What is the latest Princess ship?

What is the latest Princess ship? Discovery Princess®, our third vessel designed from the ground up with Princess MedallionClass® and the final Royal-class ship, will continue to deliver an array of innovative new experiences.

Is Majestic Princess a new ship?

Originally designed for cruises from Shanghai to suit the Chinese market, the 2017-built Majestic Princess has since decamped from Asia for the shores of North America, where it began cruising Alaska, the California Coast and Mexican Riviera in 2021.

What new ship is coming out in 2023?

Debuting in fall 2023, the cruise line's first of three LNG-powered (liquefied natural gas) ships will be named Icon of the Seas.

What happened to the ship Princess Sophia?

On 25 October 1918, Princess Sophia sank with the loss of all aboard after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal near Juneau, Territory of Alaska. All 364 persons on the ship died, making the wreck of Sophia the worst maritime accident in the history of British Columbia and Alaska.

Which Princess ship is The Love Boat?

Pacific Princess became famous as the setting for the TV series The Love Boat, airing from 1977 to 1986. Much of the 1980 book More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin took place on board, and was later made into a miniseries, aired in 1998.

What is the newest Princess ship in 2024?

Sun Princess - Our Next Generation Cruise Ship Arriving 2024 - Princess Cruises.

What cruise ship was attacked by pirates?

In 2005, Seabourn Spirit was about 100 miles off the coast of Somalia when pirates fired AK-47 machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in an attempt to highjack the ship. They failed. An April 2008 pirate attack on Le Ponant, a French luxury sailing vessel, was more successful.

Which Princess ship is newest?

Our newest ship- now sailing! Discovery Princess®, our third vessel designed from the ground up with Princess MedallionClass® and the final Royal-class ship, will continue to deliver an array of innovative new experiences.

What ships are coming out in 2023?

What is the average age of passengers on Princess Cruises?

Princess appeals to an older demographic than lines such as Carnival and Norwegian. The average age of passengers is around 57, and you'll usually see a lot of couples on board in their 50s, 60s and 70s. As noted above, these aren't people necessarily craving go-kart tracks and ropes courses at sea.

What Princess cruise ship sank?

The wreck and sinking of the steamship Princess Sophia exactly a century ago has been called Alaska's worst maritime tragedy. As many as 353 passengers and crew died after the ship grounded on Vanderbilt Reef north of Juneau on Oct. 23, 1918, and then sank 40 hours later in stormy weather.

What cruise ship flipped over?

Costa Concordia disaster, the capsizing of an Italian cruise ship on January 13, 2012, after it struck rocks off the coast of Giglio Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. More than 4,200 people were rescued, though 32 people died in the disaster.