November 7, 2026 | Los Angeles, California
Discovery Princess (Princess Cruises) was photographed moving astern along the Main Channel while departing Los Angeles, California, on November 7, 2026. A seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise was scheduled to call at Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta before returning on November 14. Built by Fincantieri in Italy, she entered service in 2022 as the sixth and final Royal-class ship.
Discovery Princess (Princess Cruises) was photographed departing Los Angeles, California, on November 7, 2026, moving astern along the harbor’s Main Channel. Traveling stern first gave this departure a distinctive character, with the photographs featuring the ship during her movement through the working port. A seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise was scheduled to begin that day, taking passengers to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta before returning to Los Angeles on November 14.
The Main Channel forms part of the harbor setting around the Los Angeles World Cruise Center, where passenger operations share the waterfront with the port’s broader maritime activity. This gallery focuses on Discovery Princess underway during her departure, with the astern movement providing the specific context for these photographs. The Mexican ports and return date describe the published itinerary associated with the sailing.
Built by Fincantieri in Italy, Discovery Princess was delivered in January 2022 and began her maiden voyage from Los Angeles that March. As the sixth and final Royal-class newbuild for Princess Cruises, she completed a series that began with Royal Princess in 2013. Her connection with Southern California therefore reaches back to the beginning of her passenger career, when Los Angeles served as the departure port for her inaugural Mexican Riviera cruise.
Information List
Name: Discovery Princess
Operator: Princess Cruises
Type: Cruise ship
Class: Royal class
Position in Class: Sixth and final Royal-class newbuild
Builder: Fincantieri, Italy
Floated Out: March 18, 2021
Delivered: January 28, 2022
Maiden Voyage: March 27, 2022, from Los Angeles
Maiden Voyage Region: Mexican Riviera
Naming Ceremony: April 29, 2022, Los Angeles
Gross Tonnage: About 145,000 GT
Length Overall: 1,083 feet / 330 meters
Beam: About 126 feet / 38.4 meters
Guest Capacity: 3,660 at double occupancy
Guest Staterooms: 1,830
Number of Decks: 19
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, with two electric propulsion motors
Gallery Date: November 7, 2026
Gallery Location: Main Channel, Port of Los Angeles, California
Movement Shown: Moving astern during departure
Scheduled Cruise: Seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise
Scheduled Cruise Dates: November 7–14, 2026
Scheduled Ports: Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Scheduled Return: Los Angeles, November 14, 2026
History and Features
Construction and Delivery:
Fincantieri built Discovery Princess in Italy as the sixth Royal-class ship for Princess Cruises.
The ship floated out on March 18, 2021, marking a construction milestone before completion of her interiors and remaining systems.
Delivery followed on January 28, 2022, transferring the completed vessel to Princess Cruises.
Her construction continued Fincantieri’s longstanding relationship with Princess and the development of the Royal-class design.
Float-out, delivery and the start of passenger service were separate stages in the ship’s introduction.
The Royal-Class Family:
Discovery Princess completed the six-ship Royal-class newbuild series for Princess Cruises.
The class began with Royal Princess, which entered service in 2013.
The subsequent ships were Regal Princess, Majestic Princess, Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess.
Each successive vessel developed the shared platform while retaining a recognizable family relationship in size and layout.
Discovery Princess brought that design series into service in 2022, nine years after the first ship.
Scale and Technical Features:
Princess publishes a length of 1,083 feet and a gross tonnage of about 145,000 for Discovery Princess.
Her accommodation comprises 1,830 guest staterooms, with a published capacity of 3,660 passengers at double occupancy.
The ship has 19 decks, combining passenger accommodation, public rooms, outdoor areas and technical spaces.
Diesel-electric machinery supplies power to two electric propulsion motors.
Her dimensions place the ship within the large passenger-vessel generation developed by Princess during the Royal-class programme.
Public Spaces and Design:
The Piazza provides a central interior gathering place within the ship’s arrangement.
Dining rooms, specialty restaurants and lounges offer a range of settings across the passenger decks.
The Princess Theater accommodates production shows and other performances.
Outdoor spaces include swimming pools, open seating areas and the Movies Under the Stars screen.
The ship’s layout combines these familiar Princess features with the later development of the Royal-class platform.
Maiden Voyage and Naming:
Discovery Princess began her maiden voyage from Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.
The inaugural cruise sailed to the Mexican Riviera, establishing a Southern California connection from the start of her passenger career.
Her first Los Angeles season also included California Coast sailings.
The ship was officially named in Los Angeles on April 29, 2022.
The naming ceremony followed her entry into passenger service, continuing the introduction of the ship after her maiden voyage.
Service along the Pacific Coast:
Following her inaugural Southern California season, Discovery Princess headed north for Alaska cruises from Seattle in 2022.
That opening year connected the ship with both the Mexican Riviera and the Alaska cruise market.
Los Angeles remained part of her operating history after serving as her maiden-voyage departure port.
The November 7, 2026 sailing again linked Southern California with Mexico’s Pacific coast.
By the date of these photographs, the ship was more than four years into her passenger career.
Los Angeles and the Main Channel:
The Los Angeles World Cruise Center stands within the Port of Los Angeles, in the city’s harbor district.
Passenger ships operate within a much wider port environment that also supports commercial shipping and other maritime activity.
The Main Channel provides the setting for these departure photographs.
Discovery Princess was moving astern, with her stern leading the direction of travel shown in the gallery.
The photographs feature that particular part of her departure rather than a ship remaining alongside the cruise terminal.
The Scheduled November 7–14 Cruise:
A seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise was scheduled to depart Los Angeles on November 7.
November 8 was listed as a day at sea before Cabo San Lucas on November 9.
Mazatlán was scheduled for November 10, followed by Puerto Vallarta on November 11.
Two further sea days were scheduled for November 12 and 13.
The published itinerary concluded with a return to Los Angeles on November 14.
OLP Social: Moving stern first along the Main Channel on November 7, 2026, she was photographed leaving Los Angeles before a seven night Mexican Riviera cruise.
OLP Social 2: Built by Fincantieri in Italy, she began her maiden voyage from Los Angeles in March 2022, starting her passenger career with a cruise to the Mexican Riviera.
OLP Social 3: At 1,083 feet long and 145,000 gross tons, she carries 3,660 guests at double occupancy, bringing the scale of the Royal class to the Los Angeles waterfront.
OLP Social 4: The sixth and final Royal class ship followed five sisters, completing a design series that began with Royal Princess entering service in 2013.
