 Grand Princess docked in Ketchikan, Alaska in 2023
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| History | |
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 Bermuda | |
| Name | Grand Princess |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry | |
| Ordered | 8 February 1994 |
| Builder | |
| Cost | US$450 million |
| Yard number | 5956 |
| Launched | 20 May 1998 |
| Sponsored by | Olivia de Havilland |
| Christened | 29 September 1998 |
| Maiden voyage | 27 May 1998 |
| In service | 1998–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Grand-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 107,517 GT |
| Length | 289.86 m (951 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 35.97 m (118 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 61.26 m (201 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 7.92 m (26 ft 0 in) |
| Decks | 17 |
| Propulsion | Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers |
| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) (cruising) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 6 tenders |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 1,100 |
| Notes | [1] |
Grand Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. It was built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Monfalcone, Italy, with yard number 5956, at a cost of approximately US$450 million. She was the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built at the time.
- ^ a b "Grand Princess Vessel Details and Current Position". Marine Traffic. 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.