Princess to grow fleet with two more new ships

Princess to grow fleet with two more new ships

Princess Cruises will expand its fleet with the addition of two new vessels which will enter into service in 2019 and 2020.

The cruise operator signed an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. this week at a ceremony at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera attended by Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, Carnival Corporation Chairman Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald,  Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono and Stein Kruse, CEO of Holland America Group, which includes Princess Cruises.

“We are incredibly proud and excited to add two new ships to our already formidable fleet,” Princess vice president Australia and New Zealand Stuart Allison said.

“With this new ship commitment, Princess Cruises will continue to grow and expand globally as the world’s destination leader in premium cruising.”

The unnamed 143,700-tonne, 3560-passenger ships will be the brand’s fourth and fifth Royal-class vessels, featuring an evolution of the successful design of Royal Princess, Regal Princess and the new Majestic Princess which will launch in 2017.

Specific features and amenities for the ships, along with deployment details, will be revealed in the near future.

The finalisation of the contract follows the announcement late last year of a memorandum of agreement between Princess Cruises’ parent company, Carnival Corporation & plc and Fincantieri for five new ships including the Princess Cruises’ new builds.

Parent company Carnival Corporation has an existing fleet of 100 cruise ships and a total of 16 new ships scheduled for delivery between 2016 and 2020.

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