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Grand-class cruise ship

Class of cruise ships

Summary

Class of cruise ships

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Carnival Luminosa (ship, 2009) & Grand Princess (ship, 1998) (May 2025).jpg
image_caption	Grand Princess, the first ship in the class. is docked at Ogden Point with Carnival Luminosa in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on May 21, 2025
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
builders	*Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy
operators	*Princess Cruises (1998-present)
class_before
class_after
subclasses	*Gem class
built_range	1998–2010
in_service_range	1998–present
total_ships_completed	11
total_ships_active	11
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Cruise ship
tonnage
length	951 ft
beam	118 ft
draught	26 ft
decks	*Grand and Gem class: 17 total, 13 passenger
propulsion	Diesel-electric
capacity	2,600–3,114 passengers
crew	1,200

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Japan
P&O Cruises (2008-present)
P&O Cruises Australia (2021-2025)
Carnival Cruise Line (2025-present)
Caribbean class
Crown class
Ventura class
Caribbean class: 18 total, 14 passenger
Crown class: 19 total, 15 passenger
Ventura class: 19 total, 14 passenger

The Grand class is a class of cruise ships. Ships in this class are operated by the cruise lines Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia and Carnival Cruise Line. The class consists of several subclasses of sister ships, most of which were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone and Trieste, northern Italy. The first vessel of the original Grand class, , entered service in 1998.

Ships of the later subclasses are based on the Grand class, but have modifications such as additional decks and varied placement of facilities such as the nightclub and restaurants. The structure used as a nightclub is a signature element of Princess Cruises' ships in the Grand class and derived classes. The nightclub either overhangs the stern of the ship (Grand and Caribbean classes) or is located just aft of the funnel (Gem and Crown classes).

The Gem class of ships is based primarily on the Grand class, but has a much larger funnel, modifies the placement of the nightclub to be just aft of the funnel and also modifies the number of restaurants. The two Gem-class ships were built by Mitsubishi in Nagasaki, Japan in 2004.

The Caribbean class is the third version of the design and has one additional deck. As in the original Grand-class design, the nightclub is suspended on the stern. Caribbean-class vessels also introduced a poolside theater, which was later added to other Princess ships.

The Crown class is the fourth Princess Cruises version of the Grand class and has two additional decks. Crown-class ships have returned the placement of the nightclub adjacent to the funnel. Crown-class ships also feature a poolside theater like the Caribbean class.

The Ventura class has 19 decks like the Crown class. These ships both owned and operated by P&O Cruises and are marketed as Grand class, although they were given the Ventura class designation because they are not owned by Princess and are totally modified internally and externally. Ventura is also the largest ship in the Grand class. The second Ventura-class ship is MS Azura, launched in March 2010 which has a modified stern. Azura is also the only P&O Cruises ship to feature a poolside theater style outdoor screen.

Ships

Ship		Built		Builder		Entered service
{{ship	Grand Princess}}	1998	Fincantieri	1998–present	107,517 tons
{{ship	Carnival Adventure}}	2001	Fincantieri	2001–present	108,865 tons
{{ship	Carnival Encounter}}	2002	Fincantieri	2002–present	108,977 tons
Design differences on these ships are the relocation of the nightclub to directly aft of the funnel, rather than suspended over the stern, and the much larger funnel.
The two Gem-class ships, Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess, are the only two ships based on the Grand class to be built at Mitsubishi's Nagasaki Yard.
{{ship	Diamond Princess	ship	2}}	2004	Mitsubishi	2004–present	115,875 tons
{{ship	Sapphire Princess}}	2004	Mitsubishi	2004–present	115,875 tons
The design for Caribbean Princess derives directly from the original Grand-class ships, with none of the Gem-class modifications being included. Caribbean Princess uses the original Grand-class design, but with an additional deck. This additional deck increases the ship's passenger capacity from 2,600 to 3,100.
Caribbean Princess was also the first ship to have a poolside theater. The three ships in the Crown class, {{ship	Crown Princess	2005	2}}, {{ship	Emerald Princess}}, and {{ship	Ruby Princess}}, were later built with this feature also included. It has since been added to all of the ships in the class.
{{ship	Caribbean Princess}}	2004	Fincantieri	2004–present	112,894 tons
These ships, which build on Caribbean Princess design, also differ slightly. These ships have two more passenger decks than the original Grand class as well as the poolside theater. A nightclub is aft of the funnel.
{{ship	Crown Princess	2005	2}}	2006	Fincantieri	2006–present	113,561 tons
{{ship	Emerald Princess}}	2007	Fincantieri	2007–present	113,561 tons
{{ship	Ruby Princess}}	2008	Fincantieri	2008–present	113,561 tons
Ships in the Ventura class are based on the Crown-class design. The ships in this class are owned and operated by P&O Cruises. Azura has a modified stern.
{{MV	Ventura	2}}	2008	Fincantieri	2008–present	116,017 tons
{{MV	Azura	2}}	2010	Fincantieri	2010–present	115,055 tons

References

(2022-10-21). "Princess Cruises Advances Transition of Golden Princess and Star Princess to Sister Company P&O Cruises Australia". Princess Cruises.

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