| Fourth Royal on the way

THE steel cutting ceremony for
the fourth Royal Class ship for
Princess Cruises was held last
week at Fincantieri shipyard in
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy.
Design of the ship follows that
of sister ships Royal, Regal, and
Majestic Princess, and the vessel
is scheduled for delivery in 2019.
“Today’s steel cutting of Hull
6268 signals the continuation of a
16 year partnership,” Keith Taylor,
Princess exec vp of fleet ops said.
Pictured at the event are: Firouz
Mal, newbuild project manager;
Keith Taylor, executive vp of fleet
operations; Elio Autiero, gm
of human resources and Carlo
Febbraro, director of shipboard
technical personnel.