Ruby Princess

Ruby Princess
Ruby Princess docked in Ketchikan, Alaska in 2023
History
Bermuda
NameRuby Princess
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
OperatorPrincess Cruises
Port of registryHamilton,  Bermuda
Ordered2007
BuilderFincantieri, Monfalcone, Trieste[5][6]
CostUS$400,000,000
Yard number6150[3]
Laid downJune 2007
Launched1 February 2008
Sponsored byTrista Sutter and Ryan Sutter[4]
Christened6 November 2008
CompletedOctober 2008
Acquired23 October 2008
Maiden voyage8 November 2008
In serviceNovember 2008
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeCrown-class cruise ship
Tonnage113,561 GT
Length951 ft (290 m)
Beam118 ft (36 m)
Draught8 m (26 ft)
Decks19 decks
Installed power4 × V12 Wärtsilä Common Rail diesel generator, 2 × inline 8 Wärtsilä Common Rail diesel generators.
PropulsionTwin propellers
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity3,080 passengers
Crew1,100

Ruby Princess is a Crown-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. At 113,561 GT, the vessel is the third and last in a series of three ships, known as the Crown class, that was built with design modifications distinguishing them from their older Grand-class sister ships. Delivered in 2008 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, Ruby Princess also became the ninth and final Grand-class ship to join the Princess Cruises fleet.

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