Ruby Princess
Princess Cruises · Cruise · In service · built by Fincantieri
Ruby Princess closed the Grand class for Princess in 2008 at 113,561 GT, and was the fleet's largest ship until Royal Princess arrived five years later.
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How big is it, really?
The Ruby Princess's length overall, against things you already know the size of.
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The numbers
| Length overall | 290 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 36 m |
| Draught | 8 m |
| Gross tonnage | 113,561 GT |
| Passengers | 3,080 |
| Crew | ≈1,100 |
| Decks | 19 |
| Speed | 23 kn |
| Maiden voyage | 8 November 2008 |
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Last verified: 2026-07-15 · Spot an error? business@luck.fyi
What makes it different
Ruby Princess is the last of the Grand class, a programme that ran from 1998 to 2008 and produced nine ships for Princess plus two more for P&O — the design that carried the line through a decade of expansion.
She belongs to the final Crown sub-class, which made a visible change to the Grand-class silhouette: the nightclub, which on the earlier ships was a distinctive structure suspended above the stern like a spoiler, was moved forward to sit just aft of the funnel. It is the easiest way to date a Grand-class ship from a photograph.
At 113,561 gross tons she was Princess's largest ship for five years until Royal Princess displaced her in 2013, and she has since settled into Caribbean, Alaska and Panama Canal work.
The Ruby Princess line
Crown class
Grand class
Who operates the Ruby Princess
All 1 operator of record, verified 2026-07-15. Figures marked ≈ are approximate.
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