Dawn Princess

For the ship that sailed as "Dawn Princess" 1988–1993, see RMS Sylvania.

Dawn Princess in Ketchikan, Alaska
Career
Name:	Dawn Princess
Owner:	Carnival plc
Operator:	Princess Cruises
Port of registry:	Bermuda, Hamilton
Route:	Australia and New Zealand
Builder:	Fincantieri, Italy
Cost:	US$300 million
Yard number:	Monfalcone 5955
Launched:	11 July 1996
Maiden voyage:	May 1997
Refit:	June 2009
Identification:	Call sign: ZCBU2 IMO number: 9103996 MMSI no.: 310437000
Status:	Operational
Notes:	[1][2]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sun class
Type:	cruise ship
Tonnage:	77,499 GT 8.293 DWT
Length:	266 m (873 ft)
Beam:	32 m (105 ft)
Draught:	8.3 m (27 ft)
Decks:	10 passenger decks
Deck clearance:	3.208 m (10.52 ft)
Installed power:	Diesel-electric 46,080 kW
Propulsion:	Two propellers
Speed:	21 kn (38.89 km/h) max
Capacity:	1,990 passengers
Crew:	900
Notes:	[1][3]

Dawn Princess is a Sun class cruise ship built in 1997 in Italy operated by Princess Cruises. The ship features eight restaurants, four swimming pools, five Jacuzzis, seven lounges and bars, and two children centres. Some restaurants offer “anytime dining” where passengers can dine with whom they want, when they want. She is the sister ship to Sun Princess, P&O's Oceana (former Ocean Princess) and Sea Princess.

As of 2009, Dawn Princess sails Australia and New Zealand year round.

Dawn Princess was targeted to replace Pacific Princess, sailing Australian waters between October 2006 and March 2007, to become the largest ship ever to be based in Australia, but these plans were eventually replaced by Sun Princess as well as being served by Pacific Dawn (previously christened Regal Princess). Dawn Princess is now in Australia as of September 24, 2008, beginning its run with a 28-day itinerary circumnavigating Australia, after a month serving Hawaii, Tahiti, and the South Pacific.^[4] From this point on, Dawn Princess will remain in Australia permanently sailing from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth alongside Sun Princess.

In June 2009, Dawn Princess was dry-docked in Brisbane, Australia, for refurbishment. During the refit, a Movies Under the Stars screen was added to the main pool area, making Dawn Princess the tenth ship in the Princess fleet to offer this feature. Another addition was the Retreat, an adults-only private sunbathing area at the front of the ship, as well as a refurbishment of the photo gallery and maintenance of other public rooms.^[5]

On 31 October 2011, it was announced that a technical fault in the propulsion system caused the ship to sail at reduced speed, what would cause a delay in the departure of its next cruise scheduled to depart from Sydney on 1 November 2011. This fault was not deemed to compromise safety of passengers and crew.^{[citation needed]}

Dawn Princess in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.   Dawn Princess in Tracy Arm fjord, Ak. Taken in 2006 from the Sun Princess

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Dawn Princess". VesselTracker. 2010. http://www.Vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Dawn-Princess-9103996.html. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
2. ^ Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 9812465103. 
3. ^ Ward, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. London: Berlitz. pp. 335–336. ISBN 9789812685643. 
4. ^ "Dawn Princess itineraries". http://www.princess.com/pb/searchResults.do?time=189&trade=&duration=&cruiseType=&ship=DP&date=&orderBy=&filterBy=&pageOffset=. 
5. ^ "Dawn Princess Drydock". http://www.flickr.com/photos/princesscruises/sets/72157619432753479/. 

External links

• Dawn Princess official website
• Cruise Critic review
• Clean Cruising 3D ship model and Google Maps cruise paths