Tahitian Princess, one of the 700-passenger small ships in the Princess fleet, will be renamed in 2009, becoming Ocean Princess. The new name is intended to reflect the ship's new deployment on worldwide itineraries. The renaming will take place while the ship is out of service during a routine maintenance period in Singapore in November 2009.

During next year's fall season, Pacific Princess, another of the line's 700-passenger small vessels, will provide cruises from Papeete, Tahiti, where the Tahitian Princess has been based. Tahitian Princess joined the Princess fleet in 2002, and has been primarily deployed on sailings in the South Pacific, particularly French Polynesia and Hawaii. Beginning this summer, the ship sets off on new worldwide deployments, featuring Alaska, a world cruise in early 2009, and a season of Northern Europe sailings next summer. Following the 2009 renaming, Ocean Princess will sail on a series of Asia voyages.
Tahitian Princess to Be Renamed Ocean Princess

Tahitian Princess Photo Courtesy of Princess Cruises