Majestic Princess

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Majestic Princess
The Majestic Princess in Osaka, April 2018
The Majestic Princess in Osaka, April 2018
Ship data
flag United KingdomUnited Kingdom (trade flag) United Kingdom
Ship type Cruise ship
class Royal class
Callsign MABI4
home port London
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
Shipping company Princess Cruises
Shipyard Fincantieri , Monfalcone
Build number 6232
Order July 30, 2014
Keel laying July 10, 2015
Launch February 8, 2016
takeover March 30, 2017
Commissioning 4th April 2017
Ship dimensions and crew
length
330 m ( Lüa )
width 38.4 m
Draft Max. 8.55 m
measurement 144,216 GT
 
crew 1,346
Machine system
machine Diesel-electric drive
2 × electr. Propeller motors ( VEM Sachsenwerk ), 18 MW each; Wave system
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
36,000 kW (48,946 hp)
Energy
supply
2 × diesel engines ( Wärtsilä 14V46F)
2 × diesel engines (Wärtsilä 12V46F)
Generator
powerTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
62,000 kW (84,297 hp)
propeller 2 × fixed propellers
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 3,560
Others
Classifications Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Registration
numbers
IMO no. 9614141

The Majestic Princess (also known on the Chinese market under the name Shèngshì Gōngzhǔ Hào ( chinesischen 公主号 )) is a cruise ship of the Princess Cruises shipping company that entered service in 2017 . It is the third of the Royal Class , which is planned to consist of seven units, and is specially designed for the Chinese cruise market.

history

The Majestic Princess was commissioned on July 30, 2014 as the third unit of the Royal class and laid down on July 10, 2015 under hull number 6232 in the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone . The launch took place on February 8, 2016, the commissioning on April 4, 2017 with a five-day journey through the Adriatic Sea . The Majestic Princess is different from her sister ships used specifically for the Chinese market. Its Chinese name means blooming princess .

The Majestic Princess is used from April to August for trips from Keelung in East Asia , and the rest of the year she sails from Sydney to Oceania . The ship is scheduled to replace the Regal Princess in Alaska in the summer of 2021 .

In terms of equipment, the Majestic Princess differs from the other units of the Royal class, among other things, in its specialty restaurant with Cantonese cuisine. Ship announcements are like the signage and offers in Mandarin .

Web links

Commons : Majestic Princess  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Princess Shuffles Alaska and Europe Deployment for 2021. In: Cruise Industry News. July 8, 2020, accessed July 14, 2020 .