Enchanted Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship currently under construction for Carnival Corporation & plc to be operated by Princess Cruises.  Upon delivery, she will become the company's fifth Royal-class ship in the fleet. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her completion and debut dates are pending further determination.

History

Planning

The fifth Royal-class ship in Princess Cruises' fleet was ordered as part of a five-ship order announced by Carnival Corporation from Fincantieri on 2 April 2016. The ship is set to carry over many of the existing features of her older sister ships on the Royal-class platform. She will measure 145,000 GT and have a capacity of 3,660 passengers.

On 20 August 2018, Princess Cruises announced that the name of their fifth Royal-class ship would be Enchanted Princess, with a scheduled debut for 15 June 2020.

Construction

Enchanted Princess is currently under construction at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The ship's keel was laid at the shipyard on 14 February 2019. The ship was first floated out from the shipyard on 6 August 2019, with a dedication performed by Marinella Cossu, a Fincantieri employee. Princess Cruises celebrated a formal float-out in a ceremony at Monfalcone on 17 September 2019 with Doris Magsaysay Ho, a Princess crew recruiter and trainer in the Philippines, performing the honors.

Delivery and christening

Enchanted Princess is scheduled to be christened in Southampton in June 2020 before embarking on her inaugural season of Mediterranean voyages.

Itineraries

The ship's inaugural season has also been impacted by the delays. After her maiden voyage, she was scheduled to sail Mediterranean itineraries through summer 2020. She was scheduled to re-position to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida via a transatlantic crossing in the fall. The delays, compounded by Princess' suspension of operations, resulted in the cancellation of these sailings. Enchanted Princess is scheduled to commence operations in November 2020 from Port Everglades. For her inaugural Caribbean season, she will sail seven-day, round-trip Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries between November 2020 and April 2021. The ship is scheduled to sail Mediterranean itineraries in summer 2021.