R Eight (2001)


Status In service
IMO number 9210220
Type Cruise ship
Propulsion Motor ship
Built 2001, Alstom Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France, #Z31
GRT 30,277
DWT 2700
Length 594' (181.0 m)
Beam 83.5' (25.5m)
Draught 19' (5.8m)
Max Psgr Capy 702
Berth Capy 702
No. of Cabins 350
History

2001-01-07: Sold to Cruiseinvest LLC, Marshall Islands.

2001-02-01: Delivered to Renaissance Cruises, Monrovia, Liberia.

2001-10-06: Arrested in Gibraltar following the bankruptcy of Renaissance Cruises.

2001-12: Laid up in Marseille, France.

2003-04-07: Chartered to Swan Hellenic Cruises for seven years; renamed Minerva II.

2003-05-29: Sold to Octavian Shipping (V Ships).

2003-07-04: Naming ceremony in the Pool of London.

2007-04: Transferred to Princess Cruises, refitted, and renamed Royal Princess.

Sister Ships R One, R Two, R Three, R Four, R Five, R Six, R Seven

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