The quick verdict
Crown Princess — 6.3 / 10
Crown Princess is measured here against the whole cruise industry. Not against her six Grand Class sisters (Grand, Sapphire, Diamond, Caribbean, Emerald and Ruby Princess), each researched and scored independently.
Debuted in 2006, she was built on the larger, stretched Grand Class hull Caribbean Princess introduced two years earlier. That added a deck of cabins over the original 1998 design.
The story is a well-populated venue list — two dedicated nightclubs, a Stephen Schwartz revue, a TV-studio-style karaoke finale — on an older-generation ship.
No water slide. No adventure deck. No dancing-fountain spectacle of the kind Princess's newest ships now carry.
Best for: travelers who want two late-night venues and a well-rounded activities roster, on a mid-sized ship built before Princess's newest headline hardware existed.
Biggest strength: Nightlife at 7.0 — a confirmed pairing of Skywalkers Nightclub and Club Fusion. That's dual-venue value this project has not found on every Princess ship scored so far.
Biggest weakness: a tie at 5.5 between Recreation & Attractions and Family Entertainment. No water slide, adventure deck or dancing-fountain spectacle turned up in any source gathered for this page.
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Seven categories, each judged on its own merits against the whole industry, not against Princess's own fleet.
Within Grand Class she sits level with Caribbean, above Ruby and Diamond and Sapphire and others. Nothing here is carried over from a sister ship’s card — each was researched and scored independently.
The Princess Theater seats roughly 800 across two decks (Decks 6-7), running two scheduled shows most evenings. Its headline production, Magic to Do, is a musical revue built around the songbook of composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden), per Cruise Critic's own editorial coverage of this ship. Magicians, musicians and comedians rotate through the same room across the sailing. Held below the industry's flagship band because this is a songbook revue rather than a commissioned narrative production with a dedicated creative team built specifically for this ship, and this page could not confirm through a separately dated source whether the show is exclusive to Crown Princess or shared across other Grand Class ships — Princess markets it as exclusive to the line, not confirmed as exclusive to this specific hull.
The Piazza is a three-deck atrium hub hosting live performances and events like wooden horse racing, per Cruise Critic's activities coverage of this ship. Crooners Bar runs live piano nightly, described in that same coverage as "wildly popular," while the Wheelhouse Bar adds a nautical-themed room with bourbon flights and Explorers Lounge runs trivia, karaoke and game shows. Club Fusion contributes a second live-music venue with 42 high-definition video screens and a spiral staircase, and Vines pours wine with complimentary tapas or sushi. This is a real, well-populated spread of purpose-built live-music rooms, held to a solid mid-industry position because no single venue here reads as a standout format beyond what several other Princess ships in this project have also confirmed.
Daily programming confirmed by Cruise Critic's editorial coverage includes Zumba, morning trivia, arts and crafts (origami, paper quilling), wine tastings, digital-photography seminars, afternoon tea and backstage tours with production staff. Voice of the Ocean, a karaoke competition finale, is staged with actual swiveling chairs built to resemble the coaches on TV's "The Voice" — a distinctive, confirmed touch this page has also found described on other Princess ships as a fleet-wide format rather than a Crown-exclusive one. The Princess@Sea app and Princess Patter daily guide track the full roster. Real, well-rounded programming on the evidence gathered here, without a named, third-party-verified structured competition of the kind the industry's most activity-dense megaships run.
Four pools split the deck: Calypso Reef and Neptune's Reef (family, Deck 15) plus an aft pool and the Lotus Spa Pool (both adults-only), per Cruise Critic's own venue listing. The Sanctuary (Deck 17) rents padded loungers with dedicated wait staff for a fee, and the Lotus Spa runs a Thermal Suite (heated loungers, steam chambers, saunas) alongside massage, facials and salon services. Sports cover basketball, paddle tennis, nine-hole mini-golf and ping-pong. No source gathered for this page found a water slide, roller coaster, or multi-attraction adventure deck, nor any single novelty feature comparable to a SeaWalk-style cantilevered walkway on other Princess ships scored in this project — a real, confirmed gap held against her here, offset by a fully built-out spa and pool spread for a ship of this era.
