Dawn Princess

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Dawn Princess should not be confused with P&O Cruises Australia liner, Pacific Dawn (Regal Princess). A previous vessel has operated under the name 'Dawn Princess'. See the MS Albatros article for information on this vessel.

Dawn Princess
Placed in Service:	1997
Status:	in service
Tonnage:	77,000 gross tons
Length:	856 feet
Beam:	83 feet
Cost:	US$380 million
Decks:	10
Complement:	1,950 passengers, 900 crew
Registry:	Great Britain

Dawn Princess is a Sun class US-based cruise ship built in 1997 in Italy operated by Princess Cruises. She features eight restaurants, four pools, five Jacuzzis, seven lounges and bars, and two children centres. Some restaurants offer “anytime dining” where passengers can dine with whom they want, when they want. She is the sister ship to Sun Princess and Sea Princess.

Dawn Princess is dividing her time between Alaska and the Caribbean in 2006.

Dawn Princess will replace the Pacific Princess next year, sailing Australian waters between October 2006 and March 2007, becoming the largest ship ever be based in Australia. According to P&O Cruises managing director Gavin Smith, Dawn Princess will be tailored for the Australian market, with onboard prices in Australian dollars. The ship will offer cruises of between eight and 13 days from Sydney to the South Pacific, New Zealand and Tasmania, as well as a special four-week circumnavigation of Australia. Itineraries and fares will be available from September, 2006.

In addition to Dawn Princess' deployment, Sapphire Princess will continue to cruise the Australasian waters in the 2006/07 season. Diamond Princess will be back in Australia on January 8, 2007 for a season of longer Australian and New Zealand cruises.