The countdown is on for the arrival of the biggest cruise ship Princess Cruises has ever based in Australia year-round. There are just over two months to go until Crown Princess sails into Sydney. Arriving into the famous harbour on October 26, the 113,561-tonne Crown Princess carries 3090 guests, making her the firm's biggest ship to sail full-time from Australia.
During her first year cruising from Australia, Princess says Crown Princess will contribute $120 million to the national economy as she makes 78 visits to 21 different ports - a record for any Princess ship. Crown Princess will not only be the biggest Princess ship based in Australia , she will also set sail on the biggest world cruise ever undertaken by any cruise line in either the Southern or Northern Hemisphere. A total of 3000 guests will embark on an epic 113-night circumnavigation of the globe departing from Australia in May 2025.
READ MORE: The best cruise lines in the world for 2024, ranked Princess Cruises Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, Europe and UK Stuart Allison said the full-time deployment of a ship the size of Crown Princess reflected Princess' continuing commitment to the Australian market. READ MORE: Everything we learned on a behind-the-scenes tour of a cruise ship "As the biggest Princess ship ever based in Australia year-round, Crown Princess' capacity is 50 per cent more than any other Princess ship based full-time in our waters," Allison said. Cruises range from three to 28 nights .