11 Facts About Grand Princess

1.

Grand Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises.

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2.

Grand Princess was the largest and most expensive passenger ship ever built at the time.

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3.

Grand Princess was the flagship in the Princess Cruises fleet until the new Royal Princess took that title in June 2013.

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4.

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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5.

Grand Princess is the sister ship of Star Princess and Golden Princess.

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6.

Grand Princess was the setting for a task in the second series of the UK version of the reality TV show The Apprentice.

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7.

Grand Princess has a large theater, a large central performance lounge, and an aft show lounge.

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8.

In May 2011, Grand Princess completed the most extensive dry-dock in Princess Cruises history that included a refit and removal of the nightclub from her stern.

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9.

On 7 April 2020, Grand Princess docked at Pier 35 in San Francisco for supplies before leaving San Francisco the next evening.

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10.

On 13 April 2020, a lawsuit was filed against Grand Princess Cruise Lines by the widow of a retired Dallas firefighter who was a passenger that died of the virus.

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11.

On 4 May 2020, a lawsuit was filed against Grand Princess Cruise Lines, and Carnival Corporation by the son of a retired Lehigh County steel worker who was a passenger that died of the virus.

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