Golden Princess
 Golden Princess leaving Greenock, Scotland. |
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| Career | |
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| Name: | Golden Princess |
| Owner: | Carnival plc |
| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
| Port of registry: |  Hamilton, Bermuda[1] |
| Route: | Hawaii / Alaska |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone-Trieste, Italy)[2] |
| Cost: | US $450 million[1] |
| Yard number: | 6050 |
| Christened: | October 12, 2001 by Jane Seymour at Fort Lauderdale[3] |
| Maiden voyage: | May 16, 2001 (Southampton to Barcelona)[4] |
| In service: | May 2001 |
| Refit: | April 2009 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9192351[5] Call Sign ZCDA9 [5] MMSI 310344000[6] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Grand class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 109,000 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 951 ft (290 m) |
| Beam: | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Draft: | 26.2 ft (8.0 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 17 total, 13 passenger[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel-electric propellers (42,000kW each)[1] |
| Speed: | 22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 2,590 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,100 crew |
| Notes: | post-Panamax ship |
Golden Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship for Princess Cruises that entered service in 2001. It is the sister ship of Grand Princess and Star Princess. It measures 109,000 gross tons and carries 2,600 passengers (double occupancy) plus 1,100 crew members. As of 2009, she primarily operates on the Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.
Some environmental experts were alarmed by a trip in 2006 to Antarctic waters by the Golden Princess.[7] The Golden Princess had a dry dock in Victoria from mid-April to early-May 2009, in order to refurbish the entire ship.
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[edit] Amenities
The ship features three formal dining rooms,[8] mini golf course (9 holes), several pools, a spa, a gym,[9] a video arcade, a children's facility, a dedicated teen center,[10] a screening room (for recent movie releases), multiple bars and three modern show lounges.[11]
[edit] Gallery
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Tendering in Cabo San Lucas.
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At Ocean Terminal, Greenock.
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Evening departure from Los Angeles (Front).
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Evening departure from Los Angeles (Rear).
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Golden Princess docked at Belfast Harbour.
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Golden Princess docked at Belfast Harbour (different angle).
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ^ "GOLDEN PRINCESS". Vessel Assessment System. http://www.xvas.it/SPECIAL/VTship.php?imo=9192351&mode=CK. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Jane Seymour to Christen Golden Princess". BNET (Business Wire). 2004-03-31. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_April_16/ai_73250645. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Golden Princess". Simplonpc. http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/GoldenPrincessPhotos.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ a b United States Coast Guard (USCG). "Golden Princess". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=26988.
- ^ "Golden Princess (IMO: 9192351)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Golden-Princess-9192351.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "First cruise ship sets sail for Antarctica". Mail Online. 2006-09-05. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-403743/First-cruise-ship-sets-sail-Antarctica.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Personal Choice Dining". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/np/amenities_publicrooms/personal_choice_dining/index.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Golden Princess Activities". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/np/amenities_publicrooms/activities/index.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Golden Princess Under 18". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/np/amenities_publicrooms/under_18/index.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Golden Princess Entertainment". Princess Cruises. http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/np/amenities_publicrooms/entertainment/index.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Golden Princess (ship, 2001) |
- Golden Princess Official Page (Princess site)
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