Princess Cruises Ship Christeners

Past and Present

2019

Two Notable Women of NASA: Captain Kay Hire and Engineer Poppy Northcutt – Sky Princess

December 7, 2019 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2017

Yao Ming and his wife, Ye Li – Majestic Princess

July 9, 2017 Shanghai, China

2014

Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin McLeod, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan - Regal Princess

(Cast of "The Love Boat") November 5, 2014 Fort Lauderdale, FL

2013

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge – Royal Princess

June 13, 2013 Southampton, UK

2008

Trista and Ryan Sutter – Ruby Princess

(Stars of the "The Bachelorette") November 6, 2008 Fort Lauderdale, FL

2007

Florence Henderson, Marion Ross, Erin Moran, Susan Olsen – Emerald Princess

(Cast of "The Brady Bunch" and "Happy Days") May 13, 2007 Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Lorraine Arzt – Royal Princess (2)*

(Princess most traveled passenger) June 14, 2007 Portofino, Italy

2004

Yoshiko Tsukuda – Diamond Princess

(wife of Kazuo Tsukuda, president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) February 26, 2004 Nagasaki, Japan

Jill Whelan – Caribbean Princess

("Vicki" on "The Love Boat") April 2, 2004 Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nancy Murkowski – Sapphire Princess

(First Lady of Alaska) June 10, 2004 Seattle, WA

2003

Mireya Moscoso – Coral Princess

(President of Panama) January 17, 2003 In Gatun Locks, Panama Canal

Jaime Sale and David Pelletier – Island Princess (2)

(Olympic Gold Medalists) July 11, 2003 Vancouver, BC

2002

Merlisa George – Golden Princess (2)*

(Miss US Virgin Islands) April 17, 2002 St. Thomas, USVI

Gunilla Antonini – Star Princess (2)*

(wife of Dr. Corrado Antonini, executive chairman of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani) January 25, 2002 Monfalcone, Italy

Gabi Hollows – Pacific Princess (2)*

(founding director of Fred Hollows Foundation) December 8, 2002 Sydney, Australia

Madame Tonita Flosse – Tahitian Princess*

(First Lady of Tahiti) December 24, 2002 Papeete, Tahiti

2000

Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neal – Ocean Princess*

February 16, 2000 Fort Lauderdale, FL

1998

Olivia de Havilland – Grand Princess

September 29, 1998 New York, NY

Lady Caroline McPhail – Sea Princess (2)*

(wife of Sir Bruce McPhail – P&O Managing Director)
December 17, 1998 Fort Lauderdale, FL

Joanna Lumley – Re-christened Sea Princess (2)*

May 26, 2005 Southampton, UK

1997

Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin McLeod, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan – Dawn Princess* (2)

(Cast of "The Love Boat") May 8, 1997 Fort Lauderdale, FL

1995

Lady Dorothy Sterling – Sun Princess (2)

(wife of Lord Jeffrey Sterling – Chairman of P&O) December 1, 1995 Fort Lauderdale, FL

1991

Margaret Thatcher – Regal Princess*

August 8, 1991 New York, NY

1990

Sophia Loren – Crown Princess*

September 25, 1990 New York, NY

1989

Audrey Hepburn – Star Princess*

March 23, 1989 Fort Lauderdale, FL

1984

Ginny Ueberroth – Sky Princess*

(wife of Peter Ueberroth, Chief Executive Officer of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles) March 3, 1984 Los Angeles, CA

Diana, Princess of Wales – Royal Princess*

November 15, 1984 Southampton, UK

*No longer sailing in Princess fleet

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