P&o transitions and a new princess.

[TorontoTL]

I really doubt that Princess will have a 200,000 GRT ship, a higher up from Carnival has essentially rules that out already in an interview where he started that they wouldn't be building anything for any of its lines larger than the QM2.

[Crown Prince]

Originally Posted by kpalmer7

On our cruise last Oct / Nov the cruise director did say that the next ship was going to be in the 200,000 size!!!! To big for me also. Wish they'd build more along the Coral / Island size so they can go through the canal.

I love the Coral Class; however, no more will ever be built. Princess Techs say it is too fuel inefficient.

[bbenson]

Originally Posted by chris1964

Some of you may of heard something about Princess acquiring a ship from P&O recently.This is not happening as the new P&O ship is called the AZURA and in 2011/12 Princess will be proud owner of the new OPAL PRINCESS.I have heard insider chat that the Opal will be a whopping 200,000 tonnes.A larger Grand Class but with no Cub Fusion at the rear.
As for OceanVillage, well Carnival are winding this brand down and are transfering the Ocean Village Two to P&O Autralia as the Pacific Jewel and is in transit to Singapore for refit as I write.Next year the Ocean Village(star princess,arcadia) is also transfering to P&O Australia and will be named Pacific Pearl. Also the P&O Artemis(Royal Princess) has been sold to anaother cruise company but will be chatered by P&O until her advertised cruises are done

well I do like the name Opal Princess.... and with a name like that I can only imagine that it will be an extension of the Crown variant of the Grand Class. Probably somewhat similar to the Freedom class Evolution of the Voyager Class ala RCCL. Basically the same ship but a little bit larger.

I can't imagine Princess having a 200k ton vessel which would be almost double the Grand Class.