Princess Cruises names their newest ship – Regal Princess

Princess Cruises today marked the beginning of construction of the second of its new generation of ships with the official keel laying ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At the same time the line announced that the ships name will be Regal Princess.

The vessel, a sister ship to Royal Princess, will debut in Spring 2014. The company and shipyard officials started the countdown to the ships launch today as the keel the bottommost part of the ship was ceremoniously lowered into position in the building dock.

Just as Royal Princess was named after one of our iconic early vessels, Regal Princess also takes a name from our past that we think is well suited for this spectacular ship, said Alan Buckelew, president and CEO of Princess Cruises. Todays keel laying is an... [via Expertcruiser]