The Diamond Princess has started her homeporting season out of Singapore, kicking things off on Dec. 7 with a 16-day cruise visiting Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Penang, Phuket, Nha Trang, with two days in Halong Bay, before sailing for Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.
The Diamond Princess had arrived in Singapore after a 12-day re-positioning cruise from Yokohama, which started on Nov. 25 and visited Toba, Osaka, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Ho Chi Minh City.
The Diamond Princess will sail on several festive cruises around Southeast Asia, where guests can celebrate Christmas and New Year, Chinese New Year as well as Valentine’s Day. The ship will visit 10 destinations in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, including a visit to Sihanoukville in Cambodia.
On Feb. 10, the Diamond Princess will sail on a sold-out 14-night cruise to Yokohama and along the way, the ship will visit Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City) and Nha Trang in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Keelung (Taipei) and Japan (Osaka and Shimizu) before arriving in Yokohama for a longer Japanese season that runs until November.
In other news, the Crown Princess visited Singapore for the first time on Nov. 29 before undergoing a three-week drydock in preparation for her Australian season. The Crown Princess will also make an overnight stop in Singapore in May 2026 as part of its 114-night world cruise.
The Discovery Princess made her maiden call to Singapore on Oct. 29, after which she embarked on a five-night Malaysian cruise before undergoing a drydock in Singapore.
In addition, the Royal Princess will call at Singapore for the first time on Oct. 16 for its Southeast Asian debut. It will arrive from Seattle after a 26-night cruise to undergo a two-week drydock, after which it will depart on two cruises around Southeast Asia.
For the first time ever, Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess will be based in Japan in 2027, following their twin-Singapore season from December 2026 to February 2027. The two sister ships last homeported in Singapore together in 2018-2019.
