fleet to be named ’Royal Princess’ by the
company. The original ’Royal Princess’ ship
was decommissioned in 1996.
Completed in June 2013, the
325-metre ship can accommodate 3 600
passengers and 1 346 crew members.
Cruise speeds of up to 22 knots are possible.
Shipbuilding got underway when
Carnival awarded a contract to Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani in May 2010.
Fincantieri shipbuilders in Italy have a long history of building large cruise ships.
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