Discovery Princess

Discovery Princess
Discovery Princess at Ogden Point in Victoria, 2023
History
Bermuda
NameDiscovery Princess
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
OperatorPrincess Cruises
Port of registryHamilton,  Bermuda[1]
OrderedJanuary 2017
Builder
Yard number6290[1]
Launched18 March 2021
Christened29 April 2022[2]
Completed27 January 2022[1]
Acquired28 January 2022
Maiden voyage27 March 2022
In service2022–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeRoyal-class cruise ship
Tonnage145,000 GT[1]
Length330 m (1,080 ft)[1]
Beam38.38 m (125.9 ft)[1]
Draught8.49 m (27.9 ft)[1]
Depth11.348 m (37.23 ft)[1]
Decks19
Installed power
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 12V46F Diesel generators producing 14,400 kW (19,300 hp) each
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 14V46F Diesel generators producing 16,800 kW (22,500 hp) each
  • Total Installed Power: 62,400 kW (83,700 hp)
Propulsion2 × 18,000 kW (24,000 hp)
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (Service speed)
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (Maximum speed)
Capacity3,660 passengers [3]
Crew1,346

Discovery Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. The 145,000 GT-vessel was ordered in January 2017 with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and her steel-cutting was performed on 14 February 2019 in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.

Originally expected to begin operations in November 2021, the ship saw her construction and subsequent delivery delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation. She was delivered to Princess on 28 January 2022 and became the company's sixth and final Royal-class cruise ship in the Princess fleet. Discovery Princess operated her week-long inaugural voyage on 27 March 2022 from her debut homeport of Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera and moved to Seattle during her maiden summer deployment to cruise the Inside Passage.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Discovery Princess (9837468)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register.
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