Princess Cruises and Fincantieri have signed the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, which will be the largest ships built so far in Italy.
The vessels are to be delivered by Fincantieri in Monfalcone in late 2023 and in spring 2025. The contracts follow the initial signing of a memorandum of agreement between the two parties in July 2018.
First Dual-fuel Ships for Princess Cruises
The vessels will each accommodate approximately 4300 guests and will be based on a next-generation platform design, being the first Princess Cruises ships to be dual-fuel powered primarily by LNG. When the ships run on LNG, air emissions and marine gasoil usage will significantly be reduced.
With five ships being built over the next six years, Princess Cruises is the fastest growing premium cruise line in the world.
Picture: Princess Cruises latest ship, the Sky Princess, is to be delivered in October.
