Ruby Princess
| 300px Ruby Princess off Grand Cayman on January 27, 2009 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ruby Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry: | 22x20px Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Route: | Caribbean / Europe |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone-Trieste, Italy)[1][2] |
| Cost: | US $400,000,000 |
| Yard number: | 6150[3] |
| Laid down: | June 2007 |
| Launched: | February 1, 2008 |
| Christened: | November 6, 2008 by Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter[4] |
| Completed: | October 2008 |
| Acquired: | October 23, 2008 |
| Maiden voyage: | November 8, 2008 |
| In service: | November 2008 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9378462[5] Call Sign ZCDY2[5] MMSI 310567000[6] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Grand class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 116,000 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Beam: | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Draught: | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Decks: | 19 decks |
| Installed power: | Gas turbines (25,000kW each) |
| Propulsion: | Twin propellers |
| Speed: | 23-knot (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Capacity: | 3,080 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,200 crew |
Ruby Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She was built in 2008 by Fincantieri in Trieste, Italy. She is a sister ship to Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Sapphire Princess and Emerald Princess. Ruby Princess was handed over to Carnival Corporation and Princess Cruises in late October 2008.[7] She was officially named at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 6, 2008, by Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter.[4]
Current Itinerary
Ruby Princess sails the Caribbean in the winter and embarks to the Mediterranean in the summer.[8]
Design
Unlike the line's earlier Grand Class ships, Ruby Princess will continued the modified Grand Class design with the Skywalkers Night Club moved just aft of the funnel, rather than suspended over the stern. [9]
Ruby Princess also was the first to debut a new program called the Ultimate Ship Tour, where guests are given a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a city at sea.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Ruby Princess Cruise Ship Photos". ShipParade. http://www.shipparade.com/az/Ruby_Princess/Ruby_Princess.htm. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Wagner, Richard H.. "Ruby Princess Ship Facts". BeyondShips. http://www.beyondships.com/files/RU_ship_facts.PDF. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Colton, Tim. "Large Cruise Ships by Operator". ShipbuildingHistory.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5nV3ppTBz. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ruby Princess Delivered by Shipyard Today; Sets Sail for Florida". Princess Cruises. 23 October 2008. http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na976. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 United States Coast Guard (USCG). "Ruby Princess". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=982126.
- ↑ "Ruby Princess (IMO: 9378462)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ruby-Princess-9378462.html. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ↑ "Ruby Princess". Cruise Hive. http://www.cruisehive.com/cruiseships/princess/ruby/. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Garrison, Linda. "Itineraries of Ruby Princess". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. http://www.freezepage.com/1266023489LIAOKPMYRU. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ Klein, Robert. "Grand Class". Castles of the Seas. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5nV1sboCc. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ "Princess Cruises Debuts New "Ultimate Ship Tour" with Launch of Ruby Princess". Princess Cruises. 9 February 2008. http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na966. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ Garrison, Linda. "New Features on Ruby Princess". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. http://www.freezepage.com/1266023030QQJFKSIWIW. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
External links
- Ruby Princess Official Page (Princess site)
- Cruise Critic review
- Ruby Princess Deck Plans
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