5 Princess repositioning cruises from Vancouver in 2025 (August, September, October, fall months)

Hi there!

The Princess cruise ships that are in Vancouver in the summer are doing Alaska cruises.

So they will be repositioning away from Vancouver at the end of the Alaska cruise season.

This means that the cruise before many of these repositioning cruises listed below is an Alaska cruise, so look into booking a back-to-back cruise! You can go to Alaska before you start the repositioning cruise from Vancouver!

In 2025, the earliest Princess cruise ship to leave Vancouver is at the end of August. The latest Princess cruise ship to leave Vancouver is towards the end of October. (Or maybe mid-October depending on what your definition of mid and end of the month is! 🤪)

There are 5 Princess cruise ships that are ending their 2025 Alaska cruise season in Vancouver.

For your fall 2025 cruise from Vancouver, you have the option to go on the Coral Princess, Sapphire Princess, Royal Princess, Caribbean Princess, and Grand Princess.

The order there is the latest ship to leave Vancouver to the earliest.

On a cost per day basis, repositioning cruises are some of the cheapest cruises you’ll find. Longer one-way cruises with lots of sea days tend to be cheaper (that is the typical description of a repositioning cruise!) than a 7-day round trip cruise with a lot of port stops.

I have done a repositioning cruise from Vancouver on a Princess cruise ship, and of course it’s always fun to look for more! 😁 Here are the Princess repositioning cruises from Vancouver at the end of summer and fall 2025!

I’ve included the passenger capacity for each ship, as I find this to be an easy way to tell if it’s a bigger cruise ship or a smaller cruise ship.

Passenger capacity is based on each stateroom (cabin) being double occupancy.

When it comes to Princess cruise ships, my baseline is that I consider 2,500 passengers to be a small ship, and 3,500+ passengers to be a big ship. (Give or take.)

Cruise itineraries can change! I have booked all my Princess cruises on the Princess website.

1. Coral Princess

Coral class ship | Coral Princess passenger capacity: 2,000 | official information

Last Alaska cruise
September 17: 7-day Alaska cruise round trip (Vancouver, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, Ketchikan, Vancouver)

Non-Alaska round-trip cruises from Vancouver
September 24: 11-day California coast cruise round trip (Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Victoria, Vancouver)
October 5: 16-day Hawaii cruise round trip (Vancouver, Honolulu, Kauai, Hilo / Big Island, Maui, Vancouver)

Last cruise from Vancouver
The repositioning cruise from Vancouver! You can book a cruise to California or Florida.
October 21: 7-day California coastal cruise from Vancouver to Los Angeles one-way (Vancouver, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles)
October 21: 23-day Panama Canal cruise from Vancouver to Florida one-way (Vancouver, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Mexico x2, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama City, Panama Canal, Aruba, Fort Lauderdale)

Caribbean cruise
If you want to stay on the Coral Princess, the next cruise upon arriving in Fort Lauderdale on November 13 is a round trip Caribbean cruise.

2. Sapphire Princess

Grand class ship | Sapphire Princess passenger capacity: 2,670 | official information

Last Alaska cruises
September 6: 7-day Alaska cruise one-way from Vancouver to Whittier AK (Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, Whittier)
September 13: 7-day Alaska cruise one-way from Whittier AK to Vancouver (Whittier, Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver)
Also can be booked as September 6 14-day Alaska cruise round trip from Vancouver
🤓 The more you know! One-way cruises are one of the best types of Alaska cruises you can do! See more about northbound vs southbound Alaska cruises
🤓 The more you know! Glacier Bay National Park and Hubbard Glacier are the best scenic cruising days in Alaska! Learn more about the best Alaska glaciers to see during a cruise

Last cruise from Vancouver + following cruise
Back-to-back with an Alaska cruise and repositioning cruise won’t be possible because there’s a gap in cruise dates.
October 11: 4-day cruise Vancouver to Los Angeles (no port stops in between)
October 15: 32-day South Pacific cruise round trip from Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Hawaii x2, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji x2, French Polynesia x2, Los Angeles)

South America cruise
If you want to stay on the Sapphire Princess, the next cruise upon arriving in Los Angeles on November 16 is a one-way cruise to South America.

3. Royal Princess

Royal class ship | Royal Princess passenger capacity: 3,560 | official information

Last Alaska cruise
September 20: 7-day Alaska cruise one-way from Seattle to Vancouver (Seattle, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, Ketchikan, Vancouver)

Last cruise from Vancouver + following cruises
The repositioning cruise from Vancouver!
September 27: 7-day California coast cruise one-way from Vancouver to Los Angeles (Vancouver, Victoria Canada, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles)
October 4: 7-day Mexico cruise round trip from Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Los Angeles)
October 11: 7-day California coast cruise round trip from Los Angeles (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Ensenada Mexico, Los Angeles)

4. Caribbean Princess

Grand class ship | Caribbean Princess passenger capacity: 3,140 | official information

Last Alaska cruise
September 13: 10-day Alaska cruise round trip from Vancouver

Last cruise from Vancouver
The repositioning cruise from Vancouver! You can book a cruise to California or Florida.
September 23: 7-day California coastal cruise from Vancouver to Los Angeles (Vancouver, San Francisco, Catalina Island, Los Angeles)
September 23: 23-day Panama Canal cruise from Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale (Vancouver, San Francisco, Catalina Island, Los Angeles, Mexico x2, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama City, Panama Canal, Aruba, Fort Lauderdale)

Caribbean cruise
If you want to stay on the Caribbean Princess, the next cruise upon arriving in Fort Lauderdale on October 16 is a round trip Caribbean cruise.

5. Grand Princess

Grand class ship | Grand Princess passenger capacity: 2,610 | official information

Last Alaska cruise from Vancouver
But not the last Alaska cruise of 2025 on the Grand Princess!
August 19: 7-day Alaska cruise round trip from Vancouver (Vancouver, Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, Ketchikan, Vancouver)

Last cruise from Vancouver
August 26: 4-day cruise one-way from Vancouver to Los Angeles (no port stops in between)

Last Alaska cruise for Grand Princess… from Los Angeles!
August 30: 16-day Alaska cruise round trip from Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria Canada, Los Angeles)

Repositioning cruise (from Los Angeles)
After the last Alaska cruise of the season, the Grand Princess does a Panama Canal cruise to Florida, and then will stay in the Caribbean for round trip Caribbean cruises.

🤓 The more you know! For more about Alaska cruises, see Cruise Alaska 101, and read the homepage!

HAPPY CRUISING FROM VANCOUVER!