Delivered to Princess Cruises earlier this month, the brand new Solar Princess is on the brink of depart on its maiden cruise on Feb. 28, 2024.
After leaving its constructing dock on Friday, the 175,500-ton vessel arrived in Civitavecchia this Monday. The port – which is situated close to Italy’s capital metropolis Rome – will function homeport for the ship’s first crusing.
Cruising one-way to Barcelona, Solar Princess’ maiden voyage sails across the Mediterranean and options visits to Greece, Spain and Turkey, in addition to further locations in Italy.
After leaving Civitavecchia, the ten-night itinerary sails to Naples earlier than heading to Piraeus, Kusadasi, and Santorini.
On its option to Barcelona, the Solar Princess can be scheduled to make a go to to Palma de Mallorca, within the Balearic Islands, and Messina, in Sicily.
Persevering with its maiden season, the newbuild presents quite a lot of seven- to 12-night itineraries within the Mediterranean by means of mid-September.
Earlier than crossing the Atlantic for the primary time, the 4,300-guest additionally makes a brief stint in Northern Europe with a nine-night cruise to Southampton, in the UK.
The Solar Princess then presents a 16-night cruise to Fort Lauderdale forward of its maiden winter season within the Caribbean.
Constructed by the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, the vessel is the primary in a brand new sequence of LNG-powered cruise ships.
Now the most important ship in Princess Cruises’ fleet, the Solar Princess presents a number of new options, together with the primary geodesic dome onboard a cruise ship, and a collection of new eating venues.
Set to be adopted by the brand new Star Princess in 2025, the vessel was initially scheduled to enter service on Feb. 8, 2024.
Two sailings, nonetheless, needed to be cancelled as a result of ongoing technical work being carried out onboard. In two separate bulletins, Princess stated extra time was wanted to make sure an excellent trip is delivered.
