Princess to Rename Tahitian Princess

Princess Cruises’ Tahitian Princess, one of the small vessels in the fleet, will be renamed Ocean Princess in 2009 to reflect the ship’s new deployment on worldwide itineraries.

The renaming will take place while the ship is out of service during a routine maintenance period in Singapore in November 2009. During next year’s fall season, Pacific Princess, another smaller vessel, will cruise from Papeete, Tahiti, where the Tahitian Princess has been based.

Tahitian Princess joined the Princess fleet in 2002, and has been primarily deployed on sailings in the South Pacific, particularly French Polynesia and Hawaii. Beginning this summer, the ship sets off on new worldwide deployments, featuring a Connoisseur’s cruise in Alaska, a World Cruise in early 2009 and a season of Northern Europe sailings next summer.

Following the 2009 renaming, Ocean Princess will sail on a series of Asia voyages to be announced separately.