Coral Princess is a Coral-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises. The Panamax vessel, along with sister ship MS Island Princess (2002), was debuted in 2003.
Design and construction
The Coral Princess is the first of two in the Panamax series Coral-Class. The ship was ordered by P&O Princess in December 1999 to be constructed at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in France.[1] This was the first return to a French shipyard by Princess Cruises since the Sitmar Cruises ordered Star Princess in the 1980s.[1]
The ship is powered by a General Electric 25,000kW gas turbine located in the funnel along with two 16,200kW diesel-alternators fitted in the main machinery room using Wärtsilä prime movers.