13-572: Grand Princess is a Grand -class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises . It was built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Monfalcone , Italy, with yard number 5956, at a cost of approximately US$ 450 million. She was the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built at the time. Grand Princess was the first of the Grand -class cruise ships debuting in 1998, and christened by Olivia de Havilland . When Grand Princess
26-506: Is also the largest ship in the Grand class. The second Ventura -class ship is MS Azura , launched in March 2010 which has a modified stern. Azura is also the only P&O Cruises ship to feature a poolside theater style outdoor screen. Cruise ship poolside theater A cruise ship poolside theater is a giant LED display screen, ranging from around 250 to 350 square feet (33 m ). It
39-608: Is complemented with a large, 50,000-80,000 watt sound system . The theater is usually placed facing the main swimming pool of a cruise ship . The theater can be used to display news, sporting events, poolside activities, concerts, and movies. The poolside theater was introduced in 2004 on the Caribbean Princess , and was built with or installed on other ships in Princess Cruises 's fleet. Princess named their poolside theaters as "Movies Under The Stars", but
52-400: Is the third version of the design and has one additional deck. As in the original Grand -class design, the nightclub is suspended on the stern. Caribbean -class vessels also introduced a poolside theater , which was later added to other Princess ships. The Crown class is the fourth Princess Cruises version of the Grand class and has two additional decks. Crown -class ships have returned
65-471: The stern of the ship ( Grand and Caribbean classes) or is located just aft of the funnel (Gem and Crown classes). The Gem class of ships is based primarily on the Grand class, but modifies the placement of the nightclub to be just aft of the funnel and also modifies the number of restaurants. The two Gem-class ships were built by Mitsubishi in Nagasaki , Japan in 2004. The Caribbean class
78-472: The launch of the Carnival Liberty , every new cruise ship built by Carnival has had the "Carnival Seaside Theater" added. In 2005 and in 2006, Disney Cruise Lines has installed its own poolside theater on its two older ships refurbishments. Costa Cruises also has introduced poolside theaters on its Concordia -class fleet. Royal Caribbean International debuted outdoor movie screens as part of
91-420: The original Grand class, Grand Princess , entered service in 1998. Ships of the later subclasses are based on the Grand class, but have modifications such as additional decks and varied placement of facilities such as the nightclub and restaurants . The structure used as a nightclub is a signature element of Princess Cruises' ships in the Grand class and derived classes. The nightclub either overhangs
104-601: The placement of the nightclub adjacent to the funnel. Crown -class ships also feature a poolside theater like the Caribbean class. The Ventura class has 19 decks like the Crown class. These ships both owned and operated by P&O Cruises and are marketed as Grand class, although they were given the Ventura class designation because they are not owned by Princess and are totally modified internally and externally. Ventura
117-531: The theater is used all day. For the outdoor nighttime movies (weather permitting), cushions and blankets are placed over the deck chairs, and popcorn is provided. The "Movies Under The Stars" name also refers to the service via cable television in the staterooms at night. In 2005, Carnival Cruise Lines launched their first ship with a poolside theater, the Carnival Liberty . Carnival named their poolside theaters as "Carnival's Seaside Theater". Since
130-500: Was launched , she featured in the Princess Cruises brochures as a Sun -class ship; it was only with the subsequent launch of Golden Princess that the Grand class appeared in brochures.The ship has a different decor scheme to her sister ships , using darker woods, and the interior decor is more similar to the smaller Sun -class ships. She is the sister ship of Star Princess and Golden Princess . Grand Princess
143-593: Was alive or already deceased before becoming lodged on the bow." It was the second time in two years that a whale had been carried into an Alaska port on the bow of a cruise ship. Grand-class cruise ship The Grand class is a class of cruise ships . Ships in the class are operated by the cruise lines Princess Cruises , P&O Cruises , P&O Cruises Australia and Carnival Cruise Line . The class consists of several series (subclasses) of sister ships, most of which were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone and Trieste, northern Italy . The first vessel of
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#1732773097378156-463: Was specific to Grand Princess and did not affect her sister ships as they were designed with aluminum upper decks. On 9 August 2017, a dead humpback whale was found stuck on the bow of the ship after it docked in Ketchikan, Alaska . Princess Cruises issued a statement that said "It is unknown how or when this happened as the ship felt no impact. It is also unknown, at this time, whether the whale
169-585: Was the setting for a task in the second series of the UK version of the reality TV show The Apprentice . On 19 July 2009, the ship was drydocked for 14 days for refurbishments such as boosting Grand Princess's energy and environmental efficiency. In May 2011, Grand Princess completed the most extensive dry-dock in Princess Cruises history that included a refit and removal of the nightclub from her stern. This resolved her tendency to sail bow high, and has improved her fuel economy by about 3–4%. The bow high tendency
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