In 1888, "Prinz Eugen" and an Austro-Hungarian squadron that included the ironclads "Custoza", , , and and the torpedo cruisers and traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to take part in the opening ceremonies for the Barcelona Universal Exposition. This was the largest squadron of the Austro-Hungarian Navy that had operated outside the Adriatic. In June and July 1889, "Prinz Eugen" participated in fleet training exercises, which also included the ironclads "Custoza", , "Tegetthoff", "Kaiser Max", and "Don Juan d'Austria". She took part in the exercises held in May and June 1891. "Prinz Eugen" was mobilized during the 1893 fleet maneuvers to train alongside the ironclads , , "Kaiser Max", and "Don Juan d'Austria", among other vessels.