MS Island Princess (2003)
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Island Princess moored in Port Everglades.
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| History | |
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| Bermuda | |
| Name: | Island Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry: | London, UK. |
| Route: | Panama Canal, Alaska |
| Ordered: | 1999 |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Cost: | US$330 million |
| Laid down: | 2001 |
| Launched: | 2003 |
| Christened: | July 11, 2003 Canada Place, Vancouver, Canada |
| Completed: | June, 2003 |
| Maiden voyage: | July 12, 2003 |
| In service: | July 12, 2003 |
| Refit: | September 1, 2010 [1] |
| Homeport: | Vancouver, Canada and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9230402 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Coral-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 91,627 GT |
| Length: | 294 m (964 ft) |
| Beam: | 32 m (106 ft) (waterline) 37 m (122 ft) (bridge wings) |
| Height: | 62 m (204 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.9 m (26 ft) [2] |
| Decks: | 16 (12 for passengers) |
| Installed power: | Two Wärtsilä 16V46C diesel engines General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel-electric and gas (CODLAG) Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[2] |
| Capacity: | 1,970 passengers [2][3] |
| Crew: | 900[2] |
Island Princess is a cruise ship for the Princess Cruises line. She is the sister ship to Coral Princess and together they are the only Panamax ships in Princess's fleet together with their R Class vessels. She was constructed at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France.[1]
Route
Island Princess's main itinerary consist of seven day Alaskan cruises from Vancouver, British Columbia to Whittier, Alaska during the summer months. During the fall, winter, and spring, Island Princess and her sister ship Coral Princess run 10/14-15 day Panama Canal cruises with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Juan del Sur, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Cartagena, Colombia, and Oranjestad, Aruba.
In 2015 Island Princess will sail the first time to Europe, traveling between Barcelona and Venice.[4]
References
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- ↑ http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/10803-princess-announces-europe-schedules-for-2015-.html
External links
- Princess Cruises site
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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