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