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On the 30th June 2011 the Chairman and CEO of Costa Crociere signed for the delivery of their new flagship Costa Favolosa at the Fincantieri office. Costa Favolosa departed from Venice Maritime Station on the 1st July and headed to Trieste for her waterfront naming ceremony, which took place on the 2nd July…

This will be the third time the name Royal Princess has been given to a Princess ship.

Debuting in spring of 2013, the new 141,000-ton, 3,600-passenger Royal Princess is the first of two new-generation ships for Princess which are being built by Royal Princess's Fincantieri at their Monfalcone, Italy shipyard. The prototype design is an evolution of the line's classic style of ships, while including some new features and expanded signature spaces.

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