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Princess orders another ship in Royal Princess class

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By Tom Stieghorst

Princess ship renderingPrincess Cruises said it has reached an agreement to build a third in the class of ships that began with Royal Princess.

The new ship, to be built by Fincantieri, will carry 3,560 passengers at double occupancy and is scheduled for delivery in 2017.

Princess said the price is around 600 million euros, or just over $800 million at current exchange rates.

The Royal Princess was the largest ship to date for Princess when it was delivered in 2013. It was followed by the Regal Princess earlier this year.

Princess said the new ship will include its signature elements such as a soaring central atrium hub with multiple dining, entertainment and retail venues; the adults-only Sanctuary; the Movies Under the Stars cinema experience; and 80% of all cabins with balconies. The ship will also include some new innovations, Princess said.

Princess orders another ship in Royal Princess class

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By Tom Stieghorst

Princess ship renderingPrincess Cruises said it has reached an agreement to build a third in the class of ships that began with Royal Princess.

The new ship, to be built by Fincantieri, will carry 3,560 passengers at double occupancy and is scheduled for delivery in 2017.

Princess said the price is around 600 million euros, or just over $800 million at current exchange rates.

The Royal Princess was the largest ship to date for Princess when it was delivered in 2013. It was followed by the Regal Princess earlier this year.

Princess said the new ship will include its signature elements such as a soaring central atrium hub with multiple dining, entertainment and retail venues; the adults-only Sanctuary; the Movies Under the Stars cinema experience; and 80% of all cabins with balconies. The ship will also include some new innovations, Princess said.

Will cruise documentary do more harm than good?

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British viewers will get a warts-and-all look at the workings of a cruise ship in a new four-part documentary coming to ITV next month.

Called The Cruise Ship, the documentary will go behind the scenes on board the 3,600-guest Royal Princess vessel, giving the general public access to footage of staff and crew members.

The footage was shot as the ship sailed across the Caribbean, which included a stop at Princess Cruise’s private island.

It will air on ITV on consecutive Friday nights beginning on July 11th.

Managing director of Princess Cruises for UK and Europe, is convinced that the documentary will prove positive for the cruise holiday industry as a whole.

“Cruise holidays are an increasingly popular choice in the UK and we are confident that this series will widen the appeal even further,” he stated.

This will not be the first cruise ship documentary aired in the UK, as the National Geographic Channel broadcasted a series called Cruise Ship Diaries, which was filmed on board the Costa Serena.

The question is, do behind-the-scenes documentaries ever paint a good picture? Will this documentary actually put people off?