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Indeed, a Princess cruise ship (the Island Princess) was used for the popular TV series "The Love Boat" and the cruise line still benefits from that image among the older folks which are the majority of the cruise ship passengers. What began as the little cruise line that could - operating one small luxury liner between Los Angeles and the Mexican Riviera in 1965 (and later Alaska) - has evolved into a cruise industry giant. Princess Cruises has 14 ships sailing the globe on more than 150 itineraries that range from seven to 72 days and visit some 260 ports. 

P&O Princess Cruises acquired Sitmar Line in 1988 and transferred all of its major tonnage to Princess, including three cruise ships then under construction. The Dawn Princess and Fair Princess were both ex-Cunarders, and the former Sitmar Fairsky became Princess's Sky Princess. The first of the three new Sitmar ships came into the Princess brand in 1989 as the Star Princess, the largest British exclusively cruising ship. Two 70,000 grt cruise ships entered service in 1990 as the Crown Princess and Regal Princess, bringing Princess's fleet up to ten deluxe cruise ships. The first of the Sun class ships MV Sun Princess inagurated in 1995 and the first of the Grand class MV Grand Princess in 1999

Princess Cruises big news in 2004 was its near-unprecedented new ships expansion. In the space of about three months the cruise line added three new cruise ships. Diamond Princess, the fleet's new biggest-ship-ever (at 116,000 tons), christened at the end of February; followed by Caribbean Princess and then, finally, Diamond's sister ship - Sapphire Princess.

Fleet expansion hasn't been limited to 2004, of course. In 2003, the company launched the sister ships Coral Princess and Island Princess. In 2002, the company acquired two cruise ships from now-defunct Renaissance Cruises and, after minor refurbishments, introduced Tahitian Princess and Pacific Princess. In 2009 Princess Cruises acquired two more former Renaissance Cruises ships and named them Royal Princess and Ocean Princess. Star Princess, a sister ship to Grand Princess, also joined the fleet in 2002. Five new cruise ships from the Grand Class are operational and sailing, all of them 116,000 tons -  the Crown Princess, the Caribbean Princess the Emerald Princess, the Diamond Princess and  the Ruby Princess.

Princess Cruises is now part of the industry's giant Carnival Corporation a move that occurred when Carnival acquired the cruise line's parent company - U.K.-based P&O Cruises. And even though Princess Cruises is now part of the world's largest cruise corporation, the operation of the line has, by and large, remained the same. 

The company also has a good reputation for treating well it's employees which explains the high rate of returning crew. It is our opinion that Princess Cruises is one of the most highly recommended cruise lines to work for.

The latest generation in the fleet - the Royal class consists of two ships (up to this moment) - MV Royal Princess and MV Regal Princess (not to be mistaken with the old ships that used to carry the same names).

Cruise ships and itineraries:

