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Princess Cruises Takes Delivery of Newest Ship
Princess Cruises, the Carnival-owned cruise line, has taken
delivery of its fourth Royal-class ship, Sky Princess, at
Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard in Trieste, Italy.
The vessel is the 17th ship Fincantieri has built for Princess,
but it is the first to be custom built with the line's
MedallionClass technology integrated into its infrastructure.
The new unit, at 145,000 gross tons with accommodation on board
for 4,610 passengers in 1,830 cabins and 1,411 crew members crew,
is built on the basis of the successful sister ship project of
Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess, all built
from the same shipyard of Monfalcone starting from 2013, who
introduced a new generation of ships well-received by the cruise
passengers.
The class will continue with the upcoming Enchanted Princess and
Discovery Princess, who will be delivered respectively in 2020
and 2021.
The vessel, as its sister ships, represents a technological
benchmark in Europe and worldwide for its innovative layout,
outstanding performances and top quality of its state-of-the-art
technology. It is the best proof that innovation and customer
care are fundamental levers to re-affirm Fincantieri's market
leadership and further consolidate its historic partnership with
the Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise ship
operator.
The partnership between the Monfalcone yard and Princess Cruises
will continue with two next-generation cruise ships. These will
be the largest built in Italy with a gross-tonnage of 175,000
tons, expected to be delivered at the end of 2023 and in spring
2025.
The vessels will accommodate approximately 4,300 guests and will
be the first of the ship owner's fleet to be dual-fuel powered
primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Fincantieri has built 95 cruise ships since 1990 (72 of those
ship are from 2002), 68 for Carnival Corporation. Other 49 ships
are currently being designed or built in the Group's yards.
Oct 15, 2019
