Engineering:Sky Princess (2019)

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Sky Princess
Sky Princess Trieste 2019-10-16 16-46-44.jpg
Sky Princess in Trieste, October 2019
History
Bermuda
Name: Sky Princess
Owner: Carnival Corporation house flag.svg Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Princess Cruises
Port of registry: Hamilton,  Bermuda
Ordered: 30 December 2015[1]
Builder:
Yard number: 6268[2]
Laid down: 05 July 2018[3]
Launched: 14 February 2019[4]
Sponsored by: Kay Hire and Poppy Northcutt[5]
Christened: 7 December 2019[5]
Completed: 12 October 2019[6]
Acquired: 15 October 2019[2]
Maiden voyage: 20 October 2019[6]
In service: 2019–present
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Royal-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 145,281 GT[2]
Length: 330 m (1,080 ft)[2]
Beam: 38.4 m (126 ft)[2]
Draught: 8.5 m (28 ft)[2]
Depth: 11.35 m (37.2 ft)[2]
Decks: 19
Installed power:
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 12V46F Diesel generators producing 14,400 kW (19,300 hp) each[7]
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 12V46F Diesel generators producing 16,800 kW (22,500 hp) each[7]
  • Total Installed Power: 62,400 kW (83,700 hp)[7]
Propulsion: 2 × 18,000 kW (24,000 hp)[7]
Speed:
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[7] (Service speed)
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[7] (Maximum speed)
Capacity: 3,660 passengers[8]
Crew: 1,346

Sky Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship currently operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. She is the second ship in the cruise line's history to sail under this name. She is the fourth Royal-class ship in the Princess fleet and commenced operations in October 2019.[9][10] The ship measures 145,281 GT and has a capacity of 3,660 passengers.[10][1]

History

Planning and construction

Carnival Corporation first entered a strategic agreement with Fincantieri in March 2015 for five cruise ships for delivery between 2019 and 2022.[11] From this agreement, the order for a then-unnamed, fourth Royal-class vessel was announced for Princess on 30 December 2015.[1][12] The contract for this order was finalized on 2 April 2016.[13] On 30 November 2017, Princess Cruises officially announced the name of the fourth Royal-class ship as Sky Princess, in honor of a previous Princess vessel that carried the same name.[14][15]

Construction began on 9 November 2016 with the steel cutting for the ship's bow at Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia,[16] with a separate milestone on 8 September 2017 marking the steel-cutting for the rest of the ship at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone.[17] Her keel-laying was performed on 5 July 2018.[3] She was floated out on 14 February 2019[4] and completed her sea trials in September 2019.[18]

Debut

Sky Princess was officially delivered on 15 October 2019 in her handover ceremony at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone.[9][10]

The ship sailed a four-day pre-inaugural "shakedown" cruise for the press on 16 October 2019 from Trieste to Athens with a call in Kotor.[19] She performed her official maiden voyage on 20 October 2019, a seven-day cruise sailing between Athens and Barcelona.[6] She sailed a short inaugural season in the Mediterranean in fall 2019 before repositioning to her new homeport of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, arriving on 1 December 2019.[14] Due to high demand, two three-day inaugural cruises were scheduled on 1 December 2019 and 4 December 2019, with both cruising between Port Everglades and Princess Cays.[20]

Sky Princess was christened at Port Everglades on 7 December 2019 by NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Kay Hire and NASA engineer Poppy Northcutt.[5]

Operational career

During the winter months, Sky Princess sails in the Caribbean from Port Everglades.[21][22] For the summer months, she sails in Europe, including the Baltic region.[23][24] In the fall, she sails along the Maritimes and New England from New York.[25][26]

