Six More Medallion Ships coming in 2020

[CruiseAdict218]

Princess Cruises today announced the expansion of its Medallion Class to six additional ships in 2020 – Ruby Princess (January 27), Grand Princess (March 29), Enchanted Princess (June 15), Emerald Princess (August 16), Coral Princess (October 16), and Island Princess (December 20).

 

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/20825-princess-to-activate-six-more-medallion-ships.html

[Sea Hag]

Nice to see the Grand in this list. We have two bookings on her next year, and it looks like we'll have OM for at least one of them.

[Steelers36]

They need to have the ISLAND ready for its WC duties.

[nasa1974]

The Grand is wired and ready to go Medallion Class after coming out of drydock. We are doing a b2b 3/22/20 & 3/29/20 so it is nice to see we will be up and running for the 3/29 cruise. I wonder what kind of testing they will be doing on the 3/22 cruise? Also getting the Medallions to us before we sail on the 22nd.

 

Marty

[gerelmx]

1 hour ago, steelers36 said:

They need to have the ISLAND ready for its WC duties.

 

Princess Website shows this is a MedallionClass™ Vacation

[denmarks]

Is Medallion Class really a "class" or something available to everyone for free.

[bemis12]

It's free on any ship that's been upgraded.  That has taken a while, but it's still in progress.

 

There's nothing one would need to do to get a medallion in a medallion-class sailing.

[Steelers36]

1 hour ago, gerelmx said:

 

Princess Website shows this is a MedallionClass™ Vacation

Yes, I know.  ;-)

 

[Steelers36]

1 hour ago, denmarks said:

Is Medallion Class really a "class" or something available to everyone for free.

I think they could have chosen a better word.  I am no marketing person - far from it.  But it was confusing when first announced.  It's really an "experience" - but that is too long a word and too many syllables following Medallion. They use "Class" with Club Class which actually is something exclusive to an select few cabins on the ship.

 

[fishywood]

Princess just changed the "MedallionClass" page on its website to reflect that the only ships now expected to come online in 2019 are Crown and Sky (as a new build being launched in October).

https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/ocean-medallion/

 

I am quite certain several of the above ships were as late as last week listed as tentatively going Medallion before the end of this year--including Emerald and Island, which now appear significantly delayed.

 

So the press material from Princess being touted by the trade magazine is actually announcing a step (or several) backwards. Either the editors of that site haven't been paying attention--or don't want to offend their advertisers.

Edited May 7, 2019 by fishywood

[bemis12]

26 minutes ago, fishywood said:

I am quite certain several of the above ships were as late as last week listed as tentatively going Medallion before the end of this year--including Emerald and Island, which now appear significantly delayed.

 

So the press material from Princess being touted by the trade magazine is actually announcing a step (or several) backwards. Either the editors of that site haven't been paying attention--or don't want to offend their advertisers.

 

I've been looking at cached versions of various webpages, and have not found any that support your assertion just yet.  All I have found mention only Royal, Crown, and Sky coming on in 2019.

[denmarks]

Latest news as of May 7, 2019

https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2019/05/princess-cruises-continues-activation-of-medallionclass-vacations.html

[fishywood]

1 minute ago, denmarks said:

Latest news as of May 7, 2019

https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2019/05/princess-cruises-continues-activation-of-medallionclass-vacations.html

Isn't today May 7, 2019?

Prior to today those ships had tentative 2019 dates listed for their Medallion activation. Believe me or don't believe me. But its a fact simply too par-for-the-course to just make up.

[pablo222]

On 5/7/2019 at 9:19 AM, CruiseAdict218 said:

Princess Cruises today announced the expansion of its Medallion Class to six additional ships in 2020 – Ruby Princess (January 27), Grand Princess (March 29), Enchanted Princess (June 15), Emerald Princess (August 16), Coral Princess (October 16), and Island Princess (December 20).

 

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/20825-princess-to-activate-six-more-medallion-ships.html

 

Another princess 'promise' that won't be met...

 

[DDG 41]

10 minutes ago, pablo222 said:

 

Another princess 'promise' that won't be met...

 

One: It's  a schedule which can change.

Two: There haven't been any delays with Royal Princess getting it so why will there be in the future.

[pablo222]

23 hours ago, DDG 41 said:

One: It's  a schedule which can change.

Two: There haven't been any delays with Royal Princess getting it so why will there be in the future.

Really?

 

I don't recall Royal being ready in January 2018..

 

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