[4] Due to the fire and name swap, she would be the last Carnival Corporation & plc vessel built by Mitsubishi until the completion of AIDAprima in 2016.

The gas turbine generator is a GE 2500, producing a peak of 25 MW of power and being fueled by MGO.

There are two propulsion electric motors which drive fixed-pitch propellers and six thrusters used during maneuvering; three bow and three stern.

[8] Following her summer season in Asia, Sapphire Princess was based in Melbourne in October 2020 for Australia and New Zealand sailings.

[10] On two occasions, whales have been found dead on the bulbous bow of Sapphire Princess, a year apart from each other.

[14] The estimated 12.2 m (40 ft) humpback whale became entangled on the ship's bulbous bow while Sapphire Princess was sailing from Ketchikan to Juneau.

[18] On June 5, 2023, while en route to Glacier Bay, the Sapphire Princess received a signal of distress coming from a nearby Wilderness Discoverer.

The rescue operation took place with the help of the Coast Guard and led 51 of the passengers and 16 crew members to safety.