{"id":17522,"date":"2025-09-26T20:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=17522"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:02:37","slug":"princess-cruises-takes-delivery-of-star-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=17522","title":{"rendered":"Princess Cruises takes delivery of Star Princess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Princess Cruises takes delivery of Star Princess<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new \u201cLove Boat\u201d is headed for Fort Lauderdale, after first making a debut Mediterranean cruise. <em>Star Princess<\/em> \u2013 the second Sphere-class ship in the Princess Cruises fleet \u2013 was officially delivered today during a celebratory handover ceremony at Fincantieri\u2019s Monfalcone, Italy,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jjQgOtADh0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/cruiseships\/princess-cruises-new-star-princess-completes-sea-trials\/\">Princess Cruises\u2019 new Star Princess completes sea trials<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cPrincess Cruises\u2019 new Star Princess completes sea trials\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/cruiseships\/princess-cruises-new-star-princess-completes-sea-trials\/embed\/#?secret=g8kw9CLdy6#?secret=jjQgOtADh0\" data-secret=\"jjQgOtADh0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Star Princess, <\/em>which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/cruiseships\/princess-cruises-new-star-princess-completes-sea-trials\/\">completed sea trials last month<\/a>, is the 17th ship in Carnival Corporation brand Princess\u2019s line up of vessels sailing worldwide .<\/p>\n<p>The handover ceremony was attended by Gus Antorcha, president of Princess Cruises;<em> Star Princess <\/em>captain Gennaro Arma; Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO and managing director of Fincantieri; Biagio Mazzotta, president and chairman of Fincantieri; Luigi Matarazzo, general manager of the Fincantieri Merchant Ships Division; Cristiano Bazzara, director of the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, and local government officials. The ceremony signified the official transfer of the ship from Fincantieri to Princess, marking the completion of construction and the beginning of final preparations ahead of its inaugural sailings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a proud moment for Princess as we welcome the new Star Princess to our incredible fleet,\u201d said Antorcha,. \u201cThis remarkable vessel is a testament to the innovation and craftsmanship of our long-standing partners at Fincantieri, and we extend our heartfelt thanks to the shipbuilding team for bringing our newest ship to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With her 1,600 crew now onboard preparing to welcome the first guests, <em>Star Princess <\/em>will depart the shipyard and sail to Barcelona ahead of her inaugural voyage, an 11-day Western Mediterranean cruise departing October 4.<\/p>\n<p>The 177,800-ton, 1,133 feet long, 4,300-guest <em>Star Princess <\/em>\u2013 sister to the award-winning <em>Sun Princess<\/em> \u2013  is the second ship in the Princess fleet to be LNG fueled and will feature 30 distinct dining and bar venues, curated entertainment and activity offerings. Unique to <em>Star Princess<\/em> and <em>Sun Princes<\/em>s is The Sanctuary Collection, an elevated private escape at sea with access to an exclusive restaurant; the Sanctuary Club, a tranquil, adults-only pool deck; and other amenities .<\/p>\n<p>With over 1,500 balcony staterooms, guests will enjoy panoramic views from the privacy of their own rooms. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/42StXIv\">Standout venues i<\/a>nclude The Dome, a next-generation relaxation and entertainment space; The Arena, Princess\u2019 most technologically advanced theater yet; The Piazza, the architectural centerpiece of the ship with its dramatic curves, floor-to-ceiling windows, and sweeping ocean vistas; and Spellbound by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magiccastle.com\/clubhouse\/\">Magic Castle,<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On October 4, 2025, Star Princess will debut in the Mediterranean, sailing roundtrip from Barcelona before crossing the Atlantic to begin a season of Caribbean voyages from Ft. Lauderdale on November 7, 2025. Following her Caribbean season, she will sail through the Panama Canal heading west to begin her inaugural Alaska seaso<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/cruiseships\/princess-cruises-takes-delivery-of-star-princess\/\">Princess Cruises takes delivery of Star Princess<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/cruiseships\/princess-cruises-takes-delivery-of-star-princess\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=princess-cruises-takes-delivery-of-star-princess\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Cruises takes delivery of Star Princess A new \u201cLove Boat\u201d is headed for Fort Lauderdale, after first making a debut Mediterranean cruise. Star Princess \u2013 the second Sphere-class ship in the Princess Cruises fleet \u2013 was officially delivered today during a celebratory handover ceremony at Fincantieri\u2019s Monfalcone, Italy, Princess Cruises\u2019 new Star Princess completes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[389,393,192,6424,199,3609],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-17522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise-ships","category-fincantieri","category-marinelog","category-monfalcone-shipyard","category-news","category-princess-cruises","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}