Princess Cruises christened its newest cruise ship, the 4,300-guest Sun Princess, in a ceremony at the Port of Barcelona in Spain on Tuesday, April 23. Built by Fincantieri of Italy, the vessel belongs to the Sphere-class ships ordered by Princess Cruises. The newbuild boasts numerous facilities...
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Princess Cruises welcomes newest ship to fleet
Princess Cruises took delivery of its newest cruise ship, the 4,300-guest Sun Princess, in a ceremony on Wednesday, February 14. Built by Fincantieri of Italy, the vessel belongs to the Sphere-class ships ordered by Princess Cruises. The newbuild boasts numerous facilities distributed across 20...
Princess takes delivery of new Sun Princess, but again delays maiden cruise
Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises brand has now taken delivery of its 4,300-passenger Sun Princess, the largest vessel ever constructed in Italy and both Fincantieri’s and Princess’s first LNG fueled cruise ship.
Back on January 25, Princess said that it and Fincantieri had mutually agreed to delay delivery of the vessel, leading to the cancellation of the ship’s inaugural 10-day voyage, originally set to depart from Barcelona on February 8.
Today, Princess said that “the ship does need to...
VIDEO: Delivery of Sun Princess delayed
Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises says that it and Fincantieri have mutually agreed to delay delivery of the 4,300 passenger, Sun Princess, the largest vessel ever constructed in Italy and the first ship in a new platform designed exclusively for the Princess brand.
The postponement has led to the cancellation of the ship’s inaugural 10-day voyage, originally set to depart from Barcelona on February 8.
“We understand that this news is disappointing, and we share in that disappointment. We...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/video-delivery-of-sun-princess-delayed/
Passenger Vessel News Roundup | December 15 – Large Finnish Ro-Pax, catamaran commuter ferries, and an LNG-fuelled cruise ship
An operator in Finland acquires a second large ferry for trips to and from Sweden while an Italian builder lays the keel for a future dual-fuel cruise ship. A UK design firm unveils a proposed commuter catamaran for North American customers. Finally, construction begins on a new inter-island ferry for the US Virgin Islands. Finnlines […]
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Keel laid for Princess Cruises’ new LNG-fueled ship
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has celebrated the beginning of construction of the second LNG-powered Sphere […]
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Princess Cruises names second LNG-powered cruise ship
Princess Cruises, an American cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation, has named its second […]
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Cruise ship rescues adrift boaters off Victoria, Australia
Australian media reports that a cruise ship came to the aid of two recreational boaters who were adrift in a dinghy after they abandoned their vessel off the coast of Vic ..
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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | March 15 – Norwegian and UK ferries, a tour boat for the Chinese Arctic and more
Deliveries include a double-ended ferry for a UK operator and a fast catamaran for a Norwegian transport line. Construction is meanwhile underway on a Chinese Arctic tour ..
LNG-powered Sun Princess hits the water at Fincantieri
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Sun Princess at its yard in Monfalcone, the first […]
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