Caribbean Princess - Eastern Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale
Caribbean Princess offers a 7-night Eastern Caribbean voyage from Fort Lauderdale featuring Princess Cays, Amber Cove, and Grand Turk. Freshly updated after a November 2024 dry dock at Fincantieri, this Grand-class ship delivers a polished classic Princess experience with MedallionClass smart technology.
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Ship Details — Caribbean Princess
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Year Built
2004
Tonnage
112,894 GT
Passengers
3,140
Crew
1,200
Decks
19
Class
Grand
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Where this cruise calls, day by day
5 ports and 3 sea days over 7 Nights.
- Day 1Fort Lauderdale, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Fort Lauderdale, FL
United StatesDepart - Day 2
Princess Cays
BahamasPortPrincess leases the southern end of Eleuthera near Bannerman Town - a 40-acre beach strip rather than a whole island, and a close neighbour to Disney's Lookout Cay. It is a tender call, which slows the day noticeably, and the offering is deliberately plain: a long beach, a barbecue lunch included in the fare, and bungalows, floats and snorkel gear for rent.
- The half-mile beach and its roped swimming area
- The included beach barbecue
- Snorkel gear, kayaks and banana boats (extra cost)
- Private beachfront bungalows (extra cost)
- Getting ashore
- Tender port - roughly 15-20 minutes each way, and choppy conditions cancel the call outright.
- Best months
- Dec-Apr for the calmest tendering; Aug-Oct calls are the most at risk of being missed
Day 3 · At sea
- Day 4Puerto Plata port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Puerto Plata
Dominican RepublicPort - Day 5Grand Turk port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos IslandsPort Day 6 · At sea
Day 7 · At sea
- Day 8Fort Lauderdale, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
Fort Lauderdale, FL
United StatesArrive
Onboard Amenities
Cruise Highlights
About the Ship
What Travelers Say About Caribbean Princess
Reviews of the ship itself — the same for every Caribbean Princess sailing. Distilled from 124 traveler threads, passenger reviews and travel blogs.
Caribbean Princess is a 2004-built Grand-class ship and one of the most storied vessels in the Princess fleet - she's the ship that pioneered Movies Under the Stars, the poolside big-screen experience now copied across the industry. At roughly 113,000 gross tons and around 3,140 guests, she's a large but pre-Royal-class ship with a mellow, classic-Princess atmosphere. Reviewers tend to either love her intimate, well-worn charm or wish for the newer amenities of her younger fleetmates.
What People Love
- Well-maintained for her age with an intimate, classic-Princess feel
- Laid-back, mellow onboard atmosphere that suits relaxed and older cruisers
- Pioneered Movies Under the Stars, still a repeatedly praised family highlight
Common Complaints
- Shows her 2004 age - dated decor, small cabins and cramped bathrooms
- Recurring understaffing, with stewards stretched thin
- Overcrowding on sold-out sailings strains bars and pool-deck service