Grand Princess
Princess Cruises · Grand class · 1998
Grand Princess measures 107,517 gross tons, with room for 2,610 guests. Grand Princess sails 14-night cruises from Sydney and moves to Brisbane in Dec 2026.
- BuiltYear built
- 1998
- TonnageGross tonnage
- 107,517
- Decks
- 17
- Cabins
- 1,301
- Guests
- 2,610
- 3,122 at full occupancy
- Crew
- 1,150
Grand Princess cruise schedule
29 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local
- At seaWed 4 Nov
- At seaThu 5 Nov
- At seaFri 6 Nov
- Fjordland National ParkSat 7 Nov07:0015:00
- Sun 8 Nov07:0017:00
- Mon 9 Nov07:0016:00
- Tue 10 Nov07:0014:00
- At seaWed 11 Nov
- Thu 12 Nov06:3019:00
- Fri 13 Nov08:0018:00
- Sat 14 Nov08:0019:15
- At seaSun 15 Nov
- At seaMon 16 Nov
- At seaTue 17 Nov
Numbers match the port order
Showing 6 of 29 cruises
Where Grand Princess sails
Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
SydneyBrisbaneMelbourneAdelaideFremantleAucklandLos AngelesTokyoNumber = cruises starting that month
Ports Grand Princess visits
63 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted
- Brisbane13 callsAustralia
- Cairns10 callsAustralia
- Darwin10 callsAustralia
- Willis Island8 callsAustralia
- Auckland7 callsNew Zealand
- Suva7 callsFiji
- Bay of Islands6 callsNew Zealand
- Airlie Beach5 callsAustralia
- Sydney5 callsAustralia
- 5 calls
How Grand Princess sails
Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries
Sailing mix
Upcoming sailings by length
29sailings
- Up to 5 nights310%
- 7 nights13%
- 6, 8 or 9 nights27%
- 10–14 nights1034%
- 15+ nights1345%
Turnaround ports
Port intensity
Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return
- Time in port
- 10 h
- median · 1 – 34 h
- Port days
- 42%
- of days between embarkation and return
- Overnight calls
- 10
- staying past midnight
- Late departures
- 47
- after 20:00 · latest 23:59
Cruise patterns
- 5 ports · 10 sea days17 nights2 cruises
- 7 ports · 7 sea days15 nights1 cruise
- 6 ports · 5 sea days12 nights1 cruise
- 4 ports · 4 sea days9 nights1 cruise
- 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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.
Grand Princess specifications
From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units
Ship
- Cruise line
- Princess Cruises
- Class
- Grand class
- Year built
- 1998
- Status
- In service
- IMO
- 9104005
- MMSI
- 310327000
Size
- Gross tonnage
- 107,517 GT
- Length
- 290 m
- Beam
- 36 m
- Decks
- 17
- Cruising speed
- 24 knots
Capacity
- Guests, double occupancy
- 2,610
- Guests, full occupancy
- 3,122
- Cabins
- 1,301
- Crew
- 1,150
- Guests per crew member
- 2.3
- Space per guest
- 41.2 GT
How it compares
135th largest of 350 ships in service
Gross tonnage
- Grand Princess107,517
- Princess Cruises average129,328
- All ships in service91,156
Guests, double occupancy
- Grand Princess2,610
- Princess Cruises average3,228
- All ships in service2,189
Grand class sister ships
Same design and size as Grand Princess
Star Princess
2002 · 108,977 GT · 2,596 guests
Caribbean Princess
2004 · 112,894 GT · 3,140 guests
Diamond Princess
2004 · 115,906 GT · 2,710 guests
Sapphire Princess
2004 · 115,875 GT · 2,680 guests
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About Grand Princess
Grand Princess is a 107,517 GT Princess Cruises ship delivered by Fincantieri in 1998 and now the oldest ship in the Princess fleet. She carries 2,610 guests and 1,150 crew in 1,301 staterooms, and was named by actress Olivia de Havilland.