Photo: courtesy of Princess Lines
The contract was for building two new cruise ships for Princess
Cruises.
Construction of the first ship ’Royal Princess’ was started
in Monfalcone shipyard in March 2011. The ship’s keel, weighing approximately 500 tons, was laid in October the same year.
The sister ship is scheduled to be launched in 2014. Both
ships will be the largest in the fleet operated by Princess Cruises.
The cost of each ship is estimated to be around 558 million
euros.
LUXURY FEATURES AND ENTERTAINMENT
The completed ship ’Royal Princess’ has 17 decks. Furthermore,
the ship has 1 780 passenger cabins. They consist of 732 balcony cabins, 306 mini suites, 342 inside cabins, 40 private balcony suites and 360 deluxe balcony cabins. Also, 780 additional
upper berths have been fitted.
The ’Royal Princess’ entered service in June 2013.
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