Fit for everything … cruising is a great way to stay in tip-top condition

The second week of the Cruise Lines International Association’s #ChooseCruise campaign, the focus falls on the wide range of sports and fitness options available to passengers whether at sea or on the river. Says Andy Harmer, CLIA UK & Ireland director: “Cruise holidays offer an extensive roll-call of ways to get active, making it easy

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Majestic Princess

Majestic sight in Singapore as she heads for Sydney and inaugural Australia season

Majestic Princess signalled the completion of half of her 23-day Grand Asia voyage from Shanghai which started on 24 August when she arrived in Singapore after visiting Busan, Hong Kong, Nha Trang, Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City). Majestic Princess cuts a striking figure at her berth in Singapore The ship is now en route to

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Enchanted Princess

How Enchanting! Princess Cruises names its fifth Royal-Class ship Enchanted Princess

Princess Cruises’ fifth Royal-Class ship will be named Enchanted Princess when she joins the fleet in June, 2020. Sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess and Sky Princess, which arrives in October 2019, she will begin sailing with a series of European voyages. The 143,700-ton, 3,660-guest Enchanted Princess, above, will be built at the Fincantieri Monfalcone shipyard in Italy

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Something’s brewing … Now you can make a cuppa in your cabin on UK’s Sapphire Princess

Princess Cruises has introduced tea and coffee making facilities in all staterooms on its UK-based ship, Sapphire Princess. As the main Princess ship sailing from the UK both this year and in 2019, the new amenities onboard the 2,670-guest ship will appeal to British cruisers and in particular their taste for tea. Guests on Sapphire Princess

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Princess Cruises orders biggest ships … but we’ll have to wait at least five years for them

Princess Cruises has signed an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for another two new cruise ships, for delivery in late 2023 and spring 2025. The two 175,000-ton ships, accommodating 4,300 guests and the largest in the Princess fleet, will be line’s first to be dual-fuel powered – primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the marine

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Sky Princess

Princess Cruises celebrates “total” worldwide 2019-20 coverage with return to Antarctica

Princess Cruises’ 2019-20 sailings to worldwide destinations features Caribbean cruises on its newest ship, Sky Princess, and the line’s first sailings to Antarctica in seven years. Says Tony Roberts, vice president UK and Europe: “With every continent of the world now covered by Princess, we’re the cruise line to travel with for anyone wanting a faraway

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Crown Princess

Freshly made-over Crown Princess has UK in her sights for 2019

Princess Cruises’ 3,080-guest vessel Crown Princess has received a multi-million pound refit that provides the ship new dining venues, a luxury bed in every room and an upgraded spa and fitness centre. The ship, currently sailing the Mediterranean to be followed by a season in the Caribbean, will be based in Southampton in spring and summer 2019

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What a goal! Princess Cruises to screen every minute of the World Cup

Princess Cruises is to screen all 64 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on nine of its ships. The line will broadcast every minute of the action, from the opening match on 14 June to the final in Moscow a month later. Guests will be watching the football on the giant Movie

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Majestic Princess

New series of ‘The Cruise’ to be filmed on Majestic Princess in Australia, New Zealand and Asia

A new six-part series of ITV documentary “The Cruise” is to be filmed later this year on board Majestic Princess for screening in early 2019. The series, the sixth to date, will continue to offer an insight into life onboard for both guests and the ship’s crew. Filming on board Majestic Princess will start in August Picture courtesy

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Here comes the royal bride … on just one of Princess Cruises’ 17 ships

Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle was watched by an estimated global audience of 2 billion people, and Princess Cruises made sure its guests weren’t going to miss out by airing the event live on all 17 of its ships. Saturday’s Royal Wedding at Windsor was shown on the ships’ top deck cinema screens, in

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