Crown Princess runs two real dedicated late-night venues rather than one, both confirmed by Princess's own ship features listing: Skywalkers Nightclub, at the top of the ship aft of the funnel, with a DJ, a multicolored disco floor and panoramic ocean views, and Club Fusion on Deck 7, with 42 high-definition video screens, a spiral staircase and live-music dance parties. Around them, the Wheelhouse Bar pours bourbon flights, Crooners Bar runs nightly piano, a Speakeasy Cigar Lounge and The Mix Bar add themed rooms, and Gatsby's Casino offers slots, roulette, blackjack, craps and three-card poker with occasional tournaments. Held above the industry mid-point because two purpose-built nightclub venues, each independently confirmed, is real value this project has not found on every Princess ship scored so far — no single format here reaches an industry-leading, distinctly ticketed evening experience, but the sheer breadth of late-night rooms is a genuine strength.
Movies Under the Stars runs on a 300-square-foot, 70,000-watt poolside screen with two showings most evenings, per Cruise Critic's coverage of this ship. A Discovery-branded Stargazing program uses a laser pointer to identify constellations, and the Piazza hosts family-facing daytime performances and game shows. Voice of the Ocean's karaoke finale draws a cross-generational crowd. No dancing-fountain water-and-light spectacle, themed parade, character meet-and-greet, or licensed entertainment-franchise partnership turned up in any source gathered for this page — a real, confirmed gap against both the industry's family-entertainment leaders and against newer Princess ships that have since added that hardware. Solid, standard fleet-wide family programming here, without a signature multi-generational centerpiece of her own.
Camp Discovery splits into three standard bands, confirmed by Cruise Critic's own editorial coverage of this ship: the Tree House (ages 3-7, padded climbing structures, Animal Planet-branded activities, pirate games, movie nights); the Lodge (8-12, PlayStation 4, Skee-Ball, foosball, air hockey, a Jr. Chef @ Sea cake-decorating program); and the Beach House (13-17, a surf-themed hangout with a DJ booth, murder-mystery nights and Rock the Boat parties with complimentary mocktails). A 2018 Freeport drydock specifically included a Camp Discovery Center upgrade, confirmed independently by both Wikipedia and Cruise Critic. Evening group childcare covers ages 3-12 at a per-child hourly fee this page could not confirm at an exact current rate for this ship. What holds this below the industry's leading kids-club builds: structured programming starts at age 3 with no nursery confirmed for children younger than that, even though Princess's own minimum sailing age is 6 months — a real, confirmed gap against lines that run staffed infant care from 6 months old.
Weighted across all seven categories, Crown Princess lands at 6.3 — carried by Nightlife (7.0), where a confirmed pairing of Skywalkers Nightclub and Club Fusion is a real, sourced strength, and held to a solid mid-industry position by a tie at 5.5 across Recreation & Attractions and Family Entertainment.
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A swivel chair, and a Schwartz songbook
Crown Princess runs two real dedicated late-night venues rather than one, both confirmed by Princess's own ship features listing: Skywalkers Nightclub, at the top of the ship aft of the funnel, with a DJ, a multicolored disco floor and panoramic ocean views, and Club Fusion on Deck 7, with 42 high-definition video screens, a spiral staircase and live-music dance parties.
Around them, the Wheelhouse Bar pours bourbon flights, Crooners Bar runs nightly piano, a Speakeasy Cigar Lounge and The Mix Bar add themed rooms, and Gatsby's Casino offers slots, roulette, blackjack, craps and three-card poker with occasional tournaments. Held above the industry mid-point because two purpose-built nightclub venues, each independently confirmed, is real value this project has not found on every Princess ship scored so far — no single format here reaches an industry-leading, distinctly ticketed evening experience, but the sheer breadth of late-night rooms is a genuine strength.
