Ship reference
Coral Princess
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- Princess Cruises
- Class
- Coral
- Entered service
- 2003
- Status
- In service
About us Coral Princess
Coral Princess was delivered in December 2002 and began passenger operations in January 2003. The parent company's original reporting explicitly separates those milestones. Its French construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire distinguishes it from the larger Italian-built Grand and Royal families. The individual technical identity is IMO 9229659, with a 294-metre length and a narrower hull than those larger relatives.
Universe Lounge is one of Coral's particular public spaces. The current operator describes three revolving stages supporting a flexible mix of performances, demonstrations and enrichment events. Princess Theater provides another indoor entertainment setting, while Movies Under the Stars offers a poolside alternative. These are options to compare against the actual programme, rather than a promise that every event runs on every departure.
Bordeaux and Provence are the main dining-room names. International Café supplies a smaller stop, and the current food directory includes a buffet, poolside pizza and a grill. Speciality dining and reserved experiences need their own booking and fare checks. A meal plan can therefore start with how long the day ashore will last and which evenings should be organised around dinner, instead of trying to use every venue.
The accommodation comparison also benefits from checking the individual ship. The current operator lists 1,000 guest rooms, consistent with a 2,000-lower-berth base. An older fact sheet carries a clearly unrelated larger room breakdown and is not adopted. Suites, mini-suites, balconies, oceanviews and interiors need to be assessed by their own layouts. An accessible room should be confirmed for the traveller's requirements, rather than inferred from a representative photograph of another ship.
A 2024 refurbishment is recorded in the operator's newer cruise collection, later than older pages still naming 2019. Current insurer and operator agree on 91,627 GT and Bermuda registry. The published crew reference is 895. Neither the lower-berth figure nor the room inventory establishes the full maximum with extra beds. Original equipment documentation describes a combined diesel and gas-turbine system; the current machinery field remains unfilled because later changes have not been independently reconciled. This preserves the distinction between an as-built description and today's verified configuration.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 2002 |
| Entered service | 2003 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 91,627 |
| Guests at double occupancy | 2,000 |
| Maximum guests | — |
| Crew | 895 |
| Cabins | 1,000 |
| Decks (total) | 16 |
| Length (m) | 294 |
| Beam (m) | 32.2 |
| Last verified refurbishment year | 2024 |
| Maximum speed (knots) | — |
| IMO | 9229659 |
| Shipyard | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Flag | Bermuda |
| Propulsion / fuel description | — |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
Highlights
- Universe Lounge
- International Café
- December2002delivery/January2003service
Other ships in the same recorded class
Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.
| Island Princess | Coral | 2003 | 92,822 |
|---|
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Sources
- Coral Princess — individual operator facts — Accessed
Coral1545roomfactbreakdown isCrowncopy rejected forcurrent1000. Island895referencecrew vs900roundedproduct; oldUKregistry superseded.
- Coral Princess — current operator product — Accessed
Coral1000currentrooms corroboratedseparateref; Islandproduct987originalnotupdated1107currentlayout.
- Princess — explicitlowerberthfleettable — Accessed
2000/2210explicitlowerberths; not fullmaximum.
- Coral Princess — current insurer identity — Accessed
Current2026–2027HamiltonBermuda;91627/92822GT.
- Coral Princess — individual dimensions andbuildyear — Accessed
Technicalparticulars294.00/32.20m; AISrounded38width not used.
- GE — original2003machinery andservicehistory — Accessed
OriginalCODAGJanuaryCoral/JulyIsland2003, not currentplantproof.
- Originalparentreport — Coraldelivery/service distinction — Accessed
December2002delivered not operational untilJanuary2003.
- Princess — current2026–2028collectionrefit — Accessed
Coralrefurbished2024; notolder2019productlabel.
- Coral — independentlymatchedcurrentroomcount — Accessed
1000totalstaterooms agreesoperatorproduct, notCrowncopiedfactbreakdown.