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Princess Cruises to base five ships in Europe in 2026

Princess Cruises' 2026 UK and European programme will be its most extensive ever, with offerings expanding by 20% over what is planned for 2025.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

May 9, 2024

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Five ships, including Sun Princess, are set to sail in a season running March through to November 2026, and featuring 59 unique itineraries ranging from five to 42 nights and visiting 101 destinations across 29 countries.

From Southampton

The 3,660-passenger Sky Princess will homeport for its sixth consecutive season in Southampton on itineraries ranging from seven to 28 nights to destinations including Northern Europe, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean.

For the first time ever, 3,560-passenger Majestic Princess is sailing roundtrip from Southampton, offering British Isles and Northern Europe itineraries of 11, 12 and 14 nights.

2026 will mark the third consecutive season Sun Princess sails the Mediterranean offering seven-, 14- and 21-night voyages departing from three homeports: Civitavecchia (Rome), Piraeus and Barcelona.

New for 2026, 3,660-passenger Enchanted Princess will offer Mediterranean itineraries roundtrip from Civitavecchia, of five, seven, eight and 14 nights.

Return to Copenhagen

Princess Cruises returns to Copenhagen after six years with the 2,670-guest Sapphire Princess, providing 12-night Norway, Denmark and Sweden roundtrip itineraries.

This follows from Sapphire Princess sailing in the Mediterranean for two months between March and April 2026 on roundtrip itineraries from Civitavecchia.

Other highlights of the 2026 Europe season include a total solar eclipse cruise as Sky Princess will sail directly under the sun’s path on August 12, 2026.

Announcing the programme to UK media and travel partners Thursday evening in London, Eithne Williamson, VP Princess Cruises UK and Europe, noted, ‘Majestic Princess will be homeported in the UK for the first time, alongside Sky Princess, and we are certain our UK guests will love the roundtrip Copenhagen and the new roundtrip Civitavecchia itineraries, as they can combine their Princess cruise with a pre- or post-cruise stay in the charming Danish capital or the historic city of Rome.’

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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