemic, and with over 2700 passengers on board, ''Ruby Princess'' sailed into international waters despite a global increase of confirmed cases of COVID-19. By mid April, there were 852 confirmed cases among Australian passengers alone, and 21 deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-15|title=Ruby Princess cruise ship passenger wants answers after wife Karla Lake died from coronavirus|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-15/man-whose-wife-died-from-coronavirus-wants-answers-ruby-princess/12147988|access-date=2020-04-15|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> The subsequent discharge of infected passengers into [[Australia]] worsened the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|national pandemic]]<ref name="RubyCOVID">{{Cite news |last=Mao |first=Frances |date=2020-03-24 |title=How did Australia's cruise ship debacle happen? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51999845 |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> in the country and caused a humanitarian crisis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cockburn|first=Paige|date=2020-04-01|title=Life on board the Ruby Princess: 1,000 staff adrift and in fear of the virus|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-01/coronavirus-plagued-ruby-princess-crew-beg-for-help/12106666|access-date=2020-04-01|website=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref>
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* ''Sun Princess'' was not allowed to dock at a port in [[Madagascar]] on 13 February 2020 as it had visited [[Thailand]], where there were cases of [[SARS-CoV-2]], less than 14 days before. The ship docked at [[Réunion]] on 1 March, but passengers were met by a crowd of about 30 people who insisted that the passengers must be inspected for SARS-CoV-2, and tried to prevent them from leaving the port area. Missiles were thrown at passengers, and the police deployed tear gas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=7,000 held on cruise ship in Italy as global fears spread over coronavirus|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/04/coronavirus-princess-cruises-ship-met-protest-over-no-testing/4950651002/|website=USA Today}}</ref>
* A crew member on ''Grand Princess'' had transferred to ''Royal Princess'' fifteen days before, the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] issued a "no-sail order" on 8 March 2020, due to [[COVID-19]] infections, prompting Princess Cruises to cancel the ship's seven-day cruise to Mexico before it departed [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|date=8 March 2020|title=Cruise out of Port of LA canceled after CDC issues 'no-sail order' over coronavirus concerns|url=https://abc7.com/health/cruise-out-of-port-of-la-canceled-after-cdc-issues-no-sail-order/5995426/|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|language=en}}</ref>
* On 7 March, ''Regal Princess'' tested two crewmembers for [[SARS-CoV-2]], and delayed docking at [[Port Everglades]] for almost a day while waiting for test results to come back.
** A passenger on board contracted COVID-19 on the cruise and died, resulting in the ship being quarantined off the coast of [[San Francisco]] because of further infections.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-05|title=Cruise ship linked to coronavirus death held off coast of San Francisco|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/04/coronavirus-san-francisco-cruise-ship-grand-princess|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
* On 20 March 2020, it was announced that three passengers and a crew member of ''Ruby Princess'' had tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 March 2020|title=Ruby Princess Advisory|url=https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/ruby-princess-advisory.html|access-date=20 March 2020|publisher=Princess Cruises}}</ref> The ship had docked in [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]], and the passengers had disembarked before the results came back positive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noble|first=Freya|date=20 March 2020|title=Four people test positive for COVID-19 after ''Ruby Princess'' cruise|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-four-people-test-positive-for-covid19-after-ruby-princess-cruise/09f9951a-ec5e-4205-9fb8-87a6620ef6b3|access-date=20 March 2020|work=9News.com.au}}</ref>  The ship had returned to Sydney with 1,100 crew members and 2,700 passengers, and 13 people that were sick were tested for the virus.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 March 2020|title=Positive virus tests on Aust-NZ cruise|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6689361/positive-virus-tests-on-aust-nz-cruise/?cs=14231|access-date=20 March 2020|work=The Canberra Times}}</ref> On April 5, 2020, the&nbsp;[[New South Wales Police Force]] announced they had launched a criminal investigation into whether the operator of the ''Ruby Princess'' downplayed potential coronavirus cases before thousands of passengers disembarked in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nguyen|first1=Kevin|last2=Thomas|first2=Sarah|date=2020-04-05|title=Cruise operator under criminal investigation after 11 Ruby Princess passengers dead from virus|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-05/ruby-princess-cruise-coronavirus-deaths-investigated-nsw-police/12123212|access-date=2020-04-06|website=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref>
*On 6 January 2021, Princess Cruises announced that it will cancel cruises through 14 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hines|first=Morgan|title=Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises cancels more US cruises into late spring|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2021/01/06/carnival-cruise-line-extends-us-sailing-suspension-cancels-cruises/6561583002/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Linnane|first=Ciara|title=Carnival's Princess Cruises to pause sailings through May 14 due to coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/carnivals-princess-cruises-to-pause-sailings-through-may-14-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-2021-01-06|access-date=2021-01-07|website=MarketWatch|language=en-US}}</ref>

The vast majority of all cruise lines's sailings were under suspension in late 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.traveloffpath.com/first-large-cruise-line-with-2-ships-back-in-operation/ |title=FIRST LARGE CRUISE LINE WITH 2 SHIPS BACK IN OPERATION |date=20 September 2020|publisher=Travel Off Path|quote=As of 19 September "Costa became the first large cruise line to relaunch the operations of a second ship"}}</ref> As of 6 January 2021, all Princess sailings were cancelled to at least 14 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/holland-america-and-princess-cruises-extend-suspensions/45450 |title=Holland America and Princess Cruises Extend Suspensions |date=6 January 2021 |publisher=Cruise Hive |quote=Princess Cruises had previously suspended cruises through March 2021 but it's going to take longer than expected to resume cruises safely}}</ref>

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