Name: Island Princess
Brand: Princess Cruises
Availability: InStock

At a glance

Island Princess is a large-size cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, in service since 2002. It carries 2,214 guests and 900 crew (2.5 guests per crew member) at 95,627 gross tons. It is the 16th largest of 17 Princess Cruises ships by guest capacity. On Cruiseable's Bliss scale it scores highest for active, cultural, romantic, spa & fitness and staterooms (8/10) and lowest for adventure & nature (4/10). It is rated 3.5 out of 5 by Cruiseable, 3.5 out of 5 by Berlitz and 4.5 out of 5 by Cruise Critic. It has 34 cruises on sale, with lead fares from $529 to $18,004. 14 of its upcoming sailings dropped in price since the previous weekly fare check.

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Specs

Cruiseable: 3.5 / 5
Berlitz: 3.5 / 5
Cruise Critic: 4.5 / 5

Guests: 2,214
Crew: 900
Gross tons: 95,627
Decks: 16
Length: 965 ft
Beam: 122 ft
Maiden voyage: 2002
Launched: 2003
Refurbished: 2009
Space ratio: 2.5; Gross tons per guest
Guests per crew: 2.5
Speed mph: 24
IMO: 9230402

Bliss scores

What Island Princess is best at

Ten dimensions scored by our editors on a 10-point scale. The Cruiseable app ranks every cruise against the mix you care about.

Active 8.0
Adventure and nature 4.0
Cultural 8.0
Dining 7.7
Entertainment 7.7
Family friendly 7.4
Party 6.5
Romantic 8.0
Spa and fitness 8.0
Staterooms 8.0

Our review

Island Princess: Lounge in comfort while visiting exotic ports of call

Princess Cruises's Island Princess was built to Panamax size. This means she can offer you the exclusive experience of sailing through the Panama Canal! Offering 90% ocean-view staterooms with more than 700 balconies, passengers get the chance to view this feat of engineering up close or get to take in stunning views of immense glaciers during cruises to Alaska. Featured on just one other Princess ship, the Bayou Cafe and Steakhouse is a unique and authentic New Orleans-style venue with Crescent City cuisine and live NOLA jazz music.

Who will like sailing on Island Princess?

Alaska cruises tend to be shorter and happen during summer. These trips draw a younger crowd than the Panama Canal itinerary, which attracts the 60-and-older crowd. Passengers primarily hail from the U.S., but there is often a smattering of other countries represented.

Where Island Princess sails

The Island Princess sails the Panama Canal, Scandinavia, Northern Europe, the British islands, Mediterranean, Caribbean and a world cruise that visits Asia, Australia, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast and other destinations.

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Dining

Princess chefs are culinary artists who create and serve delicious cuisine. The entire fleet was inducted into the prestigious Chaine des Rotisseurs gastronomic society. Each chef's menu is a work of art and the selections change every day. Gourmet food and impeccable service make your dining dates shine.

This ship offers several formal dining rooms in the cruise tradition, with Traditional Dining at the same times for each meal, with attentive service provided by your own waiter throughout the cruise.

Provence Dining Room: Anytime Dining means you aren't limited to eating at a fixed time or place on the ship. Instead, the choice of when and where you want to eat is flexible, based only on your stomach's whim.
Bordeaux Dining Room: The ships' restaurants are always in demand, serving up local specialties and gourmet favorites. Reservations are recommended, and a cover charge applies.

Enjoy Mediterranean fare and attentive service at Sabitini's Italian Restaurant aboard your Princess ship. Courtesy of Princess Cruises

Specialty restaurants

Sabatini's: With a menu specializing in Italian cuisine and premium seafood, Sabatini's aspires to present the refined yet casual atmosphere of an Italian ristorante.
Bayou Cafe & Steakhouse: New Orleans cuisine served up with a side of traditional, funky jazz music.

Casual fare

Want to maximize your pool time and minimize your mealtime? Get a quick and satisfying bite whenever you like at the Casual Dining eateries, or get take-out and dine by the pool.

Horizon Court buffet
Patisserie
Sundaes ice cream bar
Princess Pizzeria
The Bar & Grill
Afternoon tea
24-hour room service

Entertainment

Relaxation and activity blend perfectly to optimize your Princess cruise experience. Princess offers everything you could need for a relaxing, rejuvenating retreat, including a wide variety of freshly prepared cuisine and active experiences all designed to help you escape completely.

The many activities onboard the ship are designed to stimulate, educate, entertain, inspire and make you sweat — not necessarily in that order. From art auctions to the Lotus Spa, the Island Princess is loaded with fun things to do.