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Shows & productions
A Stephen Schwartz songbook revue anchors a two-level theater, backed by rotating comedians, magicians and musicians.
The Princess Theater seats roughly 800 across two decks (Decks 6-7), with two scheduled shows most evenings.
Its listed headline production, Magic to Do, is a musical revue built around the songbook of composer Stephen Schwartz, per Cruise Critic's own editorial coverage of Crown Princess. That's the composer behind Wicked, Pippin, Godspell and Children of Eden.
Princess markets the show as an exclusive production for the line, not for any one ship.
Does it currently play as an exclusive to Crown Princess specifically, or is it shared with sister Grand Class ships? No independently dated source gathered for this page settled that.
Treat it as her currently listed headline show. Not a guaranteed ship-exclusive.
The same room rotates in magicians, musicians and comedians across the rest of the sailing, per Cruise Critic's coverage.
That coverage also notes some evening theater performances have drawn mixed audience reactions from individual reviewers. Normal for a rotating variety slate, not a confirmed, ongoing quality problem.
Away from the main stage, Voice of the Ocean closes out with a karaoke competition finale. It's staged with actual swivel chairs built to resemble the coaches' seats on TV's "The Voice."
It's a confirmed touch. It's also described elsewhere in this project as a fleet-wide Princess format — not one exclusive to this ship.
Live entertainment & music
A three-deck Piazza hub, a wildly popular nightly piano room, and a second live-music venue in Club Fusion.
The Piazza is Crown Princess's three-deck central atrium. It hosts live performances, cultural acts, and recurring events like wooden horse racing, per Cruise Critic's activities coverage.
Crooners Bar (Deck 7) runs live piano nightly. That coverage specifically calls it "wildly popular."
The Wheelhouse Bar (Deck 7) adds a nautical-themed room with bourbon flights. Explorers Lounge (Deck 7) runs trivia, karaoke and game shows all evening.
Club Fusion functions as a second dedicated live-music venue, with 42 high-definition video screens and a spiral staircase framing dance parties and live sets. Vines (Deck 5) pours wine alongside complimentary tapas or sushi.
This is a well-populated spread of purpose-built live-music rooms: five confirmed venues, from a piano lounge to a screen-heavy dance space. What's missing is a single standout format described as distinctive beyond what several other Princess ships in this project have also confirmed.
Activities & participation
A well-rounded daily roster, backstage access with the production team, and a TV-studio karaoke finale.
Daily programming confirmed by Cruise Critic's editorial coverage of this ship includes Zumba classes, morning trivia sessions, arts and crafts (origami, paper quilling), wine tastings, digital-photography seminars and afternoon tea.
Backstage tours with production staff add a hands-on activity beyond the standard daily roster.
The Princess Patter daily guide and the Princess@Sea app track the full schedule, including recurring Piazza events like wooden horse racing.
Voice of the Ocean, a voyage-long karaoke competition, closes with a finale staged using actual swiveling chairs built to resemble the coaches' seats on TV's "The Voice," per Cruise Critic's coverage.
It's a confirmed touch, though this page found the same format described on other Princess ships in this project. Read it as a fleet-wide feature, not a Crown-exclusive one.
This is well-rounded daytime and evening programming on the evidence here. It lacks a named, third-party-verified structured competition — a dated tournament series, an official record attempt — of the kind the industry's most activity-dense megaships run.
Recreation & attractions
Four pools and a full spa build, with no water slide, adventure deck, or single standout novelty feature.
Four pools split across the deck, per Cruise Critic's own venue listing for this ship: Calypso Reef and Neptune's Reef (family, Deck 15) plus an aft pool and the Lotus Spa Pool (both adults-only).
The Sanctuary (Deck 17) is a private, fee-based adults-only retreat with padded loungers and dedicated wait staff.
The Lotus Spa & Fitness Center runs massage, facials and salon services with tiered discount pricing on successive treatments. Its Thermal Suite adds heated loungers, steam chambers, saunas and specialty showers.
