Princess Cruises continues to push forward with resuming operations and welcoming guests back on more cruise ships. Today the company announced another big comeback of the Emerald Princess departing from the Port of Los Angeles on a 15-day Panama Canal cruise to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The very first guests were welcomed onboard by Emerald Princess teammates with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.
A worldwide independent survey among more than 150, 000 employees in 58 countries working full-or part-time was conducted by Forbes, which they used to determine The World’s Best Employers list. The participants anonymously answered questions, evaluated their current employer, showed their free will to recommend their company to close friends and family and graded their satisfaction of the working atmosphere, salary, potential promotions and other factors.
The German weekly magazine Stern together with Scope ESG Analysis published a list of the most environmentally friendly and safe cruise ships. The ranking is based 70% on the environmental score and 30% on a safety score, the report said. For the environmental score, it was taken in consideration how much CO2 a cruise ship emits with regard to the climate targets to be achieved. The report shows to what extent the cruise lines miss, achieve or exceed these goals.
Princess Cruises celebrated the arrival and return to service of the Majestic Princess in the Port of Los Angeles.
"We are pleased to welcome guests aboard the Majestic Princess today and celebrate the ship's maiden voyage from the West Coast," said Jan Swartz, President of Princess Cruises.
Today Princess Cruises’ ship Sky Princess arrived In Southampton on a gorgeous summer morning ahead of her debute for the UK Summer Seacation season. At the helm of the ship is Captain Tuvo who, together with all the amazing Princess crew on board, will welcome guests back starting next month.
Princess Cruises has announced the opening team of senior officers for the newest ship Discovery Princess set to debute in spring 2022. Once the ship is completed by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, Captain Gennaro Arma will officially bring the ship into service from the shipyard in Monfalcone.
Princess Cruises announced the restart of cruise operations out of several U.S. ports starting from September 2021. The cruise line plans to start voyages from the ports of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Ft. Lauderdale with eight ships.
Gavin MacLeod the beloved Captain Merrill Stubing on the hit show “The Love Boat” and Princess Cruises' global ambassador has passed away early Saturday morning at his home In Palm Desert, age 90.
Princess Cruises released a statement this afternoon honoring MacLeod's legacy.
Over 200 crew members currently on board the cruise ship Majestic Princess received COVID-19 vaccinations at the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center. In partnership with The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Ports America, and Metro Cruise Services, Ambulnz administered 221 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Like many nations struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic, Myanmar faces additional destabilizing risks from the military coup. Cruise ship crew members from this country shared their concerns about the current situation and worries that this might affect their next sign-on date. In hopes that the cruise lines will not forget them they sent an open letter voicing their concerns.
