Princess Cruises Book Club

The Princess Cruises Book Club offers an opportunity for fascinating literary discussions among passengers. Book selections are drawn from the New York Times best-sellers list offering a variety of titles that are reflective of the interest of the ship’s passengers.

Depending on the length of the voyage, one or more Book Club meetings will be scheduled. For those who wish to participate on their voyage but haven’t yet read the selection, multiple copies of the book will be available at the ship’s library.

November

THE HELP by Kathryn Sockett

Stockett’s richly accomplished debut novel inventively explores the unspoken ways in which the growing civil rights and feminist movements threatened the southern status quo.

Featured on the Coral Princess; Island Princess; Sapphire Princess; Diamond Princess; Golden Princess; Star Princess; Emerald Princess; Ocean Princess; Pacific Princess; Grand Princess; Dawn Princess; Sun Princess and Sea Princess

December

ONE DAY by David Nicholls

This romance novel follows the lives of two very real people who struggle with life, relationships, and self. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation; tomorrow they must go their separate ways. ONE DAY gives you a glimpse of their relationship (or lack thereof) as it spans over twenty years.

Featured on the Coral Princess; Island Princess; Sapphire Princess; Diamond Princess; Golden Princess; Star Princess; Emerald Princess; Ocean Princess; Pacific Princess; Dawn Princess; Sun Princess and Sea Princess

January

THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly

Routinely doing business from his Lincoln Town Cars, the bottom-feeding attorney Mickey Haller is asked to defend the scion of a wealthy family who might not be guilty of a murderous crime.

Featured on the Coral Princess; Island Princess; Sapphire Princess; Diamond Princess; Golden Princess; Star Princess; Emerald Princess; Ocean Princess; Pacific Princess

ALPHABET SISTERS by Monica McInerney

Anna, Bett and Carrie were childhood singing stars, the Alphabet Sisters. As adults they haven't spoken for years. Now Lola, their larger-than-life grandmother summons them home for a birthday extravaganza and a surprise announcement. But just as the rifts begin to close, the Alphabet Sisters face a test none of them ever imagined. An unforgettable story of three women who learn that being true to themselves means being true to each other.

Featured on the Dawn Princess; Sun Princess and Sea Princess

February

CANYONS OF NIGHT by Jayne Castle

The island of Rainshadow is home to the mysterious, privately-owned woods known only as the Preserve. Now, after fifteen years away, both Charlotte Enright and her teen crush, Slade Attridge, have returned. But will their psi talents and Slade's dust bunny companion be enough to keep them from getting drawn into the darkness at the heart of the Preserve?

Featured on the Coral Princess; Island Princess; Sapphire Princess; Diamond Princess; Golden Princess; Star Princess; Emerald Princess; Ocean Princess; Pacific Princess

FREEDOM by Jonathon Franzen

Freedom is a story about how an individual’s freedom interfaces with the freedom of those with whom we interact. These freedoms weigh heavily on those who bother to examine their motivation and lightly on those who seek to advance their cause for personal gain. How do we just learn to live together and respect the right to disagree without becoming disagreeable?

Featured on the Dawn Princess; Sun Princess and Sea Princess

March

SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay

A contemporary American journalist investigates what happened to a little girl and her family during the roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942.

Featured on the Coral Princess; Island Princess; Sapphire Princess; Diamond Princess; Golden Princess; Star Princess; Emerald Princess; Ocean Princess; Pacific Princess

NANCY WAKE by Peter Fitzsimmons

Nancy Wake lived in France before WWII, and at the outbreak of war, she joined a resistance group in Marseilles and became the No 1 target on the Gestapo's most wanted list with a five-million franc price on her head. Dubbed the White Mouse, she managed to escape and flee to England.

Featured on the Dawn Princess; Sun Princess and Sea Princess

April

THE CONFESSION by John Grisham

A man who committed a despicable crime but allowed another to be sent to death row in his place now wants to admit his guilt, but must convince the authorities he's telling the truth.

Featured on the Coral Princess; Island Princess; Sapphire Princess; Diamond Princess; Golden Princess; Star Princess; Emerald Princess; Ocean Princess; Pacific Princess, Ruby Princess

THE WOMAN HE LOVED BEFORE by Dorothy Koomson

Libby has a nice life with a gorgeous husband and a big home by the sea. But over time she is becoming unsure if Jack has ever loved her. Tense and moving, The Woman He Loved Before explores if the love you want is always the love you need or deserve.

Featured on the Grand Princess

THE LIEUTENANT by Kate Grenville

Grenville’s novel, based on the true story of William Dawes, who was among the soldiers accompanying the first prisoners sent to Australia, concerns Daniel Rooke, a lonely, introverted sort whose skill as an astronomer earns him a privileged position in the first colonial mission sent to New South Wales, in 1787. Living apart from his regiment for the purpose of studying stars, Rooke befriends a young Aboriginal girl and begins to compile a vocabulary and grammar of her language. But as tensions between the two groups escalate he must choose between what he feels is right and what he considers his duty. Grenville’s thematic relentlessness can be stultifying, but the honest beauty of her story wins out.

Featured on the Dawn Princess; Sun Princess and Sea Princess