Princess Cruises selling off its ‘Love Boat’
Richard Tribou
Cruise lines continue to shed off old hardware amid the coronavirus pandemic to focus on more efficient, larger vessels when sailing gets back to normal.
The latest victim is Princess Cruises’ Pacific Princess, which began sailing in 1999 under the defunct Renaissance Cruises brand before joining the Princess fleet in 2002.
The original ship to sail as Pacific Princess for the fleet, from 1975-2002, was featured in the TV show “The Love Boat,” and that show’s former cast has been tied to the brand ever since.
The company announced its sale to an undisclosed buyer on Thursday as part of parent company Carnival Corp.’s stated goal to reduce its sizable fleet among its many brands.
Princess Cruises Sold Pacific Princess
22 January 2021
Princess Cruises announced the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. The sale of the cruise ship is in line with parent company Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of less efficient ships from its fleet.
Pacific Princess first joined the cruise line’s fleet in 2002, and originally entered service in 1999 as R3 for Renaissance Cruises. The boutique-style ship offered an intimate cruising environment, with a total of just 670 passengers, but incorporated many of the dining and entertainment options available on the cruise line’s larger cruise vessels.
Beloved by many loyal Princess guests, Pacific Princess sailed more than 1.6 Million nautical miles, 11 World Cruises and offered distinctive itineraries to sought-after destinations all over the world. In fact,
Santa Clarita-based Princess Cruises announced Thursday the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. The sale of the cruise ship is in line with parent company Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of less efficient ships from its fleet.
Pacific Princess first joined the cruise line’s fleet in 2002, and originally entered service in 1999 as R3 for Renaissance Cruises. The boutique-style ship offered an intimate cruising environment, with a total of just 670 passengers, but incorporated many of the dining and entertainment options available on the cruise line’s larger cruise vessels.
Beloved by many loyal Princess guests, Pacific Princess sailed more than 1.6 Million nautical miles, 11 World Cruises and offered distinctive itineraries to sought-after destinations all over the world. In fact, The Love Boat’s “Captain Stubing” and Princess Cruises Ambassador Gavin MacLeod was on the ship’s navigation bridge as the ship sailed under the Golden Gat
/PRNewswire/ Princess Cruises, the world s leading international premium cruise line, today announced the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer..
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Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer.
Earlier this month, Carnival Corporation’s CEO Arnold Donald said the company has already accelerated the retirement of 19 less-efficient cruise ships, with 15 of them having already left the fleet. This was largely due to the worldwide health crisis and its impact on the cruise industry.
Late last year, Princess announced the retirement of
Star Princess,
(Photo courtesy of Princess Cruises)
Pacific Princess joined the Princess fleet in 2002, but originally entered service in 1999 for Renaissance Cruises as
R3. The boutique-style ship offered an intimate cruising experience, holding just 670 passengers. Though it was small, the vessel incorporated many of the dining and entertainment options that were found on the cruise line’s larger ships.