A region rejoices as Princess and Holland America return to service in Seattle

A region rejoices as Princess and Holland America return to service in Seattle

Princess Cruises and Holland America Line have celebrated their much-awaited return to the port of Seattle, with a big celebration in the city. As of this week, both lines are once again sailing from Seattle to Alaska and the cruise lines, employees and passengers are all in celebration mode. The presidents of both cruise lines … Read more

Pandemic pause allows Princess to upgrade ships to MedallionClass

Cool or creepy? Carnival Corp's medallion raises applause and concern

Princess Cruises’ global fleet will be upgraded to include its much-anticpated MedallionClass experience when the line returns to service in 2021. Princess announced today that Coral Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Grand Princess, Island Princess, Majestic Princess, Sapphire Princess and the new Enchanted Princess will now be MedallionClass ships which feature touchless technologies. This means … Read more

Princess Cruises pulls Majestic Princess from the Australian 2021/22 season

Majestic Princess in Sydney

Princess Cruises’ largest Australian based ship, Majestic Princess will be leaving our waters for America. The line, which lays claim to being Australia’s largest and most popular,  announced that the ship will be sailing from Los Angeles from September 2021, through to April 2022, signalling she will not return for the Australian 2021/22 wave season. … Read more

Majestic Princess starts record Australian season for Carnival

Stuart Allison, Capt Craig Street of the Majestic Princess and Canrival Australia's Sture Myrmell

Princess Cruises Majestic Princess sailed into Sydney Harbour today – and promptly kick-started the line’s biggest cruise season yet. The President of Carnival Australia, Sture Myrmell, predicted a “fantastic season” for the largest cruise operator in the country. Standing by the waters of the vessel’s Hollywood Pool Club while mixologist Rob Floyd worked his magic … Read more

Botany still in question as other Aussie ports boom

Majestic Princess in Sydney Harbour

Australia’s regional ports are booming as state governments partner with cruise lines to create new destinations where ships can dock and land their passengers, said the president of our biggest operator, Carnival Australia and chair of the Cruise Lines International Association. But while Sture Myrmell supports the NSW Government’s cruise development plan and its attempts … Read more

Majestic Princess lands on Sydney’s floating runway

Majestic Princess arrives in Sydney

THEY called it the first floating runway.  The arrival of Majestic Princess, Australia’s newest homeported mega liner was certainly a dramatic sight at dawn on Sydney Harbour as she sailed past 62 red and white flares. Majestic Princess is the largest of the line’s vessels to visit Australia.  And she will sail Australian and New … Read more

My Hat! Why you’ll get a right royal feed aboard the Majestic Princess

Majestic Princess: Harmony Restaurant

As the Majestic Princess sails into Sydney Harbour tomorrow to a jamboree reception, with breakfast TV on board and a super-secret event planned for the harbour in the early hours, you can be sure of one thing: the guests will be royally fed. Sydney’s newest and biggest ship will feature not one but two Michelin-starred … Read more

Princess sails to a record as Australians book 2020

Majestic Princess

Itineraries announced for cruises as far out as two years are going so fast that some are already “sold out”. Princess Cruises released its 2019/20 itineraries on Wednesday to Elite clients and Thursday to the general public – and already, some cruisers have names against almost every cabin. “Sounds crazy to be talking about cruises … Read more