Crown Princess (1990)


Status
In service
IMO number
8521220
Type Cruise ship
Propulsion
Diesel-electric motor ship


Built
1990, Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani, Monfalcone, Italy, #5839
GRT
1990: 69,845
2004: 70,210
Length
245.08 m
Beam
32.25 m
Draught
1990: 7.90 m
2004: 8.22 m
Max Psgr Capy
1990: 1900
2004: 1748
Berth Capy
1990: 1900
2004: 1748
No. of Cabins
2004: 838


History

Ordered by Sitmar Cruises.

1988-07-28: Sitmar Cruises purchased by P&O Cruises.

1989-05-25: Launched.

1990-06-29: Delivered to P&O Cruises in Palermo, Italy.

1990-07-08: Departed on maiden voyage, a Mediterranean cruise prom Piraeus.

1990-09-13: Departed Southampton for New York.

1990-10: Began cruising in the Caribbean.

1992: Transferred to Princess Cruises, Monrovia, Liberia.

2000: Reflagged to Hamilton, Bermuda.

2002: Rebuilt.

2002-06-14: Transferred to Seetours, London, England and renamed A'Rosa Blu.

2004-04: Refurbished and renamed AIDAblu at Blohm + Voss, Hamburg.

2004-04: Became the biggest cruise ship ever handled by the port of Kiel.

2007-04: To be transferred to Ocean Village.



Sister Ships
Regal Princess

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