A small fitness center offers cardio machines, free weights and group classes (Pilates, yoga, TRX, cycling). Sports cover basketball, paddle tennis, a nine-hole mini-golf course, and ping-pong.
No source gathered for this page found a water slide, roller coaster, or multi-attraction adventure deck on Crown Princess. That hardware arrived later, on Princess's newest Sphere Class ships.
Nor did this page find any single recreation feature comparable to a SeaWalk-style cantilevered walkway. Other Princess ships in this project have confirmed that kind of novelty centerpiece.
A fully built-out spa, pool and sports lineup for a ship of this era is value.
It's a standard-scale recreation build, though. Not a leading one.
Nightlife
Two confirmed dedicated nightclubs, a bourbon-flight bar, a cigar lounge, and a full casino.
Skywalkers Nightclub, at the top of the ship aft of the funnel, is a dedicated late-night venue: a DJ, a multicolored disco floor and panoramic ocean views. Princess's own ship features listing confirms it.
Wikipedia's build history describes a cantilevered "wing" nightclub structure on Caribbean Princess (and on the original Grand, Golden and Star Princess). Crown Princess's Skywalkers sits directly on the top deck instead.
Club Fusion (Deck 7) adds a second dedicated venue, with 42 high-definition video screens, a spiral staircase and live-music dance parties. Princess's own venue listing and independent ship-guide coverage both confirm it.
Around both, the Wheelhouse Bar pours bourbon flights in a nautical-themed room and Crooners Bar runs nightly live piano. A Speakeasy Cigar Lounge and The Mix Bar add two more themed rooms, and Outriggers Bar, Tradewinds Bar and Adagio Bar round out the spread.
Gatsby's Casino (Deck 6) runs slots, roulette, blackjack, craps and three-card poker with occasional tournaments and gaming lessons.
Two independently confirmed, purpose-built nightclub venues is dual-venue value this project has not found on every Princess ship scored so far. That's a strength.
There's no single standout, distinctly ticketed evening format among them.
Family entertainment
Standard fleet-wide family programming, without a dancing-fountain spectacle or a licensed character partnership.
Movies Under the Stars runs on a 300-square-foot, 70,000-watt poolside screen (Deck 15), per Cruise Critic's coverage of this ship. Two showings of first-run films most evenings.
A Discovery-branded Stargazing program uses a laser pointer to identify constellations for families on clear-sky evenings. The Piazza hosts family-facing daytime performances, cultural acts and game shows.
The Voice of the Ocean karaoke finale draws a cross-generational crowd. Backstage production tours are open to families and solo travelers alike.
No dancing-fountain water-and-light spectacle, themed parade, character meet-and-greet, or licensed entertainment-franchise partnership turned up in any source gathered for this page.
That's a confirmed gap against the industry's family-entertainment leaders. Newer Princess ships have since added that kind of hardware too.
Solid, standard fleet-wide family programming is value here. What's missing is a signature multi-generational centerpiece to call her own.
Kids clubs & youth programming
A standard three-band Camp Discovery build, upgraded in a 2018 drydock, with no staffed care under age 3.
Camp Discovery splits into three standard bands, confirmed by Cruise Critic's own editorial coverage of this ship.
The Tree House (ages 3-7) has padded climbing structures, a theater area, Animal Planet-branded activities like animal-mask making, pirate games and movie nights. The Lodge (8-12) runs a PlayStation 4, Skee-Ball, foosball, air hockey, arts and crafts, and a Jr. Chef @ Sea program with cake-decorating workshops.
The Beach House (13-17) is a surf-themed hangout built around social space, not structured activities. A DJ booth, movies, games, occasional murder-mystery nights, and Rock the Boat parties that include complimentary mocktails.
A ten-day drydock at Freeport, Bahamas in April 2018 specifically included a Camp Discovery Center upgrade. Wikipedia's account of the ship and Cruise Critic's own coverage both confirm it.
