Galveston cruise goers may have one much less ship to choose from out of the Texas port, after the announcement {that a} 3,560-passenger ship is transferring out.
Princess Cruises has canceled a full season of sailings on Majestic Princess out of Galveston, Texas. The choice to reposition the ship will impression all cruises deliberate between November 2026 and March 2027.
The cruise line introduced the change as a part of a shift in its “world fleet deployment technique,” that means we nonetheless don’t know if one other ship from the Princess fleet shall be taking Majestic’s place.
In a letter to passengers, Princess Cruises mentioned the next:
“We’ve made the robust name to cancel all Majestic Princess sailings from Galveston scheduled between November 2026 and March 2027. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and thank our friends for his or her understanding as we modify our worldwide plans.”
Cruise passengers with canceled sailings will get full refunds and might rebook on different cruises, together with choices from Galveston.
Princess can be serving to friends discover new journeys to switch the canceled ones. Although the impacted sailings are nicely over a yr out, many cruisers wish to guide as much as two years upfront.
Whereas repricing permits a booked passenger to rebook if a greater value is discovered, reserving this far upfront additionally means issues like a ship repositioning can occur.
Majestic Princess, inbuilt 2017 for the Chinese language market, began crusing out of Galveston shortly after the cruise business restarted.
The cancelation announcement for the ship comes simply two years after Princess added to its Texas choices Regal Princess.
Because it stands now, after Regal Princess finishes her final scheduled journey in March 2026, Princess may have no ships based mostly in Galveston. This, after all, can change with a coming announcement.
The cruise line hasn’t shared particulars about the place Majestic Princess will go subsequent, however they promise “distinctive trip experiences” are nonetheless forward. In the meantime, Galveston’s port stays busy with different main cruise traces like Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Disney, and Carnival nonetheless crusing from there.
Majestic Princess is at the moment crusing within the Mediterranean on a 10-day cruise out of Rome (Civitavecchia). After a number of longer itineraries in Europe the ship will take a transatlantic cruise from Southampton to Boston in August of this yr.
In November, the ship is scheduled to supply sailings out of Port Everglades, cruising on 6-, 8-, and 14-day journeys to the Caribbean and ABC Islands.
Cruise Fever reached out to Princess Cruises in regards to the canceled cruises and obtained the next assertion:
“Princess Cruises has made the tough resolution to cancel all sailings aboard Majestic Princess from Galveston scheduled between November 2026 and March 2027 as a part of our broader world fleet deployment technique. We sincerely remorse any inconvenience this will trigger our friends and respect their understanding as we work to reinforce our world cruise choices.
“All affected friends have been supplied a full refund, and we’re actively aiding them with different cruise choices, together with different sailings from Galveston and a wide range of Caribbean itineraries. We stay dedicated to delivering distinctive trip experiences and stay up for welcoming friends aboard Majestic Princess in its soon-to-be-announced deployment.
“The Regal Princess will function all its scheduled voyages from Galveston by way of and together with the cruise departing Galveston on March 15, 2026.”