Royal Princess (2012)

Royal Princess
History
Bermuda
NameRoyal Princess
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
OperatorPrincess Cruises
Port of registryHamilton,  Bermuda
Ordered4 May 2010[3]
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy[2]
Cost$735 million[6]
Yard number6223[2]
Laid down14 December 2010[2]
Launched16 August 2012[1]
Sponsored byCatherine, Princess of Wales[4]
Christened13 June 2013[4]
Acquired31 May 2013[2]
Maiden voyage16 June 2013[5]
In service2013–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeRoyal-class cruise ship
Tonnage142,714 GT[2]
Length330 m (1,082 ft 8 in)[2]
Beam
  • 47 m (155 ft) - With SeaWalk[7]
  • 38.4 m (126 ft 0 in) - Without SeaWalk[2]
Height66 m (217 ft)
Draught8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)[2]
Installed power
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 12V46F Diesel generators producing 14,400 kW (19,300 hp) each[2]
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 12V46F Diesel generators producing 16,800 kW (22,500 hp) each[2]
  • Total Installed Power: 62,400 kW (83,700 hp)[2]
Propulsion2 × 18,000 kW (24,000 hp)[2]
Speed
  • Service speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[2]
  • Maximum: 22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph)[2]
Capacity3,600 passengers[7]

Royal Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, and is the third ship to sail for the cruise line under that name. The largest ship to have been built for Princess at the time of delivery in 2013, she became the flagship of Princess.[8] As the lead vessel of the Royal class, she lends her name to the company's Royal class, which will consist of six ships upon the last ship's delivery in 2021.[9] The ship measures 142,714 GT and has a capacity of 3,560 passengers.[10][11]

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  7. ^ a b "Royal Princess Fact Sheet". Princess Cruises. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. ^ "FINCANTIERI'S LARGEST-EVER CONTINUES CRUISE TRADITION". The Motorship. 31 August 2013.
  9. ^ Saltzman, Dori (4 October 2019). "Princess Cruises' Sixth Royal-Class Cruise Ship to Be Named Discovery Princess". Cruise Critic.
  10. ^ "Construction of Royal Princess Officially Starts at Italy Shipyard". Shipbuilding Tribune. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  11. ^ Golden, Fran; Molyneaux, David G. (20 July 2013). "Princess Cruises' new ship: This royal stuck with tradition, lightly updated". Miami Herald.