Grand Princess Wiki

The Grand Princess started sailing in 1998 . Former names: none. The Grand Princess is registered in Hamilton, Bermuda. The Grand Princess has 1301 cabins. 55 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 2602 to 3122 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Grand Princess has a space ratio of 34.4 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 41.3.

The Grand Princess has 1150 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are self serve laudromats on this ship.

There are 16 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 17. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 8.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1998 - Grand Princess
2001 - Golden Princess - No longer sailing
2002 - Star Princess - No longer sailing
2004 - Caribbean Princess
2004 - Diamond Princess
2004 - Sapphire Princess

There are 27 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in May 2022.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

GRAND PRINCESS is the lead vessel of a series built for P&O Princess. She was the first in the companies fleet to exceed 100,000 tons. The Grand had some major changes during the April and May 2011 drydock. This includes removal of skywalkers lounge, conversion of deck 5 atrium to the piazza, new pizzeria in the Piazza, International Cafe, Vines wine and seafood bar, Convert Sterling steakhouse to Crown Grill, New deck 7 tea lounge and library, Upgrade casino, Addition of deck 6 window suites ,Upgrade Horizon Court, Upgrade Lotus Spa, New deck 15 Wedding Chapel/conference room.

During drydock in Dec 2016 Sabatini's went through a major redesign, Coffee and Cones venue was added to ship, the Movies Under the Stars screen was replaced, and the youth center was redesigned.

During March 2019 drydock maintained the following: Propellers, Exchangers, Propulsion Efficiency and Thrusters. Replace the hot and cold water main lines. Hotel renovations re-upholstered all lounges chairs in the Explorer's, Crooner's, Wheelhouse, Crown Grill, Library and Snooker's bar. Replaced all Stateroom Cabins Sleeper Sofas. New sofas in the Explorer and Crooner's bar. Replaced all the Open Deck Astro turf. Refinished the Wheelhouse Bar Dance Floor. Replaced Horizon Court carpets and tiles. Coffee Station Wood Cabinets refinished. New carpets for Botticelli and Crooner's Bar.