That's a dated refit, not stale branding from an older source.
Evening group childcare covers ages 3 to 12 at a per-child hourly fee. This page could not confirm an exact current rate.
What holds this below the industry's leading kids-club builds: structured programming starts at age 3, and this page found no staffed nursery or toddler care confirmed for children younger than that.
Princess's own minimum sailing age is 6 months. Infants and young toddlers sail as parent-accompanied guests, with no dedicated staffed space of their own.
That's a confirmed gap against lines that run staffed infant care from 6 months old.
Entertainment venues
One main theater, two dedicated nightclubs, and a wide spread of themed bars and lounges.
The Princess Theater (roughly 800 seats across two decks) is the main production venue, home to Magic to Do. The Piazza, spanning three decks, is the central live-entertainment hub.
Skywalkers Nightclub (top deck, aft of the funnel) and Club Fusion (Deck 7) are the two dedicated nightclub venues. Gatsby's Casino (Deck 6) runs slots and table games.
Bars confirmed for this ship run wide: Crooners Bar (live piano), the Wheelhouse Bar (bourbon flights, nautical theme), Explorers Lounge (trivia, karaoke, game shows), a Speakeasy Cigar Lounge, The Mix Bar, Outriggers Bar (margaritas), Tradewinds Bar, Adagio Bar, and Vines (wine and tapas), alongside Lido Deck pool bars.
The Lotus Spa & Fitness Center (with Thermal Suite) and an art gallery with auction events round out the ship's ticketed and browsing venues.
Included vs extra cost
The Princess Theater, Piazza, both nightclubs and Camp Discovery's daytime hours are included; spa access, Sanctuary and evening childcare carry their own fees.
Included: all Princess Theater productions (including Magic to Do, where currently scheduled), the Piazza's live performances and events, Explorers Lounge's game shows and trivia, Skywalkers Nightclub, Club Fusion, the daily activities roster, Movies Under the Stars, Stargazing, the Voice of the Ocean karaoke competition, pools and hot tubs, the sports courts and mini-golf, and Camp Discovery's standard daytime hours (Tree House, Lodge, Beach House).
Extra cost: fitness classes (unless bundled into a Princess Plus or Premier package, which also includes reserved theater seating), Lotus Spa treatments and Thermal Suite access, Sanctuary loungers, Camp Discovery's evening group childcare (a per-child hourly fee this page could not confirm at an exact current rate), casino play, and specialty dining — see the dining guide for cost and value there.
Pricing varies by sailing and changes without notice. Confirm current rates through the Princess MedallionClass app or Princess's own booking site before trusting any figure printed here.
Paid entertainment experiences
A ship earns credit here for a distinctive paid experience. She's never marked down for having none.
This sits outside the seven scored categories above — extra credit only.
No distinctive, ticketed entertainment format turned up in any source gathered for this page.
Princess's digitally enhanced escape room, Phantom Bridge, is confirmed elsewhere in this project as exclusive to specific Royal Class ships. This page found no evidence of it on Crown Princess.
Beyond standard specialty dining (covered in the dining guide — not scored here) and the Sanctuary's fee-based loungers (already credited under Recreation & Attractions), this page found no paid, narrative-driven entertainment experience. Other Princess ships in this project have introduced those.
That's a confirmed absence for this ship, not an evidence gap.
It earns no extra credit here. That's how this section is built to work.
Reservations
Most of Crown Princess's entertainment runs on open, walk-up seating — the Sanctuary and Camp Discovery's evening hours are the exceptions.
Princess Theater and Piazza programming run on published nightly schedules with open, walk-up seating, not an advance-reservation system. Guests booked on a Princess Plus or Premier fare package receive reserved theater seating as part of that package.
Skywalkers Nightclub, Club Fusion and Explorers Lounge are similarly walk-up.
The Sanctuary's fee-based loungers should be booked early given limited capacity.
Camp Discovery's standard daytime hours run on drop-in access. Its evening group childcare service should be booked in advance through the Princess MedallionClass app, given limited staffed capacity.
