Live · sailing at 0 kn · Cartagena Colombia
Guests
3,062 – 3,674
Crew
1,200
Cabins
1,531
Length
288 m
Space ratio
31
Homeport pattern
Sydney
Where she is right now
En route · Cartagena Colombia· 8/2/2026, 1:40:28 PM· Course 32°
Position
10.40°N, 75.53°W
Heading
32° · COG 32°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Cartagena Colombia
Our take · opinion
Grand-class Princess, still steady
Our take: Crown Princess is classic Grand-class Princess—Piazza energy, Movies Under the Stars, and a calmer evening rhythm than Fun Ship peers. We’d book her for couples and multi-gen groups who want familiar Princess comfort on Australia and seasonal Alaska routes.
We experience Crown Princess as a mid-2000s Grand-class ship that still delivers the Princess formula shoppers expect: a three-deck Piazza, poolside Movies Under the Stars, and The Sanctuary when adults need shade and quiet. She’s lively enough for sea days without tipping into megaship frenzy, and the theater-and-lounge circuit covers the evenings most Princess guests actually use. We’d put her on the shortlist when classic Princess comfort matters more than newest-ship spectacle.
Cabins skew balcony-heavy, with nearly four in five outside rooms offering a veranda, which is why we like her for longer Australia and world segments. Standard balconies are the volume play; we’d look at Club Class Mini-Suites when priority dining and VIP touches matter more than raw square footage. Ask us about aft versus midship banks and anything under late public spaces, especially for light sleepers on Grand-class hulls.
Dining runs through the three main rooms plus Crown Grill and Sabatini’s, and the 2025 drydock added O’Malley’s for a pub-and-sports pocket. Sisters Emerald and Ruby share the bones, while Crown’s edge right now is her Sydney year-round role and long-cruise flexibility. If that itinerary fit is what you want, check sailings on this page and ask us which category to lock.
She's for
- Couples who want classic Princess Piazza evenings
- Multi-gen groups comfortable on a large but not mega ship
- Australia and New Zealand itinerary shoppers from Sydney
- Guests who like Movies Under the Stars and Sanctuary downtime
She's not for
- Travellers chasing newest-ship tech and infinite verandas
- Party-ship guests who want late clubs as the main event
- Anyone who needs a waterpark-first, kids-zone megaship
Honest caveat
She’s a 2006 Grand-class lead of her trio—drydocks keep her fresh, but cabin tech and bathroom scale lag newer Princess hulls. If modern room design is your priority, confirm category tradeoffs with us before you book.
The record · ship backgroundCrown Princess, on paper
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The record · ship background
Crown Princess, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundCrown Princess is a Fincantieri Monfalcone Grand-class ship delivered for Princess Cruises in 2006, christened in New York with Martha Stewart as godmother. She shares design DNA with sisters Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess, and sits in the wider Grand-class family that defined Princess scale through the mid-2000s. First guest sailing ran from Port Canaveral into the Caribbean.
Major hotel refreshes include a 2018 Grand Bahama drydock that introduced Club Class Mini-Suites, Ocean Medallion connectivity, and Discovery at Sea youth programming. Later work in Portland (2022–2023) and Singapore (2025) updated public rooms, replaced Wheelhouse with O’Malley’s, and refreshed Gatsby’s Casino and retail spaces without changing her fundamental Grand-class layout.
Deployment has shifted from Long Beach Mexico and Seattle Alaska seasons into a year-round Australia role from Sydney beginning late 2024, with a long 2026 world voyage on the books. Confirm this sailing for current homeport and ports of call; specs and inventory sit on this page.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2004 – 2006
- Inaugural
- Jun 2006, Port Canaveral
- Fuel
- Marine diesel
- Sisters
- Caribbean Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Golden Princess (Carnival Adventure)
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 422 sail dates on Crown Princess. Fares are live and change daily.
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-Night TahitiAuckland, New Zealand | Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Suva, Fiji | Apia, Western Samoa | Cross International Date Line | Honolulu, Hawaii | Kauai (Nawiliwili), Hawaii | Kahului, Hawaii | Hilo, Hawaii | Kona, Hawaii | Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia | Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia | Moorea, French Polynesia | Cross International Date Line | Auckland, New Zealand | Aug 29, 2026 | Auckland | 35 | $199 | $6,949 | $9,803 | $18,436 |
| 33-Night TahitiBrisbane, Australia | Suva, Fiji | Apia, Western Samoa | Cross International Date Line | Honolulu, Hawaii | Kauai (Nawiliwili), Hawaii | Kahului, Hawaii | Hilo, Hawaii | Kona, Hawaii | Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia | Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia | Moorea, French Polynesia | Cross International Date Line | Auckland, New Zealand | Sydney, Australia | Sep 4, 2026 | Brisbane | 33 | $158 | $5,205 | $8,241 | — |
| Australia SeacationAuckland, New Zealand | Sydney, Australia | Oct 3, 2026 | Auckland | 4 | $287 | $1,209 | $1,289 | — |
| Round AustraliaSydney, Australia | Newcastle, Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Adelaide, Australia | Albany, Australia | Margaret River (Busselton), Australia | Perth (Fremantle), Australia | Broome, Australia | Broome, Australia | Darwin, Australia | Cairns, Australia | Willis Island, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Sydney, Australia | Oct 7, 2026 | Sydney | 28 | $399 | $11,174 | $11,174 | $14,564 |
| Southern Australia ExplorerSydney, Australia | Newcastle, Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Adelaide, Australia | Albany, Australia | Margaret River (Busselton), Australia | Perth (Fremantle), Australia | Oct 7, 2026 | Sydney | 11 | $441 | $4,848 | $4,848 | $5,317 |
| Round AustraliaMelbourne, Australia | Adelaide, Australia | Albany, Australia | Margaret River (Busselton), Australia | Perth (Fremantle), Australia | Broome, Australia | Broome, Australia | Darwin, Australia | Cairns, Australia | Willis Island, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Sydney, Australia | Oct 11, 2026 | Melbourne | 24 | $248 | $5,951 | $8,679 | $9,842 |
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