| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Royal Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
| Laid down: | 20 October 2011 |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 141,000 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Capacity: | 3,600 passengers |
MS Royal Princess is a cruise ship that is under construction and planned to enter service in 2013 for Princess Cruises.
Princess Cruises ordered Royal Princess, as well as a sister ship, both at the time unnamed, on 17 February 2010.[1] The final contract was signed on 4 May 2010.[2]
Construction of Royal Princess began on 15 March 2011 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy when the first plate was cut.[3] The next major milestone in construction occurred on 20 October 2011, when the ship's keel was laid.[4] She is planned to be launched in 2013.[3]
The ship will measure 141,000 GRT and will have a capacity of 3,600 passengers.[3] Her amenities will include a pair of public areas cantilevered over the side of the ship on the top deck—a walkway on the starboard side and a bar on the port side.[3] She will also have more pools than previous Princess Cruises ships and will feature expanded public areas, including the movie theater, the "Sanctuary" bar and the central Piazza atrium.[3]
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