Regal Princess: Bermuda registered, inaguration - 2014, 142,714 gross tons,3,560 passengers; 1,346 crew members. Itineraries: Eastern caribbean out of Port Everglades; Scandinavia/Russia; Baltic Capitals.
Royal Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2019, 141,000 gross tons,3,600 passengers; 1,450 crew members. Itineraries: Mediterranean; Western Europe; Transatlantic; Caribbean; Scandinavia/Russia; Baltic Capitals.
Ruby Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2008, 116,000 gross tons,3,080 passengers; 1,225 crew members. Itineraries:  Bahamas out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Eastern/Southern Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Mediterranean out of Barcelona, Spain and  Civitivecchia/Venice, Italy; Transatlantic out of Barcelona, Spain,  Civitivecchia/Venice, Italy and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Emerald Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2006, 116,000 gross tons,3,080 passengers; 1,200 crew members. Itineraries: Eastern/Southern/Western Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Trans-Atlantic out of Copenhagen, Denmark and Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Scandinavia/Russia out of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Crown Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2006, 113,000 gross tons,3,080 passengers; 1,200 crew members. Itineraries:  Canada/New England out of New York, NY and Quebec City, QC; Eastern/Western/Southern Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Europe out of Southampton, UK and Civitivecchia/Venice, Italy.
Sapphire Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2004, 113,000 gross tons, 2,670 passengers, 1,100 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of Vancouver, BC, Whittier, AK, and Seattle WA; Hawaii out of Los Angeles, CA; Asia, South Pacific/Australia out of Vancouver, BC, Seattle WA, San Francisco, CA and Sydney, Australia; Mexican Riviera out of Los Angeles, CA.
Caribbean Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2004, 116,000 gross tons, 3,100 passengers, 1,200 crew members. Itineraries: Canada/New England out of New York, NY; Eastern Caribbean out of New York, NY; Southern Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Diamond Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2004, 116,000 gross tons, 2,600 passengers, 1,240 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of Vancouver, BC and Whittier, AK; Asia out of Vancouver, BC, Laem Chabang, Thailand, Xingang, China and Singapore; Australia/New Zealand out of Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
Island Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2003, 92,000 gross tons, 1,974 passengers, 900 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of Vancouver, BC and Whittier, AK; Panama Canal out of Vancouver, BC, Los Angeles, CA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Acapulco, Mexico; U.S. Pacific Coast out of Vancouver, BC, San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA.
Ocean Princess: Gibraltar registered, built 1999, 30,277 gross tons, 684 passengers, 373 crew members. Itineraries: Africa/India/Southeast Asia out of Cape Town, RSA, Singapore, Shanghai, China and Civitivecchia, Italy; Asia out of Singapore, Shanghai, China, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan, Laem Chabang, Thailand, Northern Europe out of Dover, UK; Mediterranean out of Piraeus, Greece and Civitivecchia, Italy; Transatlantic out of Dover, UK and New York, NY.
Pacific Princess (former Renaissance 3): Gibraltar registered, built 1999, 30,200 gross tons, 684 passengers, 290 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of Seattle, WA; Mediterranean/Black Sea/Holy Land out Piraeus, Greece and Civitivecchia/Venice, Italy; South America out of Manaus, Brazil and Ft. Lauderdale, FL; South Pacific out of Honolulu, HI and Papeete, French Polynesia; World cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Transatlantic out of Civitivecchia, Italy and Piraeus, Greece.
Coral Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2003, 92,000 gross tons, 1,974 passengers, 900 crew members. Itineraries: Panama Canal out of Vancouver, BC, Los Angeles, CA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Acapulco, Mexico; Alaska out of Vancouver, BC, Whittier, AK.
Star Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2002, 109,000 gross tons, 2,600 passengers, 1,200 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of Seattle, WA; Eastern Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Scandinavia and Russia out of Copenhagen, Denmark; Mediterranean out of Civitivecchia/Venice, Italy; Mexican Riviera out of San Francisco, CA; South America out of Los Angeles, CA, Valparaiso, Chile, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Transatlantic out of Civitivecchia, Italy and Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Transpacific/Hawaii/Tahiti/South Pacific out of San Francisco, CA and Sydney, Australia.
Golden Princess: Bermuda registered, built 2001, 109,000 gross tons, 2,600 passengers, 1,200 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of Seattle, WA; Hawaii out of Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Pacific Coast out of Vancouver, BC and Los Angeles, CA.
Grand Princess: Bermuda registered, built 1998, 109,000 gross tons, 2,600 passengers, 1,100 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Mediterranean out of Southampton, UK and Civitivecchia/Venice, Italy; Transatlantic out of Civitivecchia, Italy, Southampton, UK and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Sea Princess: Bermuda registered, built 1998, 77,000 gross tons, 1,950 passengers, 900 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska out of San Francisco, CA; Southern Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Bridgetown, Barbados; Panama Canal out of San Francisco, CA and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Mexican Riviera out of San Francisco, CA.
Dawn Princess: Bermuda registered, built 1997, 77,000 gross tons, 1,950 passengers, 830 crew members. Itineraries: Australia/New Zealand out of Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; South Pacific out of Sydney, Australia; World cruise out of Sydney, Australia.
Sun Princess: Bermuda registered, built 1995, 77,000 gross tons, 1,950 passengers, 850 crew members. Itineraries: Southeast Asia out of Fremantle, Australia; China/Japan out of Sydney, Australia; Australia/New Zealand out of Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle, Australia; South Pacific out of Sydney, Australia.