Princess Cruises places new ship order
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Princess Cruises has ordered another new ship from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
The 143,000-tonne vessel will be built for EUR600 million and will carry 3, 650 passengers in total, with delivery expected in 2017.
It will have a similar design to Royal Princess which was launched last year and Regal Princess, which entered service in May 2014.
Features will include the central atrium; the adults-only Sanctuary; Movies Under the Stars and 80% of staterooms will have balconies.
Other new services and amenities are to be announced at a later date.
“We are incredibly excited to add this fabulous new ship to our already formidable fleet,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises’ president. “Royal Princess and Regal Princess have been exceptionally successful for us and have received numerous accolades from guests, travel agents and media, so adding another sister ship will enable us to continue to expand our innovative vacation experiences. We’re very pleased that this new ship order is an indication of the confidence that our parent Carnival Corporation has in the future of the Princess brand.”
The ship is expected to be the only new order for Carnival Corporation for 2017.
Guiseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri said: “It’s a source of great pride to be able to immediately build another ship for a prestigious brand like Princess Cruises following the successful deliveries of two jewels like ‘Royal’ and ‘Regal’, which have already become part of maritime history.”
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