PRINCESS ANNOUNCES NEW SHIP FOR 2017

Cruise lines are keeping the shipyards busy. Today Princess Cruises announced "it has reached an agreement with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build a new ship, which will enter service in 2017. The as-yet unnamed 143,000-ton vessel, which will be built at an all-in cost of approximately 600 million euros, will carry 3,560 passengers, and feature the successful design platform introduced by sister ships Royal Princess in 2013 and Regal Princess which entered service this past May. Specific features and amenities for the ship, along with deployment details, will be revealed in the coming months."