Specialty dining reservations are covered separately in the dining guide.
What is actually worth your time
Don’t miss
- Voice of the Ocean's karaoke finale — the swivel-chair setup is a real, distinctive touch.
- Skywalkers Nightclub, for the top-deck views alone.
Worth trying
- Magic to Do, for the Stephen Schwartz songbook — arrive on time given the theater's 800-seat count.
- Club Fusion, if you want a second late-night option beyond Skywalkers.
Only if it interests you
- The backstage production tour, for guests curious how the shows come together.
- The Thermal Suite, for guests already booking spa time.
Who this ship’s entertainment is best for
Travelers who want two nightlife venues and a well-rounded activities roster — not travelers chasing Princess's newest headline hardware.
Travelers who want a choice of late-night venues get sourced value here.
Skywalkers Nightclub and Club Fusion are two independently confirmed, purpose-built rooms. Not one narrow space.
That's a strength against several other Princess ships scored so far in this project.
Guests who enjoy a well-rounded activities program — backstage tours, wine tastings, a TV-studio karaoke format — will find plenty to fill sea days.
Families and couples chasing Princess's newest hardware — a water slide, a dancing-fountain show, a circus-style dome venue, a multi-attraction adventure deck — should look to Princess's Sphere Class ships instead.
Or wait to see how Crown Princess's own six Grand Class sister ships measure up as their pages come in.
How this ship compares
The class grouping checks out; the class itself is more varied than the shared name suggests.
Class verification, stated plainly. ships.csv groups Crown Princess under princess-grand-class alongside Grand, Sapphire, Diamond, Caribbean, Emerald and Ruby Princess. Independent sourcing (Wikipedia's Grand-class entry, cross-checked against Princess's own current fleet listing) confirms that's the complete, correct, present-day roster of seven ships.
One historical correction is worth stating plainly: the original Grand Class had nine ships.
Golden Princess (2001) and Star Princess (2002) left Princess for P&O Cruises Australia in 2020, then transferred again in March 2025 to Carnival Cruise Line. They now sail as Carnival Adventure and Carnival Encounter.
Both are already scored elsewhere in this project under Carnival's brand. Neither appears in any comparison here.
ships.csv also leaves Crown Princess's entered-service year and gross tonnage blank. Independent sourcing (Wikipedia, Princess's own ship specifications) confirms a June 14, 2006 maiden voyage and 113,561 GT.
The hull-stretch history, verified. Grand Princess (1998), Golden Princess (2001) and Star Princess (2002) shared the class's original hull and a cantilevered nightclub "wing" overhanging the stern that Wikipedia's build history calls controversial.
Caribbean Princess (2004) introduced a stretched version of that hull with an added Riviera deck of cabins. That raised capacity from roughly 2,600 to 3,100 while keeping the stern-wing nightclub.
Crown Princess (2006) is confirmed to carry Caribbean's larger hull forward, but she dropped the stern wing specifically. Her Skywalkers Nightclub sits aft of the funnel on the top deck.
That's a ship-specific design difference from Caribbean Princess. Not an identical copy.
Emerald and Ruby Princess (2007-2008) followed the same platform, forming what Wikipedia's build history labels an informal "Crown-class" sub-generation.
Diamond and Sapphire Princess (2004) took a third path. They were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Japan, with a wider 37.5-meter beam and no stern overhang of any kind.
So the larger, stretched-hull description in this project's brief checks out for Crown Princess. It is one of at least three distinct hull generations inside a seven-ship class carrying one shared class name.
Against the wider industry. Crown Princess's 6.3 sits just below the range set by Princess's Royal Class (6.1-6.5) and Sphere Class (6.2-6.9) ships, and above Coral Class (5.1-5.4).
That's a reasonable position for a 2006 ship carrying a dual-venue nightlife build (Skywalkers plus Club Fusion). What she lacks is a water slide, adventure deck, or dancing-fountain spectacle of the kind Princess's newest Sphere Class ships now carry.
