Grand Princess
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| Grand Princess | |
 The Grand Princess anchored in South Queensferry |
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| Placed in Service: | May 26, 1998 |
| Status: | in service |
| Tonnage: | 109,000 gross tons |
| Call Sign: | ZCBU5 |
| Official Number: | 10853 |
| Length: | 951 feet (289m 86,5cm) |
| Beam: | 118 feet (35m 97cm) |
| Draft: | 26 feet (7m 92,5cm) |
| Height: | 201 feet (61m 26,5cm) |
| Cruising Speed: | 22.5 knots (40km/h) |
| Decks: | 18 |
| Complement: | 2,600 passengers, 1,100 crew |
| Registry: | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Grand Princess is a large cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. Built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Monfalcone (Hull Number 5956), Italy, at a cost of approximately US$450 million, she was the largest and most expensive ship ever built at the time, a distinction now carried by Royal Caribbean International's Freedom of the Seas. Grand Princess primarily operates in Europe during the summer to early fall, and then operates in the Caribbean during winter to late spring.
She is the sister ship of the Star Princess and the Golden Princess. The Grand Princess was the setting for a task in the second series of the UK version of the reality TV show The Apprentice.
[edit] External links
- CruiseCritic.com review
- Princess Cruises page
- Photos
- Large Photos
- Two Video Clips of Grand Princess in Venice
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| Preceded by Carnival Destiny |
World's largest passenger ship 1997 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Voyager of the Seas |
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