The Emerald Princess cruise ship sails on open water under an overcast sky. The massive white vessel features rows of bright blue glass balconies, a line of orange lifeboats, and the distinctive Princess Cruises logo on its upper deck structure.

Princess Cruises

Southern Caribbean with Barbados and St. Lucia Holiday

Caribbean

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Emerald Princess

Crown Princess's younger twin, back from Europe and pointed at Alaska

Aboard

  • Launched at Fincantieri in June 2006, maiden voyage 11 April 2007
  • Christened in Greece rather than at a home port
  • Drydocked at Fincantieri Palermo in April 2025, back in service 29 April
  • Ran a Southampton summer in 2025 and then crossed the Atlantic for good
  • Alaska from Vancouver, which is the Inside Passage route rather than the Gulf run

Ashore

Where You Stop

San Juan

St. Thomas

Caribbean

The Caribbean

The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.

Best Time to Go
December through April, outside hurricane season
Typical Length
5 to 8 nights
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November 21, 2027This sailing
December 19, 2027