Her Nightlife score (7.0) sits above Royal Princess's 6.5, a sourced gap tied to Crown Princess's second confirmed nightclub venue that Royal Princess's own page did not credit.
Her Recreation & Attractions score (5.5) sits below Royal Princess's 6.0, a sourced gap tied to the absence of any single novelty recreation feature comparable to Royal Princess's SeaWalk.
The Seabound entertainment verdict
Crown Princess earns 6.3, measured against the whole cruise industry, not against Princess's own 16 other ships.
It's a solid, above-midpoint result. She's one of seven Grand Class entries on a scorecard that will eventually carry her six sister ships too.
Her strongest category is Nightlife at 7.0, carried by a rare pairing.
Skywalkers Nightclub and Club Fusion are two independently confirmed, purpose-built late-night venues. Not one.
That's value this project has not found on every Princess ship so far.
Production & Headline Shows (6.5), Live Entertainment (6.5) and Activities (6.5) all land in a solid, above-midpoint band. The Stephen Schwartz songbook revue Magic to Do carries creative pedigree even as a compilation format.
Voice of the Ocean's swivel-chair karaoke finale is a confirmed touch.
What holds her back from a higher number is a tie at 5.5 across Recreation & Attractions and Family Entertainment.
No water slide, adventure deck, or dancing-fountain spectacle turned up in any source gathered for this page. No single novelty recreation feature either, of the kind other Princess ships in this project have confirmed as their own signature.
Kids Clubs & Youth Programming, at 6.0, is a standard three-band Camp Discovery build, dated to a 2018 drydock upgrade, without staffed infant care under age 3.
Travelers who value a choice of nightlife venues and a well-rounded activities program will get value here.
Cruisers whose trip depends on a water slide, an adventure deck, a dancing-fountain show, or staffed infant care should look to Princess's newer Sphere Class ships instead.
Or watch for how Crown Princess's own six Grand Class sister ships measure up as their pages come in.
See current sailing dates and cabin pricing for Crown Princess.
Check Sailings & PricesQuick answers
Is Crown Princess really Grand Class, and which ships share it today?
Yes. ships.csv groups Crown Princess under princess-grand-class alongside Grand, Diamond, Sapphire, Caribbean, Emerald and Ruby Princess — seven ships — and independent sourcing (Wikipedia's Grand-class entry, cross-checked against Princess's own fleet listing) confirms that's the complete, current roster. It's a more varied group than the name suggests: Grand Princess (1998) keeps the original hull; Diamond and Sapphire Princess (2004) are a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-built subclass from Nagasaki, Japan, with a wider beam and no stern overhang; Caribbean Princess (2004) introduced the stretched hull with its extra Riviera deck of cabins; and Crown, Emerald and Ruby Princess (2006-2008) carried that stretched platform forward as what Wikipedia's build history calls an informal "Crown-class" sub-generation. ships.csv leaves Crown Princess's entered-service year and gross tonnage blank; independent sourcing (Wikipedia, Princess's own ship specifications) confirms a June 14, 2006 maiden voyage and 113,561 GT.
What happened to Golden Princess and Star Princess, the two Grand Class ships no longer with Princess?
Both left the Princess fleet for sister brand P&O Cruises Australia in 2020, and Wikipedia's account of the class confirms both were transferred again in March 2025, this time to Carnival Cruise Line, where they now sail as Carnival Adventure (ex-Golden Princess) and Carnival Encounter (ex-Star Princess). Both are already scored elsewhere in this project under Carnival's brand rather than Princess's, so neither appears in any comparison on this page. That leaves seven Grand Class ships still flying as Princess today: Grand, Diamond, Sapphire, Caribbean, Crown, Emerald and Ruby Princess — exactly the roster ships.csv lists.
What's the difference between Crown Princess's "stretched hull" and the original 1998 Grand Princess design?
