Princess Cruises will return to Galveston with Ruby Princess sailing west Caribbean cruises
People eager to cruise from Galveston will gain a new option later this year - but one Houstonians might recognize.
Carnival Corporation's Princess Cruises will bring its 3,080-guest Ruby Princess ship to Galveston from December 2022 to April 2023, the cruise line announced Tuesday. Princess Cruises is taking up residence in Galveston six years after it left Texas withThe Ruby Princess will offer voyages ranging from 5 to 11 days to ports of call in the western Caribbean. But cruisers will also have a chance to sail two 16-day trips through the Panama Canal to San Francisco.
Princess Cruises requires passengers 5 years or older to show proof of full vaccination, with few exceptions, along with a negative PCR or antigen test before boarding. Masks, however, are no longer required. The restrictions are similar to Ruby Princess' larger cousins from Carnival Cruise Line, the Carnival Vista and Carnival Breeze, which are permanently based in Galveston.