Princess Cruises’ visitors crusing aboard the soon-to-debut Solar Princess can sit up for a surprising array of luxurious and upmarket manufacturers on the market within the ship’s practically 6,000 sq. ft of retail area. The ship, slated to sail her maiden voyage on February 28, 2024, additionally will function interactive and pop-up purchasing experiences.
Solar Princess to Launch First-At-Sea Manufacturers
When Princess Cruises’ latest ship, Solar Princess, units sail on her inaugural cruise this week, greater than two-dozen retail manufacturers will make their debut at sea. These embrace magnificence merchandise from Chanel No. 1, attire by Past Yoga, fashions by Neu Nomad, and stylish Italian purses from Pinko, to call a couple of.
Friends can also indulge within the cruise line’s personal Princess-branded clothes within the Waves boutique. They’re all a part of the ship’s formidable retail technique, which unfolds in open areas throughout 5,800 sq. ft on two decks.
“This expansive retail surroundings, created in partnership with Harding+, marks a brand new degree of excellence for Princess retail,” stated Sabine Muhlberger, vice chairman of onboard income expertise at Princess Cruises.
“Our visitors are going to like this new and distinctive purchasing expertise that can improve the already spectacular cruise expertise aboard Solar Princess,” added Muhlberger.
Harding+ is a number one retail operator that works with 17 cruise traces and oversees purchasing areas on greater than 90 ships, together with many within the fleets of Carnival Company manufacturers; Princess Cruises is one in every of Carnival’s 9 cruise traces.
Among the many thrilling retail areas onboard Solar Princess is The Premium Watch Lounge, the place visitors will discover the Advantageous Timepieces Boutique, providing merchandise from Longines, Rado, Tissot, and Hamilton, plus pre-owned Rolex watches, a Breitling Lounge, and a TAG Heuer boutique.
The ship’s Magnificence & Wellness Boutique would be the place the place visitors can take pleasure in professional-level skincare experiences by Chanel, Dermalogica, and Prai Magnificence, and purchase manufacturers corresponding to Dior, Lancôme, Estee Lauder, and Clinique.
For visitors out there for a brand new piece of bijou, Solar Princess will present a wealth of selections from designers like London’s Shaun Leane, Paris’ Yvonne Leon, and fashionable manufacturers corresponding to Swarovski. Pop-up shows will entice cruisers with eyewear, leather-based items, and a variety of equipment from Prada, Gucci, and Pandora Jewellery.
Maiden Voyage Follows Two Cruise Cancellations
The 175,500-gross ton Solar Princess, which accommodates 4,300 visitors in double occupancy, will function her inaugural, 10-day “Grand Mediterranean” voyage from Rome to Barcelona on February 28, 2024. The debut was twice postponed, because of extra work that wanted to be accomplished earlier than the ship left the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Solar Princess was initially because of launch on February 8, 2024, crusing from Barcelona to Rome, however that voyage was cancelled on January 24, 2024. A brand new inaugural cruise was scheduled for February 18, 2024, however that, too, was cancelled.
After her debut, the ship will sail the Mediterranean till early October 2024, then reposition to Fort Lauderdale for a sequence of Caribbean sailings within the fall and winter of 2024/25.
The brand new-build, the primary in Princess Cruises’ Sphere class, will function essentially the most balcony staterooms of any ship within the fleet, and can supply 29 restaurant and lounge choices, starting from elite specialty eating to informal fast bites. The ship’s Horizons Eating Room is a three-deck-high area that may seat practically 2,000 visitors. Every degree will supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner companies.
The ship’s leisure point of interest would be the Princess Area, the place a number of grand stage exhibits and musicals are deliberate, together with “Vallora,” “A Pirate Quest,” “Stage Struck,” “Viva La Musica,” and “Fiera!” The sector is designed as a theater within the spherical.
