How many ships and departures do you carry for Princess?

Twenty-two entries in our inventory — 22 exactly — and 1,334 distinct departures across 599 dates and 1,533 routes, from 6 May 2026 to 18 November 2028.

Are all twenty-two ships in service?

No, five of them have left the fleet: Dawn Princess, Golden Princess, Ocean Princess, Pacific Princess and Sea Princess. None was scrapped, each sails elsewhere under another name, and each has a page with us saying where she went. That leaves seventeen selling ships — exactly the number the line operates.

One thousand five hundred and thirty-three routes for one thousand three hundred and thirty-four departures — how is that possible?

Because one departure can carry several tracks, depending on how the supplier cuts the itinerary. It is the highest ratio in our whole catalogue, and it describes a fleet that repeats very little. For you, it means reading the route rather than trusting the ship's name.

Which ship is the busiest with you?

Sun Princess, with 408 records — double the next one. In service since February 2024, she is the line's first liquefied-natural-gas ship and the largest in its fleet.

Why do so many ships carry the same name over the years?

Because the brand was built on it. The television series The Love Boat, filmed aboard a Pacific Princess of the 1970s, made the line famous in the 1980s, and several hulls have carried those names since. That is why a search for "Pacific Princess" can lead to two very different ships.

Where does this line come from?

It was founded in 1965 by Stanley McDonald, is based in Santa Clarita, California, and belongs to Carnival Corporation. In practice that means it shares policies and shipyards with several other brands in the same group.

Is it a good choice for Alaska or Japan?

It is one of the most present fleets on both grounds, and the route count shows it. But presence is not superiority: ask your advisor to compare the dates and ports of one precise departure rather than comparing lines against each other.

What does the fare cover?

We will not say it in the line's place. What the fare covers changes here from one departure, market and cabin grade to the next, and we have not measured it departure by departure. Ask your advisor for the written list of the exact departure before booking, not after.

How do you count a departure?

One ship on one date. If the same ship leaves on the same day, that is one departure, not two. Our database holds more records than departures, and what we publish is the number of departures.

Are these the line's figures?

No. Everything given here — number of hulls, number of departures, dates, routes — comes from OUR inventory, measured on 31 August. A zero with us is not a zero with them.

Can I book a departure you do not carry?

Often, yes. Your advisor can look beyond what appears here. The online catalogue is a way in, not the limit of what exists.

What happens if a ship changes before my departure?

It happens: a line can substitute a ship, change an itinerary or drop a port. Your rights then depend on the line's contract and on Quebec law, not on what a page displayed. One more reason to have a departure confirmed in writing before paying.

Should I book far ahead?

On small expedition ships, yes: few cabins, and the best go early. On large ships it is the cabin's location rather than the space itself that is decided early. Talk cancellation terms through with your advisor before you decide.

Why do some ship pages show no dates at all?

Because the ship carries no departure on our calendar. The page stays online because the ship existed and you are looking for it; it then says what became of her, when we know.

Who protects me if the trip falls through?

Your agency, and it alone. Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency clients covers your departure. That holds whichever line you choose.

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