MS Island Princess (2002)
 Island Princess in Tallinn, 2023 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Bermuda | |
| Name | Island Princess |
| Owner |  Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry | Hamilton,  Bermuda |
| Ordered | 1999 |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Cost | US$330 million |
| Laid down | 2001 |
| Launched | 2 July 2002 |
| Christened | 11 July 2003 |
| Completed | 18 June 2003 |
| Maiden voyage | 12 July 2003 |
| In service | 12 July 2003 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Coral-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 91,627 GT |
| Length | 294 m (964 ft) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 62 m (204 ft) |
| Draught | 7.9 m (26 ft) [1] |
| Decks | 16 (12 for passengers) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1] |
| Capacity | 2,214 (double occupancy) passengers |
| Crew | 900[1] |
Island Princess is a Coral-class cruise ship for the Princess Cruises line. She is the sister ship to Coral Princess and together they are the only Panamax ships in Princess's fleet. She was constructed at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France.[2]
Service history
The Island Princess was the second of the Coral-class ships constructed at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, France. This is the second ship to bear the name, after the first Island Princess of 1972.
The ship debuted in 2003, and was named by Olympic gold medalist Jamie Salé and David Pelletier.[3]
Island Princess's main itinerary consists of seven-day Alaskan cruises from Vancouver, British Columbia to Whittier, Alaska during the summer months. During the fall, winter, and spring, Island Princess and her sister ship Coral Princess run 10/14-15 day Panama Canal cruises with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Juan del Sur, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Cartagena, Colombia, and Oranjestad, Aruba.
The ship has had outbreaks of community-spread illnesses. Norovirus hit the ship in March 2006 (72 passengers, 16 crew), October 2006 (109 passengers, 11 crew), January 2007 (179 passengers, 37 crew), January 2018 (71 passengers, 7 crew), February 2019 (101 passengers, 9 crew), e. coli and Shigella in April 2009 (100 passengers, 8 crew), and unknown outbreaks in two May-June 2004 sailings (441 passengers, 68 crew).[4][5]
In 2015 Island Princess sailed on cruises for the first time in Europe, traveling between Barcelona and Venice.[6]
Refit
In 2015, the Island Princess was given a major refit that saw the removal of a lounge and the aft part of its promenade to accommodate 121 new staterooms. This increased the ship's capacity from 1,974 to 2,200 double occupancy guests.[7] This altered the ship's profile in addition to the removal of the symbolic gas turbines on the ship's funnels.
In the 2019/2020 cruise season, Island Princess continued to operate the West Coast cruises.[8]
As part of the COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships, the ship repatriated crew members to Asia in April 2020. In May 2020, the summer cruise schedule for the ship was cancelled.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c "Princess Cruise : Island Princess - Ship Details". Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "About Your Ship: Island Princess". Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Cruises, Princess (28 June 2024). "Princess Cruises: Island Princess - Cruise Ship Facts". www.princess.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Cruise Ship Outbreak Updates | Vessel Sanitation Program | CDC". cdc.gov. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Island Princess February 8-18, 2019 | VSP | CDC". cdc.gov. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Princess Announces Europe Schedules for 2015". 13 March 2014.
- ^ Knego, Peter. "Cruise ship tours: Take a look inside Princess Cruises' Island Princess". USA Today. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Princess Cruises Sends New Ship to California Coast for 2019/2020 Cruise Season - Princess Cruises". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Princess, Holland America extend cruise cancellations; lines expand cancellations, rebookings". USA Today. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Princess Cruises Provides Update on Crew Members". Cruise Hive. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
External links
- Princess Cruises site
Media related to IMO 9230402 at Wikimedia Commons