Grand Princess (1998), Golden Princess (2001) and Star Princess (2002) shared the class's original hull and a cantilevered nightclub structure overhanging the stern that Wikipedia's build history describes as a controversial "wing" or "shopping cart handle." Caribbean Princess (2004) introduced a stretched version of that hull with an added Riviera deck of cabins, raising capacity from roughly 2,600 to 3,100 guests, while keeping that stern-wing nightclub. Crown Princess (2006) carried Caribbean's larger hull forward but dropped the stern wing: her Skywalkers Nightclub sits aft of the funnel on the top deck instead, a design choice Wikipedia's account attributes specifically to this ship. Emerald and Ruby Princess (2007-2008) followed the same platform. Diamond and Sapphire Princess (2004) took a third path entirely — built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki with a wider beam and no stern overhang of any kind. So "stretched hull" is real and correctly describes Crown Princess relative to the original three ships, but it is one of at least three distinct hull generations inside this seven-ship class, not a single shared design.
What is Magic to Do, and is it still Crown Princess's headline production?
Magic to Do is a musical revue built around the songbook of composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden), which Cruise Critic's own editorial coverage of Crown Princess lists as her current headline production in the 800-seat Princess Theater, running alongside rotating magicians, musicians and comedians across two scheduled shows most evenings. This page could not confirm through a separately dated, independent source whether Magic to Do plays as an exclusive to Crown Princess or is shared with other Grand Class ships — Princess markets it as an exclusive production for the line rather than for this specific ship, and no source gathered here settled the question ship by ship. Treat it as her currently listed headline show rather than a guaranteed ship-exclusive.
Does Crown Princess have a dedicated nightclub?
Yes, and Crown Princess runs two real late-night venues rather than one. Skywalkers Nightclub sits at the top of the ship, aft of the funnel, with a DJ, a multicolored disco floor and panoramic ocean views, confirmed by Princess's own ship features listing. Club Fusion, on Deck 7, adds a second dedicated space with 42 high-definition video screens, a spiral staircase and live-music dance parties, per Princess's own venue listing and independent ship-guide coverage. Around both, the Wheelhouse Bar pours bourbon flights, Crooners Bar runs live piano nightly, and Gatsby's Casino and a Speakeasy Cigar Lounge round out the late-night spread. Two purpose-built nightclub venues rather than one is real, confirmed value against several other Princess ships scored in this project so far.
What age bands does Crown Princess's Camp Discovery cover, and is there staffed infant care?
Three standard bands, confirmed by Cruise Critic's own editorial coverage of this ship: the Tree House (ages 3-7, padded climbing structures, Animal Planet-branded activities, pirate games); the Lodge (8-12, PlayStation 4, Skee-Ball, foosball, a Jr. Chef @ Sea cake-decorating program); and the Beach House (13-17, a surf-themed hangout with a DJ booth, murder-mystery nights and Rock the Boat parties with complimentary mocktails). Evening group childcare runs for ages 3 to 12 at a per-child hourly fee that this page could not confirm at an exact current rate specifically for Crown Princess. Structured programming starts at age 3 with no nursery confirmed for children younger than that, even though Princess's own minimum sailing age is 6 months — a real, confirmed gap against lines that run staffed infant care from 6 months old, and consistent with what this project has found on other Princess ships built to a similar era.
How does Crown Princess's Seabound Entertainment Score compare to other ships in this project?
Crown Princess lands at 6.3. Within Grand Class she sits level with Caribbean, above Ruby and Diamond and Sapphire and others. Measured against the rest of Princess’s fleet, her 6.3 sits inside the range set by Royal Class (6.1-6.5) and just below Sphere Class (6.2-6.9), and above Coral Class (5.1-5.4). Her strongest category is Nightlife at 7.0, carried by the real, confirmed pairing of Skywalkers Nightclub and Club Fusion; her softest categories are Recreation & Attractions and Family Entertainment, tied at 5.5, held there by the absence of any water slide, adventure deck or dancing-fountain spectacle of the kind Princess has since built into newer ships.