Royal Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, and is the third ship to sail for the cruise line under that name. The largest ship to have been built for Princess at the time of delivery in 2013, she became the flagship of Princess. As the lead vessel of the Royal class, she lends her name to the company's Royal class, which will consist of six ships upon the last ship's delivery in 2021. The ship measures 142,714 GT and has a capacity of 3,560 passengers.
Royal Princess (2012)
View of the pool deck area ("Lido deck"), including water fountain feature, SeaWalk walkways, and movie screen
View of the stern
Royal Princess at Sydney's Overseas Passenger Terminal
The Royal-class cruise ship is a class of cruise ships constructed by Fincantieri of Italy and operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises, both subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc. There are seven Royal-class ships, with six operated by Princess and one by P&O. The lead vessel of the class, Royal Princess, debuted in June 2013 for Princess. MV Britannia is a derivation of design from Princess' version and debuted in 2015. The final Royal-class ship, the Discovery Princess entered service in spring 2022.
Royal Princess, the lead vessel of the Royal class.
Image: Royal Princess Cruise Ship passing Howth into Dublin Port (42046211742)
Image: Regal Princess, Warnemünde, 2019 (01)
Image: Majestic Princess, Fremantle, 2023 (07)