Princess Cruises will significantly grow its capacity in the UK and Continental Europe both next year and in 2024, according to Eithne Williamson, VP Europe and UK.

In 2024, the company that is part of the Carnival group, will offer 162 departures and almost four million passenger nights in a season that will run from February to November. 

The number of passenger nights in 2024 would be 28% higher than in 2023, which again would be 42% higher than the corresponding figure for this year, she said in a presentation.

The 2024 season will see the introduction of Sun Princess, which at some 175,000 gross tons would be the largest ship of the line.