Princess Cruises has concluded a busy year in Singapore and South-east Asia with Diamond Princess commencing her homeporting season in Singapore on December 7.
The ship began the season with a 16-day cruise calling at Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Penang, Phuket and Nha Trang, including two days in Halong Bay, before continuing to Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.
Diamond Princess will operate a series of festive sailings in South-east Asia through February 2026, covering the Christmas and New Year period, Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day. These itineraries include ports in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, as well as Sihanoukville in Cambodia, providing access to Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
On February 10, 2026, Diamond Princess will depart on a sold-out 14-night cruise to Yokohama. The itinerary includes calls at Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City) and Nha Trang in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Keelung (Taipei), and the Japanese ports of Osaka and Shimizu, before arriving in Yokohama on February 24. The ship will then remain in Japan for an extended season running until November 2026.
Diamond Princess accommodates 2,670 guests and features a Japanese bath complex covering 820m2, the largest of its kind at sea. The facility includes indoor and outdoor bathing areas and hot tubs with ocean views.
Singapore also welcomed two Princess Cruises maiden calls in 2025. Crown Princess arrived on November 29 before entering a three-week dry dock at Seatrium shipyard ahead of her Australian deployment. Discovery Princess made her first call on October 29, sailed a five-night cruise to Malaysia, and then entered dry dock at the same facility, completing works on November 18.
Looking ahead to the 2026/2027 season, Royal Princess will make her first call in Singapore on October 16, 2026, arriving from Seattle on a 26-night voyage. After a two-week dry dock, she will operate two South-east Asia cruises before continuing to Japan. For the first time, Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess will both be based in Japan in 2027, following a twin-Singapore season from December 2026 to February 2027.
