Princess Cruises ships by age: Newest to Oldest (2021)

Princess Cruises currently has 16 cruise ships in service in 2021. If you’re planning a Princess cruise and are wondering about the older and newer ships and which is the best, then you should find this article useful.

Here, I’ve listed all of the Princess Cruises ships in age order, from newest to oldest. Then below that, you’ll find some facts, statistics and photos for each ship.

This table shows the Princess Cruises ships by age:

Ship Name	Class	Built	Refurbished	Guests	MedallionClass?
Discovery Princess	Royal Class	2022	--	3,660	YES
Enchanted Princess	Royal Class	2020	--	3,660	YES
Sky Princess	Royal Class	2019	--	3,660	YES
Majestic Princess	Royal Class	2017	--	3,560	coming soon
Regal Princess	Royal Class	2014	--	3,560	YES
Royal Princess	Royal Class	2013	2018	3,560	YES
Ruby Princess	Grand Class	2008	2018	3,080	YES
Emerald Princess	Grand Class	2007	2019	3,080	coming soon
Crown Princess	Grand Class	2006	2018	3,080	YES
Caribbean Princess	Grand Class	2004	2019	3,140	YES
Diamond Princess	Grand Class	2004	2019	2,670	coming soon
Sapphire Princess	Grand Class	2004	2018	2,670	coming soon
Island Princess	Coral Class	2003	2017	2,200	coming soon
Coral Princess	Coral Class	2002	2019	2,000	coming soon
Grand Princess	Grand Class	1998	2019	2,600	coming soon

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What is Princess MedallionClass?

On MedallionClass cruises, each guest receives a wearable device which is the size of a ten pence piece in the UK or a quarter in the US. It functions in the same way as a traditional cruise card, but with some added benefits.

The Ocean Medallion allows you to:

Board the ship touch-free
Find your way on board
Order food and drinks
Locate your family and friends
See how busy onboard venues are
Unlock your stateroom door
Check-in for muster drills
Make purchases without cash

Which Princess ships have Ocean Medallion?

The Princess Cruises ships which currently have Ocean Medallion are:

Caribbean Princess
Crown Princess
Discovery Princess
Enchanted Princess
Regal Princess
Royal Princess
Ruby Princess
Sky Princess

Princess Cruises has announced plans to roll out the Ocean Medallion technology to every ship when service returns in 2021.

You can read more about the Ocean Medallion here.

What is the newest ship for Princess Cruises?

Princess Cruises’ newest ship is Enchanted Princess. This ship officially joined the Princess fleet on 30th September 2020. However, due to the pause in operations, the ship is yet to make its maiden voyage and is expected to do so at some point in 2021.

New ship Discovery Princess is currently under construction and is scheduled to set sail for the first time in the spring of 2022.

What is Princess Cruises’ biggest ship?

The largest ship in the Princess Cruises fleet is Sky Princess. This 19-deck cruise ship weighs 141,000 gross tonnes, is 1,083 feet long and 217 feet high. She can accommodate 3,660 guests at double occupancy, more with extra beds in use, as well as 1,346 crew members.

Which is the smallest Princess cruise ship?

The smallest cruise ship in the Princess Cruises fleet is Coral Princess. This ship has a gross tonnage of 91,627 and a length of 964 feet. She accommodates 2,000 passengers over 16 decks.

Until January 2021, Princess Cruises had one small ship – Pacific Princess. With a gross tonnage of 30,277 and a length of 592 feet, this 11-deck cruise ship was just a third of the size of Coral Princess. Pacific Princess accommodated just 670 guests.

Are newer Princess Cruises ships better?

Newer Princess Cruises ships aren’t necessarily any better than the older ones. Each ship is refurbished every three to five years, so even the oldest ships will never have peeling paint or worn carpets.

Princess Cruises ships have an American-style decor and the older ships can look a little dated in terms of style. So you’ll probably see more dark wood, blue carpets and orange curtains than on the newer ships which have a more modern, neutral colour scheme.

The facilities are similar on the older and newer ships. Whereas with Royal Caribbean, the newer cruise ships have all the best things like skydiving simulators and robot bartenders, you won’t find these things on Princess Cruises ships which are much more elegant.

