Princess Chatter

"Thanks to his background at Disney, (John) Padgett knew the premium that customers were prepared to pay for high-quality themed entertainment so he made it a priority at Princess."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/05/09/the-magic-formula-for-building-a-themed-entertainment-powerhouse/?sh=52fe53a95378

Editor: This article tells how ex Disney John Padgett and Vicki Johnson are working hard to convert the Princess we knew to high dollar Disney park type themed entertainment.

'Princess Cruises lines up an array of short cruises from Melbourne for cruise passengers wanting for a quick getaway. The line’s best value offering is its summer holiday cruise featuring a 4-Day Australia Seacation. This Melbourne to Brisbane sailing is offered at a starting rate of $238 per guest. Moreover, this cruise is scheduled to depart from its port of embarkation on December 7 via Diamond Princess.

In addition, Princess Cruises also highlights a 5-Day Southern Australia Seacation as part of its spring offering. This Melbourne to Adelaide voyage is offered at a starting rate of $548 per guest from $658. This allows cruise passengers to enjoy a $110 savings per person. Additionally, this 5-day sailing is scheduled on September 28 aboard Diamond Princess."

 https://cruisepassenger.com.au/tips-advice/short-cruises-from-melbourne-offered-at-238-pp/

I find it almost impossible to do any future cruise planning's without the spreadsheet.
If you rely the Princess web site you're in the dark, not knowing which ships are sailing during any period without extensive searching.

"In promoting its 2025/26 South America season, Princess Cruises highlighted the opportunity for travelers to access Antarctica with 'affordable rates.' "

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/princess-highlights-antarctica-hook-202526-s-america-cruises

Now working, ship by ship, on updating the unofficial daily schedule.  On some ships there are plenty of changes.

Here's my slow progress.  I will publish when the update is finished.

Caribbean Princess - Done (Some changes)
Coral Princess - Done (In 2026 the Coral will be transiting through Red Sea waters ! !)
Crown Princess - Done (2026 back to the Red Sea.  Ship goes missing from the schedule between Dec 21,2025 and March 21, 2026
Diamond Princess - Done (no major changes)
Discovery Princess - Done (no change)
Emerald Princess - Done (no change)
Grand Princess - Done (Daily schedule after Sept 15, 2025 N/A until May 16, 2024)
Island Princess - Done (So many changes, so many changes) (my head is now mush)
Majestic Princess - Done (a couple of extras added to the end)
Regal Princess - Done (1 adder at the end)
Royal Princess - Done (On May 7, 2025 there's no disembarkation from Hawaii to LA but there is an embarkation for the next cruise.  From February, 2026 onward I don't trust the disappearing Princess online schedule)
Ruby Princess - Done (no changes)
Sapphire - Done (moves to Antarctic in early 2026)
Sky - Done (no changes)
Star - Done (no changes after Ft Lauderdale in November 2025)
Sun - Done

Now waiting for the Grand Princess to update their San Juan schedule.
  Here's a preview without the Grand Princess update https://princessonly.com/schedule/PSked4d.xlsx