Guests Get an Unexpected Waterfall Aboard Enchanted Princess
If you're sailing on Enchanted Princess's current 7-night Civitavecchia round-trip (May 12–19, 2026), the leak near Crooners Bar on Deck 6 was repaired within 36 hours and most public areas have reopened, though one bar remained closed during final cleanup. There's no reported change to this sailing's itinerary or the next 7-night voyage. Check with the ship's guest services for updates on the affected bar area if you're currently aboard.
A broken pool pipe on a 145,300-gross-ton ship isn't a headline-grabber on its own, but the fact that this is nearly a repeat of the April 2025 Sky Princess incident — same class of ship, similar location — is the detail worth watching. My read is Princess's plumbing infrastructure on these newer, larger ships may have a recurring weak point near the pool deck runs, and two incidents in just over a year is enough to note, even if not yet a pattern to panic over. Crew response here was fast: 36 hours to repair and reopen walkways is solid, and guests off exploring Santorini reportedly never even noticed. If I were booked on this sailing or the next one, I wouldn't rebook over it, but I'd keep an eye on Cruise Hive for whether Sky Princess-style leaks become a third data point on this class.