Princess Cancels More Sailings of Star Princess for Repairs

Princess Cruises canceled the Caribbean cruises that had been scheduled April 9, 16 and 23 and a transatlantic cruise scheduled April 30 on the Star Princess, which has been taken out of service after a fire damaged 100 cabins and left one passenger dead and 11 injured.

The cruise line already had canceled the March 26 and April 3 departures of the Star Princess.

Passengers booked on the canceled cruises will receive full refunds for the cruises and any non-refundable air charges, as well as a 25 percent credit toward future cruises.

The Star Princess will sail from the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport, Bahamas, to the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, for repair of the cabins that were damaged in the fire.

Princess expects the ship to be back in service on May 15, in time to depart from Copenhagen, Denmark, for a Europe cruise.

Princess´ parent company Carnival Corp. reported that costs associated with the canceled cruises and repairs will reduce Carnival´s second-quarter earnings by approximately four to five cents per share.