Golden Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship

Cruise ship

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

 for Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Santa Clarita, California in the United States. Previously a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises PLC, the company is now one of ten cruise ship brands operated by Carnival Corporation & PLC and accounts for approximately 19% share...

 that entered service in 2001. It is the sister ship of Grand Princess

Grand Princess

Grand Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. Built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Monfalcone , Italy, at a cost of approximately US$450 million, she was the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built at the time...

and Star Princess

Star Princess

Star Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship, operated by Princess Cruises. Star Princess is a sister ship to Grand Princess and the Golden Princess....

. It measures 109,000 gross tons and carries 2,600 passengers (double occupancy) plus 1,100 crew members. As of 2009, she primarily operates on the Hawaii

Hawaii

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 and the West Coast of the United States

West Coast of the United States

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.

Some environmental experts were alarmed by a trip in 2006 to Antarctic waters by the
Golden Princess. The Golden Princess had a dry dock in Victoria from mid-April to early-May 2009, in order to refurbish the entire ship.

Amenities

The ship features three formal dining rooms, mini golf course (9 holes), several pools, a spa, a gym, a video arcade, a children's facility, a dedicated teen center, a screening room (for recent movie releases), multiple bars and three modern show lounges.

External links

• Golden Princess Official Page (Princess site)