Princess Cruises ships information

Here’s an overview of each of the ships in the Princess Cruises fleet…

Discovery Princess

Launch: Spring 2022
Guests: 3,660
Crew: 1,346
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 145,000
Length: 1,083 feet

Doscovery Princess — Discovery Princess
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Enchanted Princess

Launched: 2021 (date to be confirmed)
Guests: 3,360
Crew: 1,346
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 145,281
Length: 1,083 feet
Height: 217 feet

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Sky Princess

Launched: October 2019
Guests: 3,660
Crew: 1,346
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 141,000
Length: 1,083 feet
Height: 217 feet
Christened by: Captain Kay Hire and Poppy Northcutt

Majestic Princess

Launched: March 2017
Guests: 3,560
Crew: 1,346
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 143,700
Length: 1,083 feet
Height: 224 feet
Named by: Yao Ming and Ye Li
Chinese Name: 盛世公主号 (Shèng Shì Gōng Zhǔ Haò)

Regal Princess

Launched: May 2014
Guests: 3,560
Crew: 1,346
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 142,229
Length: 1,083 feet
Height: 217 feet
Christened by: The original cast of ‘The Love Boat’

Royal Princess

Launched: June 2013
Refurbished: December 2018
Guests: 3,560
Crew: 1,346
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 142,229
Length: 1,083 feet
Height: 217 feet
Christened by: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge

Ruby Princess

Launched: November 2008
Refurbished: October 2018
Guests: 3,080
Crew: 1,200
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 113,561
Length: 951 feet
Height: 195 feet
Christened by: Trista and Ryan Sutter from ‘The Bachelorette’

Emerald Princess

Launched: April 2007
Refurbished: April 2019
Guests: 3,080
Crew: 1,200
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 113,561
Length: 951 feet
Height: 195 feet
Christened by: Florence Henderson and Susan Olsen (From The Brady Bunch), Erin Moran and Marion Ross (From Happy Days)

Crown Princess

Launched: June 2006
Refurbished: April 2018
Guests: 3,080
Crew: 1,200
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 113,561
Length: 952 feet
Height: 195 feet
Christened by: Martha Stewart

Caribbean Princess

Launched: April 2004
Refurbished: May 2019
Guests: 3,140
Crew: 1,200
Decks: 19
Tonnage: 112,894
Length: 952 feet
Height: 193 feet
Christened by: Jill Whelan (‘Vicki’ from The Love Boat)

Diamond Princess

Launched: March 2004
Refurbished: February 2019
Guests: 2,670
Crew: 1,100
Decks: 18
Tonnage: 115,875
Length: 952 feet
Height: 205 feet
Christened by: Yoshiko Tsukuda (wife of the president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

Sapphire Princess

Launched: May 2004
Refurbished: March 2018
Guests: 2,670
Crew: 1,100
Decks: 18
Tonnage: 115,875
Length: 952 feet
Height: 205 feet
Christened by: Nancy Gore Murkowski, former First Lady of Alaska

Island Princess

Launched: July 2003
Refurbished: December 2017
Guests: 2,200
Crew: 900
Decks: 16
Tonnage: 92,822
Length: 964 feet
Height: 204 feet
Christened by: Jamie Salé and David Pelletier (Olympic Gold Medalists)

Coral Princess

Launched: January 20003
Refurbished: January 2019
Guests: 2,000
Crew: 895
Decks: 16
Tonnage: 91,627
Length: 965 feet
Height: 203 feet
Christened by: Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama

Grand Princess

Launched: May 1998
Refurbished: March 2019
Guests: 2,600
Crew: 1,150
Decks: 17
Tonnage: 107,517
Length: 949 feet
Height: 188 feet
Christened by: Olivia de Havilland

To conclude

Princess Cruises is a family-friendly cruise line with 16 ships that cruise to destinations across the globe. Each ship is regularly refurbished, so whether you choose an older ship like Grand Princess or a brand new ship like Enchanted Princess, you can be sure that you’ll be accommodated in luxurious surroundings.

You may wish to choose a ship which has Ocean Medallion technology enabled, especially as this adds an extra level of safety in current times. The Ocean Medallions aren’t just on the newest ships, some of the older ones have this too now and it is being rolled out across the fleet.