About Pacific Princess

The Pacific Princess started sailing in 1999 . Former names: R Three. The Pacific Princess is registered in Gibraltar. The Pacific Princess has 335 cabins. 69 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 670 to 804 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Pacific Princess has a space ratio of 37.7 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 45.2.

The Pacific Princess has 373 crew members on board. There are 2 passengers for every crew member on board. There are self serve laudromats on this ship.

There are 11 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 11. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 5.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1999 - Ocean Princess - No longer sailing
1999 - Pacific Princess - No longer sailing
2001 - Royal Princess - No longer sailing

There are 5 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in Jun 2019.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

One of 8 ships built for Renaissance Cruises, their naming policy says it all. She was laid up in Tahiti following the collapse of her owners in 2001 and was sold with sister R4 to Princess Cruises for $150,000,000 and renamed Pacific Princess. Her sister is named Tahitian Princess. Pacific Princess operates for both P&O Australia and Princess Cruises.

During May 2017 drydock mattresses were changed, new couch added to mini-suites. New carpeting and paint throughout ship.