Emerald Princess in Stockholm 2011 |
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| Name: | Emerald Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival PLC |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Bermuda, Hamilton |
| Builder: | Fincantieri, Italy |
| Cost: | US$500 million |
| Launched: | 1 June 2006[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | April 11, 2007 |
| Identification: | Call sign: ZCDP8 IMO number: 9333151 MMSI no.: 310531000 |
| Status: | Operational |
| Notes: | [2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Grand class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 113,000 GT |
| Displacement: | 8,100 DWT |
| Length: | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Beam: | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Draught: | 26.2 ft (8.0 m) |
| Decks: | 15 passenger decks |
| Installed power: | Gas turbine 25,000 kW |
| Propulsion: | Two azimuthing pods 21,000kW each |
| Speed: | 21.5 kn (39.82 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 3,080 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,200 |
| Notes: | [2] |
Emerald Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship for Princess Cruises that entered service in April 2007. Her sister ships include Caribbean Princess and Crown Princess. She features two nightclubs, a piazza style atrium, multiple pools and hot tubs, a spa, and a gym. Unlike her sisters, Emerald Princess does not have a disco overhanging the stern, but the same stern as her near-sisters Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess.
Emerald Princess launched from the Italian shipyard of Fincantieri Monfalcone on June 1, 2006.[1] She was then handed over to Princess on March 24, 2007.[3] Emerald Princess was christened on 13 May 2007, in Greece.[4]
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Emerald Princess began commercial service on 11 April 2007, offering 12-day Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises, and continued sailing Europe for Summer 2007. She was then repositioned in Fort Lauderdale in Fall to offer Caribbean cruises.[4]
Emerald Princess had a power outage on July 25, 2010 on the first day of a 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise. For extended periods during the 4+ hour outage, there was no air conditioning, no elevator service, limited lighting, and toilets could not flush. As a result of the outage, the Emerald Princess missed its first port of call the following day. Passengers were credited $300 USD per stateroom for the inconvenience. Princess cruises has not yet determined the cause of the outage.[5][6]
On May 17th, the ship sustained considerable damage to several lifeboats when a fuel loading barge collided with the side of the ship while in the port of St Petersburg, Russia. After inspection by authorities, it was determined the ship still had enough passenger space in an emergency using inflatable life rafts, and the ship will continue on the planned itinerary.
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