• Length: 330.00 m
• Beam: 38.00 m
• Gross Tonnage: 141,000 GRT
• Capacity: 3,600 passengers
• Engine: Wartsila F-series
• Speed: 22.0 kn
• Shipyard: Fincantieri Monfalcone in Italy
• Year: 2013
• Owner: Princess Cruises
Royal Princess is the largest projected European cruise ship, which will be the flagman of Princess Cruises. The cruise ship was presented on ceremony in Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in front of the representatives from the shipbuilder and shipowner in Augist 2012, 1 year and a half after the building started. The delivery of the Royal Princess is scheduled for spring of 2013, when will be laid down her sister-ship. It is expected the cruise ship Royal Princess to enter in service in June 2013, when will be the maiden voyage – 12-night cruise out of Barcelona and Venice. The cruise ship is really impressive, designed with special view of the details and luxury. The owners of Princess Cruises wanted to create ship, which will not only be the largest vessel under the European flag, but also to offer 5-star vacations on board with many attractions and entertainments. The cruise ship Royal Princess has length of 330.00 m and beam of 38.00 m. Such large vessel has gross tonnage of 141,000 GRT and capacity for 3,600 passengers with double occupancy.
The builders and the designers promised that cruise ship Royal Princess will be one of the most luxury vessel built ever. The ship has total number of 1,780 cabins for the guests, 81% of which are with own balconies. Such large percentage was never reached before by any shipbuilder, as the design of the vessel is really innovative. The passengers will be served by over 2,000 crew members, who will make the voyage even more impressive than you have ever dreamed about. The size of the vessel allow integration of many different attractions and really interesting entertainments. The ship will have own ballroom, four different dining options and really nice cafes, clubs and lounges. The cruise ship will offer to the guests a lot of sports facilities and recreation places, which definitely will make the guests voyage remarkable. The ship has also pools and large park, where the guests may have walks and enjoy the ocean breeze.
The cruise vessel Royal Princess has also new-generation ground-breaking class and new future-proof design of the hull, which increases the power and highly decrease the resistance from the water. The paint is also highly environmental, decreasing the overgrowth and not releasing any pollution substances. The space on board is used rational with decreasing the wasted tonnage and giving more space for the passengers, more attractions and recreational activities. Definitely the design of the ship allows it to fit to any cruise and to adapt to Alaska voyages or Caribbean tours. The engineering is also high quality providing low fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions. The main engines installed on board of the cruise ship Royal Princess are four Wartsila F-series marine diesel engines with high output power at low rpm. Two of the engines are 12-cylinders and the other two are 14-cylinders. The service speed of the ship will be about 22.0 knots, while the maximum one will exceed 24.0 knots.
