Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 12n · $217/n · Nov 11, 2026
From $2,607 inside
Live · sailing at 17 kn · CWWIL
Princess · PRINCESS GRAND
Caribbean Princess
Guests
3,138 – 3,766
Crew
1,200
Cabins
1,569
Length
289 m
Space ratio
30
Homeport pattern
Fort Lauderdale
Where she is right now
En route · CWWIL· 11/1/2026, 12:55:22 AM· Course 118°
Position
20.43°N, 74.12°W
Heading
118° · COG 120°
Speed
17 kn
Destination
CWWIL
Our take · opinion
Grand-class calm with Caribbean bones
We experience Caribbean Princess as a Grand-class Princess ship that still sells Piazza evenings and balcony culture more than Sphere-class spectacle. She's for travelers who want Princess rhythm and Movies Under the Stars on proven warm-water hardware.
Onboard, she reads classic Princess with the multi-deck Piazza for coffee and people-watching, Movies Under the Stars for easy nights, and a pool deck that fills without Oasis-scale crush. We send first-timers to the International Cafe and Vines when they want low-friction bites between port days and do not want specialty cover charges at lunch. Energy stays balanced rather than party-forward on most Caribbean weeks, which is why couples keep coming back to her.
Cabins are the Grand-class story, with a high share of step-out balconies and Grand Suites at the top end for terrace space on longer warm-water runs. Midship balconies are our default for most couples who want less motion and quieter halls than aft party zones. Ask us about aft views versus under entertainment spaces before you commit, because promenade overhead still wakes light sleepers on this hull.
Dining splits across Island, Coral, and Palm rooms plus Crown Grill when you want a steak night without leaving the Princess playbook. Versus Sphere-class sisters, she trades newest theaters for simpler wayfinding and a more traditional Princess evening that older Grand fans still prefer. Check sailings on this page, then ask us whether a balcony upgrade beats a higher deck with more noise for your group.
She's for
- Couples who want balcony time and Piazza evenings
- Multi-gen groups comfortable on classic Princess scale
- First-timers who prefer clear dining rooms over megaship mazes
- Warm-water cruisers chasing Movies Under the Stars nights
She's not for
- Guests who need Sphere-class production and newest cabin tech
- Party-seekers looking for late-night megaship energy
- Travelers who get restless without a full waterpark
Honest caveat
She's mid-2000s Grand-class hardware. Refits refreshed the Piazza and family splash areas, but cabin tech still trails Sphere. If infinite verandas matter most, confirm options with us before booking.
The record · ship backgroundSixth Grand-class Princess
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The record · ship background
Sixth Grand-class Princess
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundCaribbean Princess debuted in 2004 as the sixth Grand-class Princess liner, sharing DNA with Crown, Emerald, Ruby, and related sisters across the wider Grand family. She was built for the warm-water Princess program and remains Bermuda-flagged with Hamilton registry after two decades of Caribbean-leaning service. That Grand-class envelope still shapes how the public rooms and cabin mix feel today.
A major 2009 drydock brought the street-cafe Piazza, International Cafe, and related social venues that still define her public rooms for most guests. Later Freeport work in 2017 and 2019 added further hotel updates and the children's Splash Zone aquapark. Those projects kept her current inside the Grand-class envelope without turning her into Sphere-class hardware.
Deployment has long favored Caribbean and seasonal warm-water patterns, with earlier chapters that included Southampton Europe and New York fall foliage seasons. Always confirm this sailing's embarkation port and itinerary on the page, because Princess rotations shift by year. Use the sailings table here to verify the current embarkation city before booking air.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2003 – 2004
- Inaugural
- 2004
- Fuel
- Marine gas oil
- Sisters
- Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Golden Princess (Carnival Adventure)
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 165 sail dates on Caribbean Princess. Fares are live and change daily.
Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 12n · $87/n · Nov 23, 2026
From $1,047 inside
Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 12n · $96/n · Dec 5, 2026
From $1,147 inside
Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 12n · $171/n · Jan 10, 2027
From $2,052 inside · Balcony $4,382
Eastern Caribbean With Turks &Caicos & Celebration Key
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 6n · $138/n · Feb 27, 2027
From $830 inside · Balcony $1,360
Southern Caribbean With Aruba
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 9n · $181/n · Mar 19, 2027
From $1,626 inside · Balcony $2,546
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama Canal With Costa Rica & CaribbeanFt Lauderdale, Florida | Aruba | Cartagena, Colombia | Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks | Colon, Panama | Limon, Costa Rica | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Ft Lauderdale, Florida · 4 dates | Nov 11, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 12 | $217 | $2,607 | — | $2,947 |
| Panama Canal With Costa Rica & CaribbeanFt Lauderdale, Florida | Aruba | Cartagena, Colombia | Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks | Colon, Panama | Limon, Costa Rica | Celebration Key, Bahamas | Ft Lauderdale, Florida · 2 dates | Nov 23, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 12 | $87 | $1,047 | — | — |
| Panama Canal With Costa Rica & CaribbeanFt Lauderdale, Florida | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Falmouth, Jamaica | Cartagena, Colombia | Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks | Colon, Panama | Limon, Costa Rica | Celebration Key, Bahamas | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Dec 5, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 12 | $96 | $1,147 | — | $3,467 |
| Panama Canal With Costa Rica & CaribbeanFt Lauderdale, Florida | Curacao | Cartagena, Colombia | Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks | Colon, Panama | Limon, Costa Rica | Celebration Key, Bahamas | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Jan 10, 2027 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 12 | $171 | $2,052 | $4,382 | $5,392 |
| Eastern Caribbean With Turks &Caicos & Celebration KeyFt Lauderdale, Florida | Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos | Amber Cove, Dominican Republic | Celebration Key, Bahamas | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Feb 27, 2027 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 6 | $138 | $830 | $1,360 | $1,660 |
| Southern Caribbean With ArubaFt Lauderdale, Florida | Aruba | Curacao | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Amber Cove, Dominican Republic | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Mar 19, 2027 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 9 | $181 | $1,626 | $2,546 | $3,836 |
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