Princess Cruises takes delivery of newest ship
The newest cruise ship in the Princess Cruises fleet – Discovery Princess – has been delivered during an official handover at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Italy.
Discovery Princess expands the Princess Cruises fleet to 15 MedallionClass vessels and features an evolution of the design used for the cruise line’s previous Royal-Class ships.
The Discovery Princess handover was attended by John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises, Captain Gennaro Arma, and Luigi Matarazzo, general manager merchant ships division of Fincantieri.
Discovery Princess will depart Italy and make her way to the Port of Los Angeles to sail on a series of Mexican Riviera and California Coast voyages from March 27 – April 24, 2022, before heading up the Pacific coast to begin a season of seven-night Alaska cruises from Seattle.
"Today marks a significant milestone for Princess Cruises as we officially take ownership of the spectacular Discovery Princess," said John Padgett, Princess Cruises president.
The 3,660-guest Discovery Princess is the sixth and final Royal-Class newbuild and shares all of the style and luxury of her sister ships – Enchanted Princess, Sky Princess, Majestic Princess, Regal Princess and Royal Princess.
Discovery Princess is the newest ship to join the fleet offering Princess MedallionClass sailigs which begins with the Medallion wearable, a small device that enables everything from expedited contactless boarding to locating friends and family anywhere on the ship, as well as enhanced services such as having whatever guests need delivered directly to them, wherever they are on the ship.
In addition, guests can share their favourite cruise moments using MedallionNet Wi-Fi at sea.
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