Maiden Voyage Now Underway for Princess Cruises...

Key Elements:

• Star Princess has formally entered service and departed on Saturday, October 4 for her maiden voyage, an 11-night Western Mediterranean crusing from Barcelona.
• The second Sphere-class ship is now providing restricted departures from Barcelona earlier than heading to Fort Lauderdale for her first winter within the Caribbean.
• Friends onboard will be capable of get pleasure from greater than 30 bars and eating places, unique leisure choices, and the biggest on line casino within the Princess Cruises fleet.

A star is born within the Princess Cruises fleet as Star Princess, the second Sphere-class ship, has set sail from Barcelona on her maiden voyage.

Following a two-month delay and the cancellation of nine earlier sailings, the ship has now departed for the 11-night Western Mediterranean cruise on Saturday, October 4, 2025, formally starting what is going to hopefully be a few years of stellar service.

“Star Princess shines brightly as one the biggest and most spectacular ships we’ve ever constructed, and we proudly welcome excited friends on her inaugural voyage,” stated Gus Antorcha, President of Princess Cruises. 

“From main the newbuild group on the Monfalcone shipyard to watching our wonderful crew now guiding her on her maiden voyage with our very first friends, this journey is a real honor for me and our devoted crew,” added the ship’s grasp, Captain Gennaro Arma.

This inaugural crusing has visits deliberate to Marseille, Rome, Naples, Palermo, Cartagena, and Gibraltar earlier than arriving again in Barcelona on Wednesday, October 15. Alongside the best way, friends onboard may have loads of time to expertise all of the model new ship has to supply.

Following this primary voyage, Star Princess is providing two extra departures from Barcelona. The October 15 crusing is a 7-night cruise visiting Mediterranean voyage to Malaga, Gibraltar, Cartagena, and Marseille.

The October 22, 2025 crusing is of specific curiosity, as it will likely be the brand new ship’s first transatlantic cruise as she strikes from Europe to her homeport in Fort Lauderdale. That 14-night one-way crusing consists of visits to Palma de Mallorca, Gibraltar, and the Azores earlier than the ship turns her bow towards Florida.

From Port Everglades, Star Princess will provide Caribbean sailings with each Western and Jap routes, together with visits to the Bahamas and Mexico. Friends can simply mix back-to-back cruises for extra immersive holidays.

In April 2026, the ship will provide one other wonderful first along with her April 13 departure, a 20-night crusing from Fort Lauderdale to Seattle. This would be the ship’s first transit of the famed Panama Canal and can embody stops in Aruba, Panama, the Mexican Riviera, and southern California.

From Seattle, Star Princess will spend the summer time providing 7-night Inside Passage itineraries to discover Alaska, earlier than returning to Fort Lauderdale in October 2026.

“We want our Star Princess captain, senior officers, and crew a lot success – might her voyages be protected, her sunsets unforgettable, and should she shine, as her identify guarantees, within the sky and on the seas,” stated Antorcha.

The following memorable step for the brand new ship will likely be her official christening. The ceremony will likely be in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, November 6, 2025, earlier than she debuts her Caribbean itineraries.

A Star Princess Is Born

Simply delivered to Princess Cruises on September 26, 2025, the brand new ship is actually able to shine with one thing for every of the 4,300 friends aboard. The crew of greater than 1,500 worldwide members stands prepared to make sure everybody really seems like a star.

“We warmly invite friends to return aboard our new Star Princess to expertise the extraordinary and well-loved service Princess is understood for,” stated Arma.

The 177,800-gross-ton ship affords 30 totally different bars and eating venues, together with the wildly standard Love by Britto specialty eating and an expanded O’Malley’s Irish Pub.

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The signature Piazza with its extraordinary glass sphere is the go-to spot for panoramic views on the coronary heart of the ship. Friends may tackle the problem of the pickleball court docket, immerse themselves within the candlelit environment of reside music below the Dome, or attempt their luck on the largest on line casino on any Princess Cruises ship.

Simply don’t miss the unique leisure, together with Spellbound by Magic Castle and the 2 new manufacturing exhibits, Meridian and Illuminate. Each productions showcase phenomenal results and music with proficient casts and breathtaking scenes.

In fact, the largest stars of all embody the ship’s celebrity godparents, Matthew and Camila McConaughey, who will likely be onboard for the ship’s christening subsequent month.

No matter friends select to expertise onboard, each voyage is certain to glitter like the celebs the ship is called for.