Discovery Princess

Princess Cruises · Royal class · 2022

Discovery Princess measures 145,281 gross tons, with room for 3,660 guests. Discovery Princess sails 7-night cruises from Los Angeles and moves to Vancouver in May 2027.

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Discovery Princess under way in calm water, three-quarter bow view showing the blue Princess sea-witch bow art
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BuiltYear built
2022
TonnageGross tonnage
145,281
Decks
19
Cabins
1,830
Guests
3,660
4,402 at full occupancy
Crew
1,346

Discovery Princess cruise schedule

49 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 49 cruises

Where Discovery Princess sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal, with more in the Alaska. Discovery Princess sails from Los Angeles (Oct 2026 – May 2027), Vancouver (from May 2027) and Whittier (from May 2027).

Los AngelesVancouverWhittierNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Discovery Princess visits

18 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Discovery Princess sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

49sailings

  • Up to 5 nights0–
  • 7 nights4184%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights12%
  • 10–14 nights714%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 4 – 20.5 h
Port days
62%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
34
after 20:00 · latest 23:15

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 3 sea days7 nights27 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights9 cruises
  • 10 ports · 3 sea days14 nights5 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights4 cruises
  • 6 ports · 5 sea days12 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Discovery Princess specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Princess Cruises
Class
Royal class
Year built
2022
Status
In service
IMO
9837468
MMSI
310812000

Size

Gross tonnage
145,281 GT
Length
330 m
Beam
38.4 m
Decks
19
Cruising speed
23 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
3,660
Guests, full occupancy
4,402
Cabins
1,830
Crew
1,346
Guests per crew member
2.7
Space per guest
39.7 GT

How it compares

61st largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Enchanted Princess and Sky Princess

Gross tonnage

  • Discovery Princess145,281
  • Princess Cruises average129,328
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Discovery Princess3,660
  • Princess Cruises average3,228
  • All ships in service2,189

Royal class sister ships

Same design and size as Discovery Princess

See the Princess Cruises fleet

Also from Princess Cruises: Star Princess, Sun Princess, Diamond Princess, Sapphire Princess, Crown Princess, Emerald Princess

About Discovery Princess

Discovery Princess is a 145,281 GT Princess Cruises ship handed over by Fincantieri on 28 January 2022. She carries 3,660 guests and 1,346 crew in 1,830 staterooms, and has the two Sky Suites with the largest balconies at sea. Her first dry dock, in Singapore in late 2025, added an air-lubrication system.