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Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard lays Star Princess keel

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Star Princess's 500-ton keel block is lowered into place in the building dock
Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard today laid the keel for Star Princess, Princess Cruises' second Sphere-class ship.

It follows Sun Princess, nearing completion at Monfalcone.

The 175,000gt, 4,300-berth Star Princess is set to debut in the Mediterranean in August 2025. It is the line's second LNG-powered vessel.

500-ton keel block

The 500-ton keel was lowered by crane into the building dock in a matter of minutes. This commences the more than 2m man-hours that will ultimately go into building Star Princess.

Princess and Fincantieri executives welded a Princess Medallion into the ship for good luck.

Magnificent Italian craftsmanship

'Our multi-decade shipbuilding collaboration continues to progress as we build spectacular ships that are enabled by the most advanced technology available while infusing magnificent Italian craftsmanship and respecting beautiful Princess design heritage,' Princess President John Padgett said.