Princess Cruises Announces Return to Service of Three More Ships

Crown Princess, Island Princess and Royal Princess are back in service and will visit Alaska and the Panama Canal. A total of 12 ships are now in service, representing 80% of Princess’ fleet.

Island Princess – Panama Canal

Princess first sailed to the Panama Canal in 1967 aboard the Princess Italia. Celebrating the 55th anniversary of this event, the Island Princess set off on a 14-day ocean-to-ocean voyage on the Panama Canal from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on April 27 and will return for a subsequent voyage from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale on May 11. The Island Princess will then depart Fort Lauderdale for Europe, visiting the British Isles, Northern Europe (including Iceland and the Arctic Circle) and Mediterranean voyages.

Royal Princess – Alaska

Sailing on the cruise line’s most popular itinerary, “Glacier Voyage,” the Royal Princess departs for consecutive cruises north and south from Vancouver and Whittier (Anchorage). Each crossing includes two days of glacier viewing in Glacier Bay National Park, as well as Hubbard Glacier (southbound) or College Fjord (northbound). Stopovers include Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. These cruises can also be combined with one of 20 unforgettable land tour options visiting the beautiful Denali National Park and Princess Wilderness Lodges.

Crown Princess – Alaska

Departing 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.

Princess’ 15 Ships Return to Service Schedule

The cruise line’s fleet of 15 ships are currently sailing or are scheduled to return to service by September 2022, to worldwide destinations including Alaska, Australia, the California Coast, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico and the Panama Canal. Cruise ships, return dates, 2022 itineraries in chronological order include: