The giant British cruise ship, Sun Princess, will arrive in the port of Palma this morning with thousands of passengers aboard. She is owned by Princess Cruises and is one of the biggest cruise ships in the world at the moment.
She displaces almost 180,000 tons and can carry up to 4,500 passengers and has a crew of 1,500. Sun Princess was ordered on 23 July 2018 from Fincantieri and constructed at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy; she had her maiden voyage in 2024. It is the largest ship in Princess' current fleet.
Sun Princess had her naming ceremony in the Port of Barcelona being named by Hannah Waddingham on 23 April 2024. The Ted Lasso actress would later participate in an ad campaign where she performs the theme to The Love Boat television series aboard the ship.
The Port of Palma is enjoying a late surge in the visit by cruise ships as the season comes to an end in the Mediterranean for another year.
This year some of the biggest cruise ships in the world have visited the port of Palma and more are expected next season.