Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean
Los Angeles · 16n · $187/n · Sep 20, 2026
From $2,989 inside · Balcony $3,169
Live · sailing at 10 kn · Vancouver
Princess · PRINCESS SUN
Island Princess
Guests
2,214 – 2,657
Crew
900
Cabins
1,107
Length
294 m
Space ratio
35
Homeport pattern
Vancouver
Where she is right now
En route · Vancouver· 9/16/2026, 7:44:34 AM· Course 137°
Position
49.53°N, 124.54°W
Heading
137° · COG 138°
Speed
10 kn
Destination
Vancouver
Our take · opinion
Panamax Princess for itinerary people
We experience Island Princess as the Coral-class Princess pick for Alaska and Panama Canal weeks: midsize enough to feel personal, built for destinations more than megaship toys.
Onboard life is classic Princess with room to walk between venues. The Piazza handles daytime buzz, Movies Under the Stars covers easy evenings, and The Sanctuary is where we send adults who want quiet sundeck time. She's not a thrill-ship; enrichment talks and scenic days carry more weight than water slides or thrill rides.
Nearly eighty percent of outside rooms have balconies, which is the right call for Glacier Bay and canal transit days. We'd book a midship balcony away from the buffet and show lounge overhead. Suites add space and perks, but location still beats square footage for light sleepers on this Coral-class hull.
Dining stays traditional Princess, with Bordeaux and Provence for the main rooms and Bayou Cafe & Steakhouse when you want a specialty night. Versus Grand-class sisters, Island Princess feels more destination-first and less resort-packed. Service and enrichment are the reasons people rebook her, not the newest hardware catalog in the Princess fleet.
We'd book her for Alaska summers from Vancouver or longer Panama Canal runs when the ports are the point of the trip. Ask us before you take a guarantee cabin, and confirm the seasonal homeport against the sailings listed on this page before flights.
She's for
- Alaska and Panama Canal itinerary-focused travelers
- Couples who prefer midsize Princess pacing
- Guests who value enrichment talks and scenic days
- Return Princess fans who skip megaship thrills
She's not for
- Families hunting waterparks and high-energy kids zones
- Shoppers who want the newest Princess hardware
- Party-forward guests chasing late-night megaship nightlife
Honest caveat
She's a 2003 Coral-class ship. The 2024 drydock kept her tidy, but cabins still lack newbuild Princess tech. Ask us if modern room design is your priority before you book.
The record · ship backgroundCoral-class Island Princess
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The record · ship background
Coral-class Island Princess
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundIsland Princess is the second Coral-class Princess Cruises ship, built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France and delivered for a 2003 debut. Her only sister is Coral Princess. Olympic figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier named her in Vancouver on July 11, 2003, ahead of a seven-day Alaska maiden voyage.
The two Coral-class ships are Princess's Panamax pair, sized for the original Panama Canal locks and for itineraries that still use those dimensions. Propulsion combines diesel-electric power with a gas turbine assist. A September 2024 drydock in Palermo covered maintenance, hull work, and light interior refresh rather than a full redesign.
She has also operated longer world-cruise programs in select years when Princess needed a midsize hull for extended itineraries. Typical seasonal pattern is Alaska in summer from Vancouver toward Whittier, with autumn-through-spring Panama Canal and warm-water deployments, so confirm the sailing on this page for the active homeport and itinerary length. Specs and upcoming departures follow.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2001 – 2003
- Inaugural
- Jul 2003, Vancouver
- Fuel
- Diesel-electric + gas turbine
- Sisters
- Coral Princess
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 653 sail dates on Island Princess. Fares are live and change daily.
25-Night Spain
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 25n · $223/n · Oct 6, 2026
From $5,581 inside · Balcony $5,984
Caribbean Getaway With Grand Turk
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 5n · $148/n · Nov 25, 2026
From $738 inside · Balcony $972
Southern Caribbean With Aruba
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 12n · $135/n · Nov 30, 2026
From $1,623 inside · Balcony $2,125
Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Holiday
Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · 16n · $150/n · Dec 12, 2026
From $2,399 inside · Balcony $2,789
Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Holiday
Los Angeles · 16n · $203/n · Dec 28, 2026
From $3,249 inside · Balcony $3,439
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama Canal - Ocean To OceanLos Angeles, California | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Huatulco, Mexico | Puerto Chiapas, Mexico | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Fuerte Amador, Panama (for Panama City) | Panama Canal Full Transit Historic Locks | Aruba | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Sep 20, 2026 | Los Angeles | 16 | $187 | $2,989 | $3,169 | — |
| 25-Night SpainFt Lauderdale, Florida | Bermuda (West End) | Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Portugal | Seville (Cadiz), Spain | Cartagena, Spain | Mallorca (Palma), Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Corsica (Ajaccio), France | Elba (Portoferraio), Italy | Civitavecchia (for Rome), Italy | Naples, Italy (for Capri & Pompeii) | Crete (Chania), Greece | Santorini, Greece | Mykonos, Greece | Athens (Piraeus), Greece | Oct 6, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 25 | $223 | $5,581 | $5,984 | — |
| Caribbean Getaway With Grand TurkFt Lauderdale, Florida | Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos | Amber Cove, Dominican Republic | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Nov 25, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 5 | $148 | $738 | $972 | $1,325 |
| Southern Caribbean With ArubaFt Lauderdale, Florida | Aruba | Curacao | St Lucia | Barbados | Dominica | St Maarten | Ft Lauderdale, Florida | Nov 30, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 12 | $135 | $1,623 | $2,125 | $3,043 |
| Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean HolidayFt Lauderdale, Florida | Aruba | Panama Canal Full Transit Historic Locks | Fuerte Amador, Panama (for Panama City) | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Puerto Chiapas, Mexico | Huatulco, Mexico | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Los Angeles, California · 3 dates | Dec 12, 2026 | Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades) | 16 | $150 | $2,399 | $2,789 | $8,829 |
| Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean HolidayLos Angeles, California | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Huatulco, Mexico | Puerto Chiapas, Mexico | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Fuerte Amador, Panama (for Panama City) | Panama Canal Full Transit Historic Locks | Aruba | Ft Lauderdale, Florida · 3 dates | Dec 28, 2026 | Los Angeles | 16 | $203 | $3,249 | $3,439 | $4,849 |
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