Nightlife shimmers, rocks and will impress on the Island Princess. Illuminating the stage in myriad productions, performers are some of the most talented musicians, singers and dancers at sea. The Princess Signature Shows, lounge performers, movies and casinos are just some of the entertainment passengers enjoy on Island Princess cruises.

Princess Cruises offers several sources of live entertainment, such as its renowned production shows. Courtesy of Princess Cruises

This ship's theater venues are designed with state-of-the-art acoustics, comfy seats and stellar acts. The movies shown are all first-run feature-length films.

Princess Theater
Universe Lounge
Movies Under the Stars outdoor theater

Bars & lounges

The ship's Hot Spots are sizzling! They vary depending upon the ship and feature dazzling casinos. Movies Under The Stars outdoor theater, night clubs, dance floors and more will get you up and out of your stateroom oasis.

The Princess Casino (Paris-themed casino)
Explorers Lounge (nightclub-style performances)
Wheelhouse Bar
Churchill Lounge
Crooners Bar
Explorers Lounge

Pools & spas

Sometimes floating serenely just isn't enough. Splash around, ride the waves, swim against the current or take a dip in one of this ship's bubbling hot tubs.

Lido Pool (plus 3 hot tubs)
Lotus Spa Pool (plus 2 hot tubs)
Pirate's View hot tub and splash pool

Activities

You can be an activity addict with basketball, paddle tennis, jogging tracks and state-of-the-art gyms equipped with machines that'll keep your heart rate pumping.

Lotus Spa, gym and fitness area
Swim-against-the-current lap pool
Nine-hole putting course
Shuffleboard
Center Court

Enrichment

Lectures, art exhibits and classes taught by local experts all offer time for education and enrichment.

World-class art collection, gallery and auctions
ScholarShip@Sea
24-hour Internet Cafe (wireless access available)
Library and writing room
Hearts & Minds Wedding Chapel

Boutiques

Go shopping, and get deals on designer clothing and gifts, including Lladro, Swarovski, Calvin Klein, Tommy Bahama, Lancome, Clinique, Estee Lauder and Fossil — all up to 30% off.

Boutiques (duty-free)
Future Cruise Sales

The Teen Center onboard your Princess ship gives young passengers lots of ways to stay active and entertained. David Martinez / Courtesy of Princess Cruises

Under 18

With Princess, young kids and teens have their own kind of fun — and their own place to hang out. The youth and teen centers are fully equipped with everything from the latest video games and movies, to arts and crafts, foosball tables, board games and jukeboxes. And for the littlest ones, there are activities like kids' karaoke, pizza parties, pajama nights and more. This ship's activities run the age-appropriate gamut for those under 18, from Princess Pelicans (ages three to seven), and Shockwaves (ages eight to 12), to Remix (ages 13 to 17).

Your take

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On board highlights

View Alaskan wildlife Alaska
Kayak though glaciers Alaska
Princess Fine Arts Auctions Art gallery

Dining

Where to eat on Island Princess

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Inside and out

Destinations 12

Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge, an upscale Princess retreat featuring 85 rooms and suites with spectacular mountain and forest views, is located on 200 acres at the junction of the Klutina and Copper Rivers in Alaska. Book it as part of a pre- or post-cruise with Princess.
Your Princess cruise takes you along the Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska, providing breathtaking views of mountains and glaciers.
Princess Cruises brings you to the doorstep of Skagway on the Alaska Panhandle, population 920, where you can check out its small-town charm.
On some Princess Cruises itineraries, guests get an exclusive opportunity to spend an hour hearing the inspiring story of Libby Riddles as she recounts her journey to become the first woman Sled Dog Race champion.
A scene from "Northern Exposure"? Nah. A peek inside the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge's Eagle Crest Restaurant.
As you leave the Princess cruise ship pier in Juneau, you'll take a short walk to board a tram for the scenic ride up Mount Roberts.
On your Princess Cruises visit to Ketchikan, Alaska, be sure to check out Creek Street and the antique boardwalk on wooden pilings over Ketchikan Creek, home to restaurants, curio shops and, on some days, great salmon viewing.
A guide has some fun with a young passenger during a Princess Cruises sailing through Alaska's Glacier Bay.
Princess Cruises offers the White Pass Scenic Railway for quick transportation from the ship to your inland itinerary.
Book a Princess cruise to take in the natural beauty of Glacier Bay, a U.S. national park just west of Juneau.
From your Princess ship you can take in the grandeur of Glacier Bay, 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords.
Gondolas in the waning afternoon hours in the Grand Canal of Venice, a city that combines history and romance.

