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Among the other 25, one test was inconclusive and the other tests were negative. As of 6 March, 46 people on the ship had been tested, and 21 tested positive, including 19 crew and 2 passengers. On 5–6 March 2020, while the ship was near the coast of California, the California National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing dropped off and retrieved coronavirus tests. The announcement came as the ship approached San Francisco with 3,533 passengers aboard (2,422 guests and 1,111 crew members, with 54 nationalities), some of whom were reporting symptoms consistent with the disease, and the ship was held offshore by authorities for quarantine and testing of some of the passengers and crew. In March 2020, it was reported that two passengers on the Grand Princess's cruise to Mexico of 11–21 February 2020 had contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus disease and one of them had died. The Princess-owned Grand-class ship, Diamond Princess, had experienced an outbreak of the disease in February 2020, and had been quarantined for nearly a month in Yokohama, Japan at least 712 out of the 3,711 passengers and crew had contracted the virus, and seven of them had died. 2020 coronavirus pandemicįurther information: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships § Grand Princess, and COVID-19 pandemic on Grand Princess It is also unknown, at this time, whether the whale 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. Princess Cruises issued a statement that said "It is unknown how or when this happened as the ship felt no impact. On 9 August 2017, a dead humpback whale was found stuck on the bow of the ship after it docked in Ketchikan, Alaska. In March 2019, Grand Princess underwent another dry-dock refurbishment.Īs of August 2019, Grand Princess is based year-round in San Francisco, California, sailing on itineraries for Alaska, Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera, and the California coast. The bow high tendency was peculiar to Grand Princess, and does not affect any of the other Grand-class ships (or the derivative classes) as unlike Grand Princess they have aluminium upper decks. This resolved her tendency to sail bow high, and has improved her fuel economy by about 3–4%. In May 2011, Grand Princess completed the most extensive dry-dock in Princess Cruises history that included a refit and removal of the passengers lounge from her stern. On 19 July 2009, the ship was drydocked for 14 days for refurbishments such as boosting Grand Princess's energy and environmental efficiency. Grand Princess has a large theater, a large central performance lounge, and an aft show lounge.
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Grand Princess was the setting for a task in the second series of the UK version of the reality TV show The Apprentice. She is the sister ship of Star Princess and Golden Princess.
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When Grand Princess 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.
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Grand Princess was the first of the Grand-class cruise ships, and 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. Grand Princess and Pacific Princess in Split, Croatia on 7 August 2011 Grand Princess was the flagship in the Princess Cruises fleet until the new Royal Princess took that title in June 2013.Īs of 28 April 2020, at least 122 people that were on Grand Princess when it was rerouted are known to have tested positive for COVID-19, and 7 people have died. She was the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built at the time. 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. Grand Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. P&O Princess Cruises (1998–2003) the company was renamed toĢ9 September 1998, by Olivia de HavillandĢ2.5 knots (41.7 km/h 25.9 mph) (cruising).Grand Princess in Split, Croatia, showing refitted stern