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Princess Cruises orders a new cruise ship of 143.000 tsl to Fincantieri
It will be twin of the units "Royal Princess" and "Regal Princess". The value of the store clerk is of about 600 million euros
July 31, 2014
The crocieristica company Princess Cruises of the American group Carnival Corporation has ordered estern to Fincantieri the construction of a new cruise ship of 143.000 tons of tonnage that will be delivered in 2017. The store clerk has a total value of about 600 million euros.
The ship will be able to accommodate 3,560 passengers (read low) and - they have specified Princess Cruises and Fincantieri - it will be realized on the base of the fortunate project of the binoculars Royal Princess, delivered in 2013, and Regal Princess, commissioning last May.
"Indeed we are moved - the president of Pricess Cruises has declared, Jan Swartz - of being able to add to a new ship to ours already terrific fleet. Royal Princess and Regal Princess have represented for us smash hit, receiving numerous consents by our hosts, of the travel agents and the average, and to be able to count on another twin ship will allow us to carry our brand to a new level of quality. This order represents moreover a test of the confidence that the Carnival group lays by in the future of its Princess brand".
"All the orders that we acquire - have emphasized the managing director of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono - they are important for our group, but some are more special than others. What today we announce belongs certainly to this narrow number. It is not a case, in fact, than Fincantieri it comes universal recognized as champion between the constructors of the "white ships". To realize another unit, immediately cantierabile, for a prestigious brand as Princess Cruises the next day of the delivery of two jewels as Royal and Regal, that important pages in the history of the marineria have already written, is therefore for us reason of great pride". "We have always persecuted the objective - it has added Bono to plan the ships of the future and thanks to the group Carnival, first operator of the section, than once again us she has confirmed a confidence very which laid by, we have demonstrated in the time to not only have held faith to this ambitious purpose, but also to have known to consolidate the world-wide leadership in a segment, as that crocieristico, of absolute technological excellence".
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The crocieristica company Princess Cruises of the American group Carnival Corporation has ordered estern to Fincantieri the construction of a new cruise ship of 143.000 tons of tonnage that will be delivered in 2017. The store clerk has a total value of about 600 million euros.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
