Background of Princess Cruises . . .
With more than 16 ships part of the fleet, Princess Cruises is enjoying a good run of success in the recent times, and now the Cruise line has been merged with the carnival Corporation, the biggest cruise company in the world. There are more than 150 unique itineraries offered to more than 260 ports all over the world. The itineraries range from a short seven day trip to a seventy two day world cruise madness.
Personal choice cruising, albeit much advertised and promoted, is among the most popular innovations that the cruise ship industry has seen in recent years. Princess cruises offer personal cruising whereby you can opt for custom made services in food, entertainment, facilities as well as a whole lot of other options. The Scholarship @ Sea program is yet one more innovative scheme whereby lectures and classes are held on board on a whole range of subjects that include finance, cooking, graphic design, soft skills as well as software. The dawn princess is also the first ship to have an onboard pottery kilns.
Overview of the Dawn Princess . . .
Dawn Princess has an atrium that stands at four stories high. The social focal point of the cruise ship is this area, and there are a whole range of hubs, like shopping areas, entertainment as well as eateries. There is a reception that is operational 24 hours a day. There is also another atrium, smaller in size, and is behind the Grand Plaza. 93, 000 sq ft of outside deck area is no joke, and Dawn princess also has a Promenade Deck.
During the summer, the Dawn princess is off on Alaskan itineraries, and winters, the ship goes to Mexico as well as the Caribbean.
Dawn Princess – Specifications and Ship Facts . . .
Year at which entered service : 1997
Port of Registry : British
Tonnage ( G R T ) : 77, 000
Max Cruising Speed : 21 knots
Capacity : 1, 950
Decks : 14
Crew and staff members : 900
Nationality of Officers : British
Nationality of Cruise and Hotel Staff members : Deck and engineering officers - Italian and British; cruise staff members – American / British; state room staff -Filipino
Destinations traveled : Alaska, Caribbean, Mexico
Dawn Princess – Tips and gratuities
A gratuity amount of ten dollars per person is added by design to the sign and sail accounts, and this sum may be decreased or increased according to your wish at any time of the cruise. You can also tip in the conventional way of tipping.