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 “international fleet deployment technique,” which means we nonetheless don’t know if one other ship from the Princess fleet might 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 visitors for his or her understanding as we modify our worldwide plans.”
Cruise passengers with canceled sailings will get full refunds and may rebook on different cruises, together with choices from Galveston.
Princess can also be serving to visitors discover new journeys to exchange the canceled ones. Despite the fact that the impacted sailings are properly over a 12 months out, many cruisers prefer to guide as much as two years prematurely.
Whereas repricing permits a booked passenger to rebook if a greater value is discovered, reserving this far prematurely additionally means issues like a ship repositioning can occur.
Majestic Princess, in-built 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, in fact, 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 strains like Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Disney, and Carnival nonetheless crusing from there.
Majestic Princess is presently 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 12 months.
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 concerning the canceled cruises and acquired the next assertion:
“Princess Cruises has made the troublesome choice to cancel all sailings aboard Majestic Princess from Galveston scheduled between November 2026 and March 2027 as a part of our broader international fleet deployment technique. We sincerely remorse any inconvenience this may occasionally trigger our visitors and recognize their understanding as we work to reinforce our international cruise choices.
“All affected visitors have been offered a full refund, and we’re actively helping them with various cruise choices, together with different sailings from Galveston and a wide range of Caribbean itineraries. We stay dedicated to delivering distinctive trip experiences and sit up for welcoming visitors 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.”
