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~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month - August 2026 ~ 1of2 ~ Majestic Princess ~ departing Portland - July'26
Third of the “Royal-Class" cruise ship (sister to Royal Princess & Regal Princess), Majestic Princess was ordered in February 2014 from Fincantieri and constructed at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. During her build programme there were an interesting series of strategic decisions affecting the ship. In May 2015, Princess announced that their third Royal-class ship would be deployed to China year-round and be modified accordingly … including a Chinese ship name, Chinese singage throughout, karaoke booths, tea bar and speciality Asian restaurants. All this effort and expense was never utilised in the way originally planned. Despite these hiccups she has been deployed profitably since entering service in 2017. These super shots of Majestic Princess were captured by regular ~Ships~Dorset~ contributor, Paul Dallaway during her July call at Portland Port UK.
~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month - August 2026 ~ 2of2 ~ Majestic Princess ~ departing Portland - July'26
81% of the 1,780 passenger cabins on Majestic Princess have a balcony and the ship has a further 750 crew cabins … but every possible additional berth would have to be in use to reach the 5,600 passenger certificate.
Majestic Princess is powered by four Wärtsilä Diesels producing total installed power of 62 Megawatts with main propulsion via two propellers, each driven by 18MW electric motors enabling the 22 knots service speed.
Key Dimensions of Majestic Princess … Gross Tonnage = 144,220 … Length = 330m … Beam = 38m … Draft = 9m … 19 accessible decks … Total Installed Power = 62 MW … Service speed = 22 knots … Capacity for 3,560 passengers and 1,350 crew … in service since 2017 …
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