Princess Chatter

"A 'very complicated evaluation' is involved in drafting the work letter for Terminal 21 for Princess Cruises. It's currently a dual-use facility for Carnival Corp. and the Balearia ferry.

The terminal sits on a narrow property that has restricted access for provisioning.

The port and Princess are reviewing a 2019 plan to assess what's good and what's not viable. Daniels pointed out terminal use has changed in the post-pandemic era so the same amount of space may not be needed. Thanks to facial recognition technology for security screening, Customs and Border Protection has become so efficient that many passengers are processed and on the curb very quickly. So changes in ground transportation flows are an important consideration, too."

It's too early to know the timeframe for Terminal 21, Daniels said, adding: 'I hope it would move expeditiously. Princess is excited about the opportunity to expand and have a greater presence. Sun Princess and the Sphere class need world-class facilities. Their capacity growth fits extremely well with what Port Everglades looks at accomplishing.'

Princess can bring Sun or any vessel to Terminal 21 now, however the current narrow apron there makes it not as efficient to accommodate larger ships. Daniels said talks about the terminal design, construction and financing are taking place 'in earnest.'

Princess also has its Medallion-class Terminal 2. And the line, which has maintained an office at the port for decades, now fields more senior executives there — leaders including President John Padgett, Chief Commercial Officer Terry Thornton and Chief Marketing Officer Jim Berra. It's added more administration office space outside the port gate on 17th Street."

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/people-opinions/jonathan-daniels-everglades-high-points-and-cruise-terminal-upgrade-plans

"Guests planning to embark on Royal Princess for its upcoming New Zealand cruises face revised embarkation times due to extended immigration processing times.

Princess Cruises has announced a two-hour delay in the departure times for two of its cruises set to sail from Sydney, Australia."

https://www.cruisehive.com/immigration-clearance-delays-princess-cruise-departures/121478

"Princess Cruises announced the pilot program of custom-curated itineraries slated for summer 2024 that includes a port stop in Yorktown and the Historic Triangle last February. Plans call for three visits by the 2,200-passenger Island Princess and two by the 3,080-passenger Emerald Princess. The ships will anchor in the river and tender boats will shuttle passengers to floating docks near the Watermen’s Museum."

https://wydaily.com/news/local/2024/01/22/yorktown-citizens-continue-fight-against-princess-cruises/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2024/01/21/7-common-misconceptions-about-cruising-in-2024/?sh=1816c7d67513

https://www.rd.com/list/things-you-wont-be-able-to-do-on-cruises-anymore/

https://www.costar.com/article/1347405613/princess-cruises-lists-suburban-los-angeles-office-campus-for-sublease

"A new second cruise terminal could be online by the end of the decade, with the port planning to issue an RFP in early 2024. Shore power will be installed ahead of time."

“We have some offsite locations we are utilizing when necessary,” he said, adding that a new parking lot is also being built and that the potential site for the new cruise terminal was also being used as overflow parking with a shuttle system."

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/01/los-angeles-planning-new-cruise-terminal/