Princess Cruises announced it will name its sixth Royal Class ship the Discovery Princess.
Based out of Los Angeles, Discovery Princess will be the first new cruise ship for Princess Cruises to be based on the West Coast.
The 143,700-ton, 3,660-passenger Discovery Princess is currently under construction at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The ship will feature an evolution of the design platform used for the cruise line's previous Royal-Class ships. Discovery Princess is scheduled to debut on November 3, 2021, on a seven-day Mediterranean & Aegean inaugural cruise from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Athens.
The inaugural season for Discovery Princess will includes 30 departures on 21 unique itineraries to more than 50 destinations in 23 countries. The worldwide itineraries offered onboard Discovery Princess to Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Mexico and the California Coast for the 2021/2022 cruise season.
Three new Royal-class ships are currently on order with the next new ship under construction, Sky Princess, scheduled for delivery in October 2019, followed by Enchanted Princess in June 2020. Princess previously announced that two new LNG ships which will be the largest ships in the Princess fleet, accommodating approximately 4,300 guests, are planned for delivery in 2023 and 2025. Therefore, Princess now has five ships arriving over the next six years between 2019 and 2025.
Matt Hochberg
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