Diamond Princess has begun a new homeporting season in Singapore, marking an expanded deployment for Princess Cruises in Southeast Asia and longer itineraries connecting the region with Japan. The 2,670-guest ship started its Singapore season on Dec. 7, 2025, with a 16-day scenic cruise calling at destinations in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam before continuing north.
The 16-day Scenic Cruise visiting Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Penang, Phuket, Nha Trang, with two days in Halong Bay, before sailing for Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.
Diamond Princess will sail on several festive cruises around Southeast Asia, where guests can celebrate Christmas & New Year, Chinese New Year as well as Valentine’s Day onboard till February 2026 . The ship will visit 10 exotic destinations in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, including a visit to Sihanoukville in Cambodia, where guests can visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Angkor Wat.
On 10 February 2026, 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 on 24 February for a longer Japanese season until November 2026.
The 2,670-guest Diamond Princess features a Japanese bath complex which is the largest of its kind at sea at 820 sqm. Guests can enjoy both outdoor and indoor bathing experiences including hot tubs that come with spectacular ocean views.
Other Princess ships to visit in 2026-27
This follows sister ship, Crown Princess visiting Singapore for the first time in late November having completed a three-week dry dock at the Seatrium shipyard in preparation for her 2025/26 Australian season that begins 19 December.
Crown Princess will also make an overnight stop in Singapore in May 2026 as part of its 114-night world cruise.
Looking ahead, Singapore’s homeport will also welcome Royal Princess for the first time making her Southeast Asian debut on 16 October 2026.
Repositioning from her northern summer season in Alaska, Royal Princess’ first cruise will be a nine-night round-trip with an overnight stay in Bangkok and visits to Ho Chi Minh City and Ko Samui. This will be followed by a 13-night Southeast Asia cruise round-trip from Singapore on 10 November 2026.
Finally, and for the first time ever, both Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess will be based in Japan from 2027, following their twin-Singapore season from December 2026 to February 2027. The two sister ships last homeported in Singapore together in 2018-2019.
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