Ruby Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship

Cruise ship

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 owned and operated by Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises

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. She was built in 2008 by Fincantieri

Fincantieri

Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...

 in Trieste

Trieste

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, Italy

Italy

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. She is a sister ship to Crown Princess

Crown Princess (ship)

Crown Princess is a Grand Class ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. Her maiden voyage took place on June 14, 2006, departing Red Hook, Brooklyn for Grand Turk , Ocho Rios , Grand Cayman , and Port Canaveral...

and Emerald Princess

Emerald Princess

Emerald Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship for Princess Cruises that entered service in April 2007. Her sister ships include Caribbean Princess and Crown Princess. She features two nightclubs, a piazza style atrium, multiple pools and hot tubs, a spa, and a gym...

. Ruby Princess was turned over to Carnival Corporation and 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...

 in late October 2008. She was officially named at Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Florida

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 on November 6, 2008, by Trista Sutter and Ryan Sutter

Ryan Sutter

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 .

Design

Ruby Princess continued the modified Grand Class design with the Skywalkers Night Club moved just aft of the funnel, rather than suspended over the stern.

Ruby Princess also was the first to debut a new program called the Ultimate Ship Tour, where guests are given a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a city at sea. Weight-wise she is the largest ship in the Princess fleet.

Ports of call

Ruby Princess sails the Caribbean

Caribbean

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 in the winter and embarks to the Mediterranean in the summer.

Incidents

On Friday, May 27, 2011, early in the morning at about 2:15 a.m., the Ruby Princess was sailing from Athens to Venice. At about that time, the Captain came across the speaker stating that there was a man overboard and that the ship would be turning around to try to save him. After about an hour and 45 minutes, the Captain announced that they located the man and had saved him. The sea water was about 68 degrees and the man was a crew member (cook) who had jumped overboard.

External links

• Ruby Princess Official Page (Princess site)
• Cruise Critic review
• Ruby Princess Deck Plans