Sapphire Princess

Princess Cruises · Grand class · 2004

Sapphire Princess measures 115,875 gross tons, with room for 2,680 guests. Sapphire Princess sails 10-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale and moves to Tokyo in Dec 2026.

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Sapphire Princess under way in clear sunshine, three-quarter bow view showing the blue Princess sea-witch bow art
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BuiltYear built
2004
TonnageGross tonnage
115,875
Decks
18
Cabins
1,337
Guests
2,680
3,214 at full occupancy
Crew
1,100

Sapphire Princess cruise schedule

28 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 28 cruises

Where Sapphire Princess sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Asia, with more in the Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal. Sapphire Princess sails from Fort Lauderdale (Nov 2026), Los Angeles (Nov 2026) and Tokyo (from Dec 2026).

Fort LauderdaleLos AngelesTokyoSingaporeNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Sapphire Princess visits

66 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Sapphire Princess sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

28sailings

  • Up to 5 nights0–
  • 7 nights27%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights14%
  • 10–14 nights1139%
  • 15+ nights1450%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 1 – 30 h
Port days
64%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
7
staying past midnight
Late departures
39
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights2 cruises
  • 7 ports · 8 sea days16 nights1 cruise
  • 12 ports · 21 sea days34 nights1 cruise
  • 6 ports · 7 sea days14 nights1 cruise
  • 22 ports · 17 sea days42 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Sapphire Princess specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Princess Cruises
Class
Grand class
Year built
2004
Status
In service
IMO
9228186
MMSI
310867000

Size

Gross tonnage
115,875 GT
Length
290 m
Beam
37.5 m
Decks
18
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
2,680
Guests, full occupancy
3,214
Cabins
1,337
Crew
1,100
Guests per crew member
2.4
Space per guest
43.2 GT

How it compares

109th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Sapphire Princess115,875
  • Princess Cruises average129,328
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Sapphire Princess2,680
  • Princess Cruises average3,228
  • All ships in service2,189

Grand class sister ships

Same design and size as Sapphire Princess

See the Princess Cruises fleet

Also from Princess Cruises: Star Princess, Sun Princess, Discovery Princess, Enchanted Princess, Sky Princess, Majestic Princess

About Sapphire Princess

Sapphire Princess is a 115,875 GT Princess Cruises ship built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki and in service since May 2004. She carries 2,680 guests and 1,100 crew, and swapped names with sister Diamond Princess after a fire during construction. A 2025 refit in Portland added Makoto Ocean and Crown Grill.