Ruby Princess
_IMO_9378462%3B_in_Split%2C_2011-10-17_(2).jpg) Ruby Princess is leaving Split on October 17, 2011 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ruby Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry: |
 Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Route: | Caribbean / Europe |
| Ordered: | 2007 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone-Trieste, Italy)[1][2] |
| Cost: | US $400,000,000 |
| Yard number: | 6150[3] |
| Laid down: | June 2007 |
| Launched: | February 1, 2008 |
| Christened: | November 6, 2008 by Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter[4] |
| Completed: | October 2008 |
| Acquired: | October 23, 2008 |
| Maiden voyage: | November 8, 2008 |
| In service: | November 2008 |
| Identification: |
IMO number: 9378462[5] Call Sign ZCDY2[5] MMSI 310567000[6] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Grand class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 113,000 GT |
| Length: | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Beam: | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Draught: | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Decks: | 19 decks |
| Installed power: | Gas turbines (25,000kW each) |
| Propulsion: | Twin propellers |
| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,080 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,200 |
Ruby Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She was built in 2008 by Fincantieri in Trieste, Italy. She is a sister ship to Crown Princess and Emerald Princess. Ruby Princess was turned over to Carnival Corporation and Princess Cruises in late October 2008.[7] She was officially named at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 6, 2008, by Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter .[4]
Design
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Ruby Princess continued the modified Grand Class design with the Skywalkers Night Club moved just aft of the funnel, rather than suspended over the stern.[8] As seen on the Diamond Princess/Sapphire Princess twin designs.
Ruby Princess also was the first to debut a new program called the Ultimate Ship Tour, where guests are given a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a city at sea. Weight-wise she was the largest ship in the Princess fleet before the arrival of the new Royal Princess.[9][10]
Current and planned cruises
Ruby Princess is currently in the Caribbean sailing 4 and 5-Day Caribbean Cruises. Later in 2014 the ship will be based in Southampton for cruises to the British Isles, Norway and North Cape.[11]
References
- ↑ "Ruby Princess Cruise Ship Photos". ShipParade. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Wagner, Richard H. "Ruby Princess Ship Facts". BeyondShips. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Colton, Tim. "Large Cruise Ships by Operator". ShipbuildingHistory.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ruby Princess Delivered by Shipyard Today; Sets Sail for Florida". Princess Cruises. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ruby Princess (982126)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=982126.
- ↑ "Ruby Princess (IMO: 9378462)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ↑ "Ruby Princess". Cruise Hive. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Klein, Robert. "Grand Class". Castles of the Seas. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ "Princess Cruises Debuts New "Ultimate Ship Tour" with Launch of Ruby Princess". Princess Cruises. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Garrison, Linda. "New Features on Ruby Princess". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruby Princess (ship, 2008). |
- Ruby Princess Official Page (Princess site)
- Cruise Critic review
- Ruby Princess Deck Plans
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