Introducing a brand new ship class to the Princess Cruises fleet, the brand new Sun Princess will enter service in early 2024.
Spending its maiden season in Europe, the 175,000-ton cruise ship will supply quite a lot of cruises within the Mediterranean earlier than crossing the Atlantic for its North American debut.
Cruise Industry News took a more in-depth have a look at the ship’s inaugural program and its itineraries.
Maiden Voyage
Date: February 8, 2024
Length: Ten nights
Homeports: Barcelona (Spain) to Civitavecchia (Italy)
Complete Itinerary: Palma de Mallorca (Spain); Messina and Naples (Italy); Piraeus and Santorini (Greece); and Kusadasi (Turkey)
The new Sun Princess is debuting in Europe with a sequence of ten-night cruises that sail in each Western and Eastern Mediterranean.
For its maiden voyage, the vessel is providing a one-way itinerary that sails from Barcelona to Civitavecchia and cruises to ports in Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey. Set to depart on Feb. 8, 2024, the ten-night cruise options visits to common locations within the international locations, comparable to Palma de Mallorca, Naples and Santorini.
20 Nights within the Mediterranean
Dates: March 19, 2024
Length: 20 nights
Homeport: Civitavecchia (Italy)
Complete Itinerary: Messina, Naples, La Spezia and Genoa (Italy); Corfu, Piraeus and Santorini (Greece); Marseille (France); Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Cartagena (Spain); Kusadasi (Turkey) and Gibraltar (UK)
Passengers might also choose to mix two or three sailings to spend extra time onboard the Sun Princess within the Mediterranean. The March 9 departure, as an illustration, combines two ten-night cruises and sails to each Western and Eastern Mediterranean.
Cruising roundtrip from Civitavecchia – the port for Rome, the 20-night itinerary options visits to a complete of 14 ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey, France, Spain and Gibraltar.
Spain, Italy, Greece and Montenegro in Seven Nights
Date: Several departures between May and September 2024
Length: Seven nights
Homeports: Piraeus (Greece) to Barcelona (Spain)
Complete Itinerary: Naples and Messina (Italy); Kotor (Montenegro); and Corfu (Greece)
During most of its inaugural season, the Sun Princess is about to supply seven-night cruises within the Mediterranean. A lot of totally different itineraries can be found, together with this one which visits Spain, Italy, Greece and Montenegro.
With a number of departures between May and September, the one-way voyage sails from Piraeus – the port for Athens – to Barcelona and likewise options visits to Naples, Messina, Kotor and Corfu.
One-Way to England
Dates: September 14, 2024
Length: Nine nights
Homeports: Barcelona (Spain) to Southampton (England)
Complete Itinerary: Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena and Cádiz (Spain)
Before wrapping up its inaugural season in Europe, the Sun Princess can also be providing a one-way cruise to England.
With 4 full days at sea, the nine-night voyage sails from Barcelona to Southampton and options visits to 3 extra ports in Spain: Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena and Cádiz. The cruise additionally contains an in a single day keep in Southampton.
16-Night Transatlantic Crossing
Dates: September 23, 2024
Length: 16 nights
Homeport: Southampton (England) to Fort Lauderdale (United States)
Complete Itinerary: Vigo and Tenerife (Spain); and Funchal (Portugal)
Sun Princess’ maiden season involves an finish with a transatlantic crossing to North America. Setting sail in late September, the intercontinental voyage hyperlinks Southampton and Fort Lauderdale.
In addition to 11 days at sea, the 16-night itinerary options visits to 2 ports in Spain – Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Vigo. Before crossing the Atlantic, the Sun Princess additionally visits Portugal’s Madeira Island with a go to to Funchal.