Dining 12

A broiled Lobster Tail and King Prawns dish straight from the Princess Cruises kitchen.
A chocolate souffle dessert tops off a meal during a Princess Cruises sailing.
Dining with a view for two: Guests who choose a Balcony Stateroom get to soak up the views on their private veranda.
Enjoy Mediterranean fare and attentive service at Sabitini's Italian Restaurant aboard your Princess ship.
The International Café is a 24-hour cafe you'll find in the Piazza aboard your Princess ship.
Enjoy a taste of British pub grub and lift a pint with a friend at the Pub Lunch on your Princess ship.
Master Chef Alfredo Marzi, a graduate of one of Paris's top culinary institutes, supervises Princess's culinary offerings.
The International Café aboard your Princess cruise offers guests an easy dining option, no matter the time of day or night. (This is a shot aboard Royal Princess.)
While cruising through Alaska, passengers aboard Princess can try regional seafood specialties in the Taste of Alaska buffet.
Sabitini's Italian Restaurant aboard your Princess ship offers guests a wide selection of Mediterranean dishes.
A Princess ship cruises through scenic Glacier Bay, Alaska.
Chocolate tiramisu mascarpone cream and espresso gelato, one of the dessert offerings on Princess Cruises.

On board 12

Aboard your Princess cruise, check out jewelry and other merchandise from top-of-the-line brands at the boutique store on board.
Take a dip in the splash pool aboard your Princess cruise.
Learn new cooking skills with seasoned chefs during your cruise. Princess Cruises' ScholarShip@Sea Program offers up to 40 enrichment classes on every voyage.
Look for attentive service from the crew's wait staff during your Princess cruise.
Make time for serenity during your Princess Cruise. Head to the Lotus Spa to relax and get pampered with a body wrap, body therapy or a number of other spa services.
The ship's captain and crew frequenty interact with guests during a Princess cruise.
Your Princess ship offers passengers a relaxing spot in solitude in the Sanctuary.
A Chateaubriand steak with vegetables served to guests on a Princess cruise.
Try the Ménage à Trois dessert — a raspberry chocolate dish of delicious decadence — on your Princess cruise.
On its Alaska itineraries, Princess Cruises gives guests the chance to hear and ask questions of expert naturalists, giving passengers a better understanding of the places they're encountering.
The Sanctuary aboard your Princess Cruises ship offers guests a relaxing outdoor spa-inspired retreat.
Princess Cruises offers several sources of live entertainment, such as its renowned production shows.

Stateroom 1

Choose a Suite on your Princess ship to get a separate sitting area and coffee table, furnished balcony, large walk-in closet, two flat-panel TVs, a twin or queen bed and exclusive amentities. Discuss the room that's right for you with a Cruiseable travel professional.

Staterooms 2

Enjoy a beautiful ocean view and personal service from crew while staying in a balcony stateroom on your Princess cruise.
Room with a view: Guests get a private veranda to take in the passing parade of eye candy when they book a balcony stateroom aboard Princess Cruises.

More photos 12

Island Princess moored in Port Everglades, Florida.
Island Princess offers a spacious deck for passengers to lounge while taking in the sweeping views of Glacier Bay.
Island Princess offers guests a scenic view of College Fjord in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Kayak through the icy blue seas of Alaska, one of the activities offered on your Princess cruise.
If you choose a Balcony Stateroom on your Princess cruise, you'll be able to take in the passing seascapes in comfort and in private.
Unwind after hours at the Bayou Cafe and Steakhouse, offering live jazz, drinks and dancing on your Princess cruise. You'll also find Cajun- and Creole-influenced dishes such as peel-and-eat shrimp, gumbos and jambalaya.
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge sits in the middle of Denali Nature Park and Preserve in Alaska. Book it as part of a pre- or post-cruise with Princess.
Stay in a luxurious stateroom on your Princess Cruise for a roomy private balcony where you can take in the parade of sights in solitude.
During a stay at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, you can take in beautiful views of the Alaska Range. Book it as part of a pre- or post-cruise with Princess.
A humpback whale off the coast of Alaska during a Princess Cruises sailing.
During your Princess Cruises sailing to Alaska, you'll have the chance to see a diverse range of Alaskan wildlife, including the harbor seal.
Explore the Kennecott Mines in McCarthy, Alaska, during a Princess expedition. The Kennecott mill town and copper mines are an extraordinary relic from America's past.

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