Grand Princess

Grand Princess

Grand Princess docked in Ketchikan, Alaska in 2023
History
Bermuda
Name	Grand Princess
Owner	P&O Princess Cruises (1998–2003) Carnival Corporation & plc (2003–present)
Operator	Princess Cruises
Port of registry	Monrovia,  Liberia (1998–2000) Hamilton,  Bermuda (2000–present)
Ordered	8 February 1994
Builder	Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy
Cost	US$450 million
Yard number	5956
Launched	20 May 1998
Sponsored by	Olivia de Havilland
Christened	29 September 1998
Maiden voyage	27 May 1998
In service	1998–present
Identification	Call sign: ZCBU5 IMO number: 9104005 MMSI number: 310327000
Status	In service
Notes	[1]
General characteristics
Type	Grand-class cruise ship
Tonnage	107,517 GT
Length	289.86 m (951 ft 0 in)
Beam	35.97 m (118 ft 0 in)
Height	61.26 m (201 ft 0 in)
Draught	7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)
Decks	17
Propulsion	Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers
Speed	22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) (cruising)
Boats & landing craft carried	6 tenders
Capacity	2,590 lower berth passengers 3,100 maximum passengers
Crew	1,100
Notes	[1]

Grand Princess is a Grand-class 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.