Engineering:Discovery Princess
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Discovery Princess |
| Owner: |
 Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Ordered: | January 2017[1][2] |
| Builder: | Fincantieri |
| Launched: | 18 March 2021[3][4] |
| Maiden voyage: | 3 November 2021 (planned)[5] |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Royal-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 145,000 GT[2] |
| Capacity: | 3,660 passengers[1] |
Discovery Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship being built by Fincantieri for Carnival Corporation & plc to be operated by Princess Cruises. Upon delivery, she will become the company's sixth and final Royal-class cruise ship in the fleet of Princess Cruises.[1] She will measure 145,000 GT[2] and is set to debut in November 2021.[5]
History
Planning and construction
In January 2017, Carnival Corporation finalized the order for a sixth Royal-class ship for Princess Cruises to be built at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.[1][2] Initial details revealed the ship would closely resemble her older sister ships, with a guest capacity of 3,660 passengers,[1] and be delivered in 2022.[1]
The steel-cutting for the then-unnamed ship was performed on 14 February 2019 at Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia near Naples.[6] On 4 October 2019, Princess revealed the name of the ship as Discovery Princess.[5] Her 130 metres (430 ft) bow section was launched in Castellamare di Stabia on 31 July 2020 over a two-day period, three months behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after which she was transported to Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone to be assembled with the rest of the ship.[7][8]
Operational career
Discovery Princess is now scheduled to debut at her new homeport of Los Angeles to begin cruising to the Mexican Riviera and along the California coast in March and April of 2022 before transferring to Seattle for the 2022 Alaska cruise season. She will then head back to Los Angeles for cruising the Mexican Riviera and California coast through April 2023
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Davies, Phil (20 January 2017). "New ship order placed for Princess Cruises and Holland America Line". https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/271449/new-ship-order-placed-for-princess-cruises-and-holland-america-line.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Carnival Orders Two New Cruise Ships". The Maritime Executive. 2017-01-19. https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/carnival-orders-two-new-cruise-ships.
- ↑ "FINCANTIERI: DISCOVERY PRINCESS FLOATS OUT IN MONFALCONE". 2021-03-18. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2021/fincantieri-discovery-princess-floats-out-in-monfalcone/. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ "New Discovery Princess Floats Out at Fincantieri". 2021-03-18. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24587-new-discovery-princess-floats-out-at-fincantieri.html. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Thomaselli, Rich (5 October 2019). "Princess Cruises Reveals Name of Sixth Royal-Class Ship". https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/princess-cruises-reveals-name-of-sixth-royal-class-ship.html.
- ↑ Kalosh, Anne (14 February 2019). "Princess Cruises marks three Royal-class milestones at Fincantieri". Seatrade Cruise News. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/princess-cruises-marks-three-royal-class-milestones-fincantieri.
- ↑ Elefante, Maria (31 July 2020). "Fincantieri a Castellammare, il primo varo post-Covid dura due giorni" (in it). Il Mattino. https://www.ilmattino.it/economia/fincantieri_castellammare_primo_varo_post_covid-5377813.html.
- ↑ Kalosh, Anne (31 July 2020). "Fincantieri's Castellammare launches Discovery Princess bow section". Seatrade Cruise News (Informa Markets). https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/fincantieris-castellammare-launches-discovery-princess-bow-section.
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