MS Royal Princess Cruise Ship

MS Royal Princess is a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises.
Royal Princess is the flagship of the Princess fleet, a designation held up to that point by Grand Princess.
Princess Cruises ordered Royal Princess, as well as the sister ship Regal Princess, both at the time unnamed, on 17 February 2010. The final contract was signed on 4 May 2010.
Construction of Royal Princess began on 15 March 2011 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy when the first plate was cut. The next major milestone in construction occurred on 20 October 2011, when the ship's keel was laid. She was launched in August 2012; fitting out continues, and Fincantieri expects to deliver her to Princess Cruises in Spring 2013.