Island Princess is a Coral-class cruise ship for the Princess Cruises line. She is the sister ship to Coral Princess and together they are the only Panamax ships in Princess's fleet. She was constructed at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France.^[2]

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Island Princess

Island Princess in Tallinn, 2023
History
Bermuda
Name	Island Princess
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	Princess Cruises
Port of registry	Hamilton,  Bermuda
Ordered	1999
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Cost	US$330 million
Laid down	2001
Launched	2 July 2002
Christened	11 July 2003
Completed	18 June 2003
Maiden voyage	12 July 2003
In service	12 July 2003
Identification	IMO number: 9230402 MMSI number: 310384000 Callsign: ZCDG4
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Coral-class cruise ship
Tonnage	91,627 GT
Length	294 m (964 ft)
Beam	32 m (106 ft) (waterline) 37 m (122 ft) (bridge wings)
Height	62 m (204 ft)
Draught	7.9 m (26 ft) [1]
Decks	16 (12 for passengers)
Installed power	Two Wärtsilä 16V46C diesel engines General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine
Propulsion	Combined diesel-electric and gas (CODLAG) Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1]
Capacity	2,214 (double occupancy) passengers
Crew	900[1]

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Island Princess's main itinerary consist of seven day Alaskan cruises from Vancouver, British Columbia to Whittier, Alaska during the summer months. During the fall, winter, and spring, Island Princess and her sister ship Coral Princess run 10/14-15 day Panama Canal cruises with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Juan del Sur, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Cartagena, Colombia, and Oranjestad, Aruba.

The ship has had outbreaks of community-spread illnesses. Norovirus hit the ship in March 2006 (72 passengers, 16 crew), October 2006 (109 passengers, 11 crew), January 2007 (179 passengers, 37 crew), January 2018 (71 passengers, 7 crew), February 2019 (101 passengers, 9 crew), e. coli and Shigella in April 2009 (100 passengers, 8 crew), and unknown outbreaks in two May-June 2004 sailings (441 passengers, 68 crew).^[3][4]

In 2015 Island Princess sailed on cruises for the first time in Europe, traveling between Barcelona and Venice.^[5]

In 2019/2020 cruise season, Island Princess will continue to operate the West Coast cruises.^[6]

As part of the COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships, the ship repatriated crew members to Asia in April 2020. In May 2020, the summer cruise schedule for the ship was cancelled.^[7][8]