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Description: Passenger Ship STAR PRINCESS CRUISES Naval Cover Unused PostcardThis post card is in very good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement.Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.Princess Cruises is an American cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.[3] The company is incorporated in Bermuda and its headquarters are in Santa Clarita, California.[3] As of 2021, it is the second largest cruise line by net revenue.[1] It was previously a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, and is currently under the Holland America Group within Carnival Corporation & plc, which holds executive control over the Princess Cruises brand. The line has 15 ships cruising global itineraries that are marketed to both American and international passengers. In the 1980s, Princess rose in prominence after American television series The Love Boat was set primarily on the Pacific Princess in its weekly episodes, and the brand has since continued to invoke its connection to the series. HistoryEarly years: 1965–1974Princess Cruises began in 1965, when founder Stanley McDonald chartered Canadian Pacific Limited's Alaska cruise ship Princess Patricia for Mexican Riviera cruises from Los Angeles during a time when she would have usually been laid up for the winter.[4] However, Princess Pat, as she was fondly called, had never been designed for tropical cruising, lacking air-conditioning, and Princess ended her charter in favor of a more purpose-built cruise ship Italia. Princess, who marketed the ship as Princess Italia, but never officially renamed her, used the ship to inaugurate their Mexican Riviera cruises out of Los Angeles and did not receive the Princess logo on her funnel until 1967.[4] In 1969, Princess Italia was used on Alaskan cruises from San Francisco, but by 1973, the charter was canceled, and Italia returned to Europe on charter to Costa Cruise Line.[4] Princess's third charter ship was none other than Costa's Carla C. Originally, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique's SS Flandre, the ship had been purchased by Costa in the late 1960s and given a major rebuilding. Almost immediately after completion, the ship was chartered to Princess, and it was on board the ship, which was marketed as, but again not officially renamed, Princess Carla, that Jeraldine Saunders wrote the first chapters of her nonfiction book The Love Boats.[5] As subsidiary of P&O: 1974–2000Britain's Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), which by 1960 was the world's largest shipping company, with 320 oceangoing vessels, acquired Princess Cruise Lines in 1974 and their Spirit of London (originally to have been Norwegian Cruise Line's Seaward) was transferred to the Princess fleet, becoming the first Sun Princess.[4] Pacific Princess (pictured in 1987) was purchased in 1974.The two ships that were to be featured heavily in the television series The Love Boat were built in 1971 at Nordseewerke for Flagship Cruises and originally named the Sea Venture (for the original Sea Venture, the 1609 wreck of which resulted in the settlement of Bermuda) and Island Venture. In 1974, P&O purchased them for their Princess division, and they served as Island Princess and Pacific Princess respectively. A part-time addition to the Princess fleet was the former Swedish transatlantic liner Kungsholm, purchased by P&O from Flagship Cruises in 1978, and then restyled and rebuilt in Bremen as Sea Princess. She was initially based in Australia as a P&O ship until 1981 when her role there was taken over by Oriana. After that, she alternated between P&O and Princess colours as she moved between fleets. Sea Princess returned to the P&O UK fleet permanently and in 1995 and was renamed MV Victoria to allow a then-new Princess ship to be named Sea Princess. In 1981, Princess began calling at the cruise line's first private Caribbean destination, Palm Island in the Grenadines.[4] The 1984-built Royal Princess (pictured in 1987) was Princess's first purpose-built ship.The first P&O Princess Cruises purpose-built cruise ship was Royal Princess, christened by Princess Diana in 1984, she was the largest new British passenger ship in a decade, and one of the first, if not the first, ships to completely dispense with interior cabins.[4] The ship served in P&O Cruises fleet as Artemis until 2011. In 1986, P&O Princess Cruises acquired Tour Alaska, which operated on the Alaska Railroad. Based in Anchorage, Alaska, Princess Tours now operates ten luxury railcars with full-service scenic tours of Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) and can accommodate over 700 passengers per day. That same year, Princess unveiled Princess Bay, located at Saline Bay on the Caribbean island of Mayreau.