Design and specifications

Sky Princess measures 145,281 GT, has a length of 330.0 metres (1,082.7 ft), a draft of 8.49 metres (27.9 ft), and a beam of 38.4 metres (126 ft).[7][2] She is powered by a diesel-electric genset system, with four total Wärtsilä engines, producing a total output of 62.4 megawatts (83,700 hp).[7] Main propulsion is via two propellers, each driven by a 18 megawatts (24,000 hp) electric motor.[7] The system gives the vessel a service speed of 21.9 knots (40.6 km/h; 25.2 mph) and a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).[7] The ship houses 1,830 passenger cabins and 757 crew cabins.[7] Of the 1,830 passenger cabins, 81% have a balcony.[7] The ship has a maximum capacity of 5,800 passengers and crew.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sky Princess Cruise Ship" (in en-GB). https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/sky-princess-cruise-ship/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Sky Princess (9802396)". Lloyd's Register. https://classdirect.lr.org/lros?lrno=9802396. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sky Princess Keel Laying". 2018-07-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2R9vuWL4s. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Princess Cruises celebrates milestones for Royal-class ships" (in en-US). https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/princess-cruises-celebrates-milestones-for-royal-class-ships. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Sky Princess Christened". 2019-12-07. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22033-sky-princess-christened.html. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Sky Princess Ready for October Debut" (in en-gb). 8 August 2019. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21348-sky-princess-ready-for-october-debut.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 "Majestic Princess Sky Princess". https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/prodotti-servizi/navi-da-crociera/sky-princess/scheda_cruise_majesticsky_princess.pdf. 
  8. ↑ Princess Cruises (15 October 2019). "Sky Princess Officially Joins Princess Cruises Fleet" (in en). PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sky-princess-officially-joins-princess-cruises-fleet-300938826.html. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Fincantieri: Sky Princess Delivered in Monfalcone". Fincantieri. 15 October 2019. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2019/fincantieri-consegnata-a-monfalcone-sky-princess/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Fincantieri Delivers Sky Princess" (in en). https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/fincantieri-delivers-sky-princess. 
  11. ↑ "Fincantieri: Five Next-Generation Ships for Carnival Corporation" (in en). 27 March 2015. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2015/000619/. 
  12. ↑ "Carnival Corporation to Build Four Cruise Ships as Part of Memo of Agreement with Fincantieri S.p.A." (in en). 2015-12-30. https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/carnival-corporation-build-four-cruise-ships-part-memo-agreement. 
  13. ↑ "Record Fincantieri: The Group Will Build 5 Cruise Ships for Carnival Corporation" (in en). 2 April 2016. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2016/0007072/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Princess Cruises: Princess Cruises to Name Next Ship Sky Princess" (in en). 30 November 2017. https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2017/11/Princess-Cruises-to-Name-Next-Ship-Sky-Princess.html. 
  15. ↑ "Princess Unveils Leadership Team for New Sky Princess" (in en-gb). 11 February 2019. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/20362-princess-unveils-leadership-team-for-new-sky-princess.html. 
  16. ↑ "Fincantieri cuts steel for fourth Royal-class Princess ship". 2016-11-09. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/fincantieri-cuts-steel-for-fourth-royal-class-princess-ship/. 
  17. ↑ "Fincantieri: Work Starts in Monfalcone on the New Princess Ship" (in en). 8 September 2017. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2017/work-starts-in-monfalcone-on-the-new-princess-ship/. 
  18. ↑ "Sky Princess Completes Sea Trials" (in en-gb). 10 September 2019. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21501-sky-princess-completes-sea-trials.html. 
  19. ↑ "Agents get chance to win Sky Princess mini-cruise" (in en). https://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2037058. 
  20. ↑ Souza, Ben (2019-09-05). "Princess Cruises Adds Extra Sailing on New Cruise Ship in December" (in en-US). https://cruisefever.net/princess-cruises-adds-extra-sailing-on-new-cruise-ship-in-december/. 
  21. ↑ "Sky Princess to Debut in Caribbean for 2019-2020 Season" (in en-gb). 17 May 2018. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19014-sky-princess-to-debut-in-caribbean-for-2019-2020-season.html. 
  22. ↑ "Princess Cruises: Princess Cruises Announces 2020-2021 Caribbean & Panama Canal Seasons Featuring Newest Ships" (in en). 2019-05-02. https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2019/05/princess-cruises-announces-2020-2021-caribbean-and-panama-canal-seasons-featuring-newest-ships.html. 
  23. ↑ "Princess Cruises Debuts Newest Ship for 2020 Europe Season" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/princess-cruises-debuts-newest-ship-154900472.html. 
  24. ↑ "Princess Announces Five Ship 2021 Europe Program" (in en-gb). 14 August 2019. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21379-princess-announces-five-ship-2021-europe-program.html. 
  25. ↑ "New Sky Princess will sail Canada/New England in 2020". 2018-11-08. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/new-sky-princess-will-sail-canada-new-england-in-2020/. 
  26. ↑ "Princess Announces 2021 Canada/New England Program, Including New Sky Princess" (in en-gb). 22 August 2019. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21414-princess-announces-2021-canada-new-england-program-including-new-sky-princess.html. 




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