Diamond Princess was the first of six sister ships delivered to Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess was also delivered in 2004, Caribbean Princess also 2004, Crown Princess 2006, Emerald Princess 2007 and Ruby Princess 2008.

These ships are similar in size and design to that of the 109,000 ton Grand Princess class that began entering service in 1998. The Grand Princess class Spoilers are situated right at the rear instead of close to the funnel in this class.

These ships have 18 decks, 3 pools, 10 bars, casino, fitness center, 750-seat showroom, 916 outside cabins with 706 having balconies, 377 inside cabins, can carry 2,670 passengers and a crew of 1,100.

Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess are mainly operated on 7 night cruises out of Los Angeles - Mexico, and 7 nights from Seattle & Vancouver - Alaska. They are also occasionally operated on cruises to the Orient, South East Asia & Australia.

Caribbean Princess is operated on Southern Caribbean cruises out of San Juan and Eastern Caribbean cruises out of New York.

Crown Princess is operated on various Caribbean cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale and out of New York to New England and Canada. Occasional cruises are out of the UK, Rome and Venice.

Emerald Princess is operated on various Caribbean cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale.

Ruby Princess is operated on various Caribbean cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale & Greek Isles & Mediterranean cruises out of Rome, Venice & Barcelona.

Websites: US www.princess.com. UK: www.princesscruises.co.uk.