Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilder, said it had delivered Discovery Princess, the sixth unit of the  Royal-class for  Princess Cruises, a brand within Carnival Corporation & plc group.

A further six cruise ships to be delivered from the yards of the company in the course of this year, it said in a statement.

Discovery Princess was built at Monfalcone and it is scheduled to make its first cruise on 27 March from Los Angeles.