Representing a new class of ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, the new Sun Princess will enter service in early 2024.
Spending her first season in Europe, the 175,000-ton cruise ship will offer a variety of Mediterranean cruises before crossing the Atlantic and debuting in North America.
Cruise industry news examined in detail the ship’s opening program and its routes.
First voyage date: February 8, 2024
Duration: ten nights
Home ports: Barcelona (Spain) – Civitavecchia (Italy).
Full route: Palma de Mallorca (Spain); Messina and Naples (Italy); Piraeus and Santorini (Greece); and Kusadasi (Türkiye)
The new Sun Princess makes its debut in Europe with a series of ten-night cruises in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean.
For her maiden voyage, the ship offers a one-way route from Barcelona to Civitavecchia and cruises to ports in Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey. The ten-day cruise, which departs February 8, 2024, includes visits to popular destinations such as Palma de Mallorca, Naples and Santorini.
20 nights in the Mediterranean
Dates: March 19, 2024
Duration: 20 nights
Port postscripts: Civitavecchia (Italy)
Full route: 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 can also combine two or three sailings to spend more time aboard the Sun Princess in the Mediterranean. Departure on March 9, for example, combines two ten-day cruises and sailings to both the Western and Eastern Mediterranean.
Round-trip cruise from Civitavecchia, the port of Rome, the 20-day itinerary includes visits to a total of 14 ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey, France, Spain and Gibraltar.
Spain, Italy, Greece and Montenegro in seven nights
Date: several departures from May to September 2024
Duration: seven nights
Home ports: Piraeus (Greece) – Barcelona (Spain)
Full route: Naples and Messina (Italy); Kotor (Montenegro); and Corfu (Greece)
For most of its first season, Sun Princess will offer seven-night Mediterranean cruises. A number of different routes are available, including this one which visits Spain, Italy, Greece and Montenegro.
Between May and September, a one-way flight departs from Piraeus, the port of Athens, to Barcelona with multiple departures, and also includes visits to Naples, Messina, Kotor and Corfu.
One way to England
Dates: September 14, 2024
Duration: nine nights
Ports postscripts: Barcelona (Spain) – Southampton (England)
Full route: Palma de Mallorca , Cartagena and Cadiz (Spain)
Before finishing its first season in Europe, Sun Princess is also offering a one-way cruise to England.
Four full days at sea, a nine-day voyage from Barcelona to Southampton and visits to three additional ports in Spain: Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena and Cadiz. The cruise also includes an overnight stay in Southampton.
16-day transatlantic crossing
Dates: September 23, 2024
Duration: 16 nights
Port postscripts: Southampton (England) – Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Full route: Vigo and Tenerife (Spain); and Funchal (Portugal)
The first season of Sun Princess comes to an end with a transatlantic crossing to North America. Setting sail in late September, the intercontinental voyage links Southampton and Fort Lauderdale.
In addition to the 11 days at sea, the 16-day itinerary includes visits to two ports in Spain – Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Vigo. Before crossing the Atlantic, the Sun Princess also visits the Portuguese island of Madeira with a visit to Funchal.
