Cruise Currents Cruise News & Reviews

Today Princess Cruises opened the books on its Americas program – including Caribbean, Panama Canal, Canada & New England and West Coast cruises. The new sailings include Regal Princess’ debut in the Caribbean as well as Royal Princess’ first cruises to Canada & New England roundtrip from New York. On the West Coast, new roundtrip sailings from Vancouver add another departure port for Hawaii and California ...

According to a Cruise Critic forum member, a small fire broke out last night aboard Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess. The small fire apparently occurred in a storeroom located on deck 2 – a crew deck. According to a statement from Princess, the fire was quickly detected and extinguished. Princess has stated that guests were never in any danger from the ...

Royal Princess is nearing the end of her construction in Monfalcone, Italy and will debut in Southampton on June 9th. The Royal Princess will the make her maiden Mediterranean voyage on June 16th beginning in Southampton and ending in Venice, Italy. Click the play button above to check in on the progress being made on one of her many signature amenities, the ...

Princess Cruises today expanded its Captain’s Circle loyalty program with the addition of a new membership category – the Medallion level. The new tier, for passengers sailing on a fourth or fifth cruise, or between 31 and 50 cruise days, fits between the program’s current Gold and Platinum levels. The new level goes into effect with voyages beginning on or ...

In addition to its many elegant dining options, the new Royal Princess will feature a wide selection of casual eateries where passengers can grab a snack or enjoy a relaxed meal. The expanded atrium on the new Royal Princess will offer cruisers a variety of options, including Alfredo’s pizzeria, the new Ocean Terrace seafood bar, and the favorite International Café. Those with a ...

For the first time in four years, Princess Cruises has decided to return to the Caribbean for a summer cruise season. Princess’ Caribbean Princess will sail the Caribbean cruises from Port Everglades starting in May 2014 until September 2014. The Caribbean Princess will sail 12 sailings of the line’s popular seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages. In addition, the Caribbean Princess will ...

Early this morning, Princess Cruises announced that The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, would fill the role of godmother to the new Royal Princess. Catherine will take up her role as godmother and christen the new Royal Princess at a special ceremony on June 13th in the Port of Southampton. According to Princess, “The spectacular ceremony will uphold British ship-naming traditions including the blessing, ...

Regal Princess reached a significant construction milestone today when the Princess Cruises vessel was “floated out” at its building dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. A traditional ceremony marked the occasion as the ship met the ocean for the first time. Following the Italian shipyard’s custom, the float out of a ship begins when a “madrina,” or godmother, cuts ...

Well, I think Disney Cruise Line has finally met their match. Princess Cruise’s new Royal Princess will have a horn that is set to the tune of the Love Boat theme song. The horn was played for the public today while docked at Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, where it is currently under construction. Check out a preview of it in the video ...

When Princess’ new Royal Princess wraps up her inaugural season in Europe, the Royal Princess will be calling Fort Lauderdale’s’ Port Everglades home for the winter of 2013/2014. Royal Princess will be docking in Port Everglades this fall after her aforementioned inaugural European season followed by a transatlantic sailing. She will be docked at Terminal 2, which recently completed a multi-million dollar ...