Sea Princess
Sea Princess leaving Sydney, in September 2015
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| Operator: | Princess Cruises |
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| Builder: | Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Monfalcone, Italy |
| Yard number: | 5998 |
| Laid down: | 1 December 1997 |
| Launched: | 26 January 1998 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Sun-class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Beam: | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.11 m (26.6 ft) |
| Decks: | 14 |
| Deck clearance: | 9.290 m (30.48 ft) |
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| Speed: | 22.4 knots (41.5 km/h; 25.8 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1,950 passengers |
| Crew: | 900 |
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MS Sea Princess (formerly Adonia) is a Sun-class cruise ship operated by the Princess Cruises line. She has three sister ships: Sun Princess and Dawn Princess in the Princess Cruises fleet and Oceana (formerly Ocean Princess) in the P&O Cruises fleet.
The vessel was delivered to Princess Cruises from the shipbuilders of Fincantieri, Italy and began operation in 1998, under the name Sea Princess.
Sea Princess was transferred to P&O Cruises in late 2002/early 2003. The vessel was renamed Adonia on 21 May 2003, at a launching ceremony with sister ship Oceana. The Princess Royal and her daughter Zara Phillips named the sister ships in the first double ship naming ceremony ever.
Adonia filled the gap left in the P&O Cruises fleet in the period between Arcadia leaving the fleet to become Ocean Village and the launch of the new Arcadia in 2005, when the vessel was transferred back to Princess Cruises, taking her old name once more. The ship also received the "Movies Under The Stars" feature.
While sailing as Adonia the vessel was dedicated as an adults-only ship, and for this period the children's playroom was refitted as a quiet lounge that featured massage chairs facing the panoramic windows. The children's play pool was converted into a Feng Shui relaxation area.
It is expected for the Sea Princess to be based year round out of Australia, joining her two sisters, the Dawn Princess and Sun Princess. She, like the Sun Princess, will sail her maiden world cruise in May 2013. Grand Princess will replace the ship on seasonal ten-day Alaska cruises roundtrip San Francisco.
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