The new Princess on the block

Princess Cruises’ newest ship, launching in summer 2017, will be called Majestic Princess. The 3,560-passenger vessel is the third “Royal Class” ship for the cruise line and has been designed with Chinese passengers in mind as her home port will be Shanghai .The chinese cruise market is rapidly expanding, the Majestic will be joining other well known names Msc Lirica, Quantum of the seas and Ovation of the seas.

The Majestic Princess will have many facilities that will appeal to the chinese market,T’ai chi at sea, ballroom dancing, subtitled Hollywood movies, Chinese satellite TV channels and a souped-up designer shopping experience are among the “Princess Class” experiences being rolled out to the Chinese market. Priority will be placed on food, amenities and shopping. In addition to the 24-hour buffet at sea, a wide variety of traditional Chinese dishes will also be offered for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

She will also have most of features found on Regal and Royal including the above-the-water SkyWalk which is cantilevered over the sea, Starboard; a multi-level atrium; multiple dining venues including the exclusive Chef’s Table Lumiere; the adults-only Sanctuary spa and the on-deck Movies Under the Stars cinema experience.

Eighty per cent of Majestic’s cabins will have balconies.She will weigh 143,000 tonnes,hold 3560 passengers and will cost $600 million to build.

The biggest news as the Majestic Princess vessel “floated out” in its building dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy was the imagery of the new livery design as seen on the photo above. The livery features the Princess brand logo and represents the ocean waves and the excitement and adventure of what you will expect on your Princess cruise.This design will be rolled out to the other ships in the fleet over the next few years.

Great news for the Chinese market .
What do you think of the new image ?