Royal Princess
| 300px Royal Princess alongside in Harwich International Port | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
2001–2003: R Eight 2003–2007: Minerva II 2007–present: Royal Princess |
| Owner: |
2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2006: Cruiseinvest 2006–present: Princess Cruises[1] |
| Operator: |
2001: Renaissance Cruises 2001–2003: laid up 2003–2007: Swan Hellenic 2007–present: Princess Cruises[1] |
| Port of registry: |
2001: Monrovia, 22x20px Liberia 2001–2006: Majuro, 22x20px Marshall Islands 2006–2007: Nassau,  Bahamas2007–present: Hamilton, 22x20px Bermuda[1] |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
| Cost: | £150 million[2] |
| Yard number: | Z31[1] |
| Completed: | 2001 |
| Acquired: | 1 February 2001[1] |
| In service: | 2001 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9210220[1] |
| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics (as Royal Princess) | |
| Class and type: | R class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 30,277 GRT[1] |
| Displacement: | 2,700 DWT[1] |
| Length: | 180.45 m (592 ft)[2] |
| Beam: | 25.46 m (83 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Decks: | 11 (8 passenger accessible)[3] |
| Installed power: |
4 × Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels combined 13500 kW[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed: | 18 kn (33.34 km/h)[1] |
| Capacity: | 710[4] |
MS Royal Princess is an R class cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She was built in 2001 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France for Renaissance Cruises as MS R Eight. Between 2003 and 2007 she sailed for Swan Hellenic as MS Minerva II, before being transferred to Princess Cruises.
She was built as R Eight as part of 8 identical cruise ships originally ordered by Renaissance Cruises. As such, she is a sister ship to two of Princess's other vessels, Ocean Princess and Pacific Princess, which were bought when Renaissance Cruises collapsed in 2001.
Service history
The R Eight was constructed as the eighth and final vessel in Renaissance Cruises's R class. She began operation in 2001. After Renaissance ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in late 2001, the vessel was seized by creditors and laid up in Marseille, France.
In 2003, the vessel re-entered operation, this time as the sole cruise ship in Swan Hellenic's fleet. The vessel was named Minerva II, after both the Roman goddess and the company's previous vessel, Minerva.
On 7 April 2007, the Minerva II completed her final voyage with Swan Hellenic and was transferred by the parent company, Carnival Corporation & plc, to Princess Cruises. She was renamed Royal Princess and entered into service for Princess in April 2007. The first voyage as a Princess Cruises liner was on April 19, 2007.[citation needed]
On 18 June 2009, fire broke out in her engine room. The Royal Princess was on a 12-day Holy Land voyage and just left Port Said, Egypt. A little while later a serious fire broke out in her engine room, disabling the ship. She waited to dock in Port Said for an assessment of the damage.[5]
On 9 December 2009, it was announced that Royal Princess will be moved to the P&O Cruises fleet in the May 2011 where she will be renamed Adonia.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Asklander, Micke. "M/S R Eight (2001)" (in in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/r_eight_2001.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 398–399. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
- ↑ "Royal Princess Deck Plans". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/rp/deck_plans/rp_seven.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ "Royal Princess Personal Choice Features". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/rp/personal_choice_features/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ cruiseind.wordpress.com: CruiseInd, retrieved 19 June 2009
- ↑ "Small is Beautiful - Adonia to join P&O Cruises fleet". http://www.pocruises.com/Press/Detail.axd?releaseId=420. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
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