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Grand Princess

Cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises

Grand Princess
Summary

Cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises

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section1{{Infobox ship/image
imageFile:Grand Princess (ship, 1998) in Vancouver (May 2025).jpg
image_captionGrand Princess docked in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 22, 2025
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nameGrand Princess
operatorPrincess Cruises
registry* Monrovia, Liberia (1998–2000)
countryBermuda
ordered8 February 1994
original_costUS$450 million
yard_number5956
launched20 May 1998
christened29 September 1998
sponsorOlivia de Havilland
maiden_voyage26 May 1998
in_service1998–present
identification* Call sign: ZCBU5
statusIn service
notes
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type
tonnage
length289.86 m
beam35.97 m
height61.26 m
draught7.92 m
decks17
propulsionTwo shafts; fixed-pitch propellers
speed22.5 kn (cruising)
boats6 tenders
capacity* 2,590 lower berth passengers
crew1,100
notes

  • P&O Princess Cruises (1998–2003)

  • [[File:Carnival Corporation house flag.svg|border|20px]] Carnival Corporation & plc (2003–present)

  • Hamilton, Bermuda (2000–present)

  • Fincantieri

  • Monfalcone, Italy

  • 3,100 maximum passengers Grand Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. It was built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Monfalcone, Italy, with yard number 5956, at a cost of approximately US$450 million. She was the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built at the time.

History

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She is the sister ship of Star Princess and Golden Princess. Grand Princess was the setting for a task in the second series of the UK version of the reality TV show The Apprentice.

On 19 July 2009, the ship was drydocked for 14 days for refurbishments such as boosting Grand Princess's energy and environmental efficiency.

2011 refit

bow]] high, and has improved her fuel economy by about 3–4%. The bow high tendency was specific to ''Grand Princess'' and did not affect her sister ships as they were designed with aluminum upper decks. The aft nightclub atop the aft of Grand Princess was removed in the 2011 refit.

Incidents

2017 whale incident

On 9 August 2017, a dead humpback whale was found stuck on the bow of the ship after it docked in Ketchikan, Alaska. Princess Cruises issued a statement that said "It is unknown how or when this happened as the ship felt no impact. It is also unknown, at this time, whether the whale was alive or already deceased before becoming lodged on the bow." It was the second time in two years that a whale had been carried into an Alaska port on the bow of a cruise ship.

2020 coronavirus pandemic

USA]] on March 8, 2020
''Grand Princess'' in the harbor in [[Ketchikan, Alaska]], August 28, 2023

During the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, former passengers of the ship who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were being linked to cruises they had taken on the ship while it traveled between California, Mexico, and Hawaii. After the first confirmed death on 4 March 2020, Grand Princess was rerouted to the San Francisco Bay Area, where it was anchored offshore while test kits were airlifted to the ship. Preliminary testing found 21 positive cases, and the ship later docked in Oakland on 9 March 2020, with over 3,000 people entering quarantine. At least 497 people who were on Grand Princess when it was rerouted are known to have tested positive for the virus, and 7 passengers died in connection to the virus.

References

Bibliography

References

  1. (2012). "''Grand Princess'' Vessel Details and Current Position". Marine Traffic.
  2. "Energy focus for Grand Princess retrofit".
  3. Peter Knego. (10 February 2011). "''Grand Princess'' To Lose Her 'Handle'". MaritimeMatters.
  4. Staff, C. I. N.. (2011-02-10). "Grand Princess to Undergo Dramatic Transformation; Skywalkers Removed".
  5. Joling, Dan. (9 August 2017). "Dead whale found on bow of cruise ship entering Alaska port". msn.com.
  6. (10 August 2017). "How did a dead whale get stuck to the bow of this cruise ship?". New York Post.
  7. (10 August 2017). "Passenger shock: Cruise ship arrives in port with massive whale carcass on bow". news.com.au.
  8. "Coronavirus: Cruise ship Grand Princess docks in California". BBC News.
  9. "Grand Princess crew member dies at San Francisco hospital, cruise line confirms". KTVU.
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