From left to right: Roberto Olivari, Monfalcone Shipyard Director; Captain Heikki Laakkonen; Arnold Donald, President and CEO of Carnival Corporation; Jan Swartz, Group President of Princess Cruises and Carnival Australia; Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri; Gianluca Castaldi, Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers; Micky Arison, Chairman of Carnival Corporation; Stein Kruse, Group CEO of Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Carnival Australia and Carnival UK

Sky Princess, the fourth in a series of six Royal Princess class ships built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises, which is part of Carnival Corporation & plc, was delivered today at the Monfalcone shipyard.

 “This ship marks the 17th that Fincantieri delivered to Princess Cruises cruises, all built at the Monfalcone shipyard. The  debut of Sky Princess marks the first time a ship has been purpose built as a Princess MedallionClass ship, a leading-edge technology that delivers personalized service on a large scale through enhanced guest-crew interaction, as well as enabling interactive entertainment,” Fincantieri said in a statement.

The ship is of about 145,000 gross tons with accommodation for 4,610 passengers in 1,830 cabins and 1,411. The class will continue with the upcoming Enchanted Princess and Discovery Princess, who will be delivered respectively in 2020 and 2021.

“The partnership between the Monfalcone yard and Princess Cruises will continue with two next-generation cruise ships. These will be the largest built in Italy with a gross-tonnage of 175,000 tons, expected to be delivered at the end of 2023 and in spring 2025. The vessels will accommodate approximately 4,300 guests and will be the first of the ship owner’s fleet to be dual-fuel powered primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG),” the shipbuilder said.