[6][7] Princess Bay was the cruise line's second private island resort, replacing Palm Island, and was marketed as "every castaway's first choice,"[7] primarily featured on the cruise line's Caribbean itineraries from San Juan, Puerto Rico,[8] but is now no longer a Princess private resort. Sitmar Cruises acquisition, fleet expansion The 1990-built Regal Princess (pictured in 2007) was originally ordered for Sitmar Cruises.P&O Princess Cruises acquired Sitmar Line in 1988 and transferred all of its major tonnage to Princess, including three cruise ships then under construction.[9] Dawn Princess and Fair Princess were both ex-Cunard, and the former Sitmar Fairsky became Princess's Sky Princess. The first of the three new Sitmar ships came into the Princess brand in 1989 as Star Princess, the largest British exclusively cruising ship. Two 70,000 GT cruise ships designed originally by famed architect Renzo Piano entered service in 1990 as Crown Princess and Regal Princess, bringing Princess's fleet up to ten deluxe cruise ships.[9] This greatly enlarged the Princess fleet by eventually adding six ships, making it a major competitor with the other Caribbean cruise lines. Princess Cays Princess began developing Princess Cays, its private island resort, in 1991.In 1991, Princess Cruises began developing their third ever Caribbean private resort named Princess Cays located on the southern tip of the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.[8] The development was reported to cost $1.2 million and was unveiled in 1992, becoming an exclusive port of call for the cruise line's Western Caribbean itineraries.[8] The private destination is also shared between sister brands, Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line.[10] The resort suffered from a fire in January 2019 that damaged several buildings along the south side of the island.[11] Fleet modernization: Sun-class The 1995-built Sun Princess (pictured in 2016) marked the introduction of the brand's first purpose-built newbuild ship in a decade.In the early 1990s, Princess was operating a fleet of mostly second-hand ships, with the majority having been inherited from the Sitmar Cruises acquisition. The last purpose-built Princess new build had been the Royal Princess in 1984, and the 3 recent inherited new builds had all been designed for Sitmar Cruises. A new building project was commenced with the first new build debuting in 1995 with the Sun Princess. This was the first of four ships in the class, followed by the Dawn Princess, Sea Princess, and Ocean Princess. At the same time Princess began transferring some of its older ships to parent company P&O Cruises and their subsidiaries P&O Australia. The Dawn Princess left the fleet in 1993, Sea Princess in 1995, Golden Princess, 1996, Fair Princess in 1997, Island Princess in 1999. Grand-class introduction The 1998-built Grand Princess (pictured in 2009) was the world's largest cruise ship upon delivery.Princess unveiled its first Grand-class vessel in 1998, the Grand Princess, which debuted on May 26, and was christened by Olivia de Havilland. At the time, the $450 million Fincantieri-built vessel was the largest passenger ship ever commissioned and completed.[12] Two more ships in the class, Golden Princess and Star Princess, followed, pioneering the design that carried on through the following six vessels in the class, with the last ship delivered in 2008.[13] As subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises: 2000–2003On October 23, 2000, the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) spun-off its passenger division to form an independent company, P&O Princess Cruises.[14] In 2001, Princess Cruises headquarters moved from Century City to Santa Clarita, near the Westfield Valencia Town Center.[15] With the debut of Golden Princess in North America in 2001, Sky Princess was deployed to Australia for P&O Cruises Australia in 2000 and replace Fair Princess. Sky Princess was transformed into Pacific Sky to become the sister brand's first modern-era cruise ship for the recently spun off P&O Cruises Australia.[16] Star Princess commenced operations in March 2002 and became the first "mega-ship" to operate from the West Coast on a full-time basis.[17] In June 2002, Crown Princess was transferred to P&O Princess' new start-up brand, A'Rosa Cruises, to be the only cruise ship in A'Rosa's fleet to help launch the brand.[18] In 2002 the Pacific Princess, famous as the ship from The Love Boat, left the Princess fleet after 27 years of service with the line,[19] and last of the original Princess fleet.[verification needed] Coral-class introduction The 2002-built Coral Princess (pictured in 2012) was built to a maximized Panamax standard to transit the Panama Canal.In 2002 and 2003 Princess debuted two panamax ships, the Coral Princess and Island Princess. Built to be the maximized sized ships to transit the Panama Canal, they were assigned for longer Southern Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises. They would also incorporate the ship engineering trend of the time of having additional Gas-Turbine Engines.[20] This was emphasized in the ships design with giant decorative faux turbines on each side of the funnel. R-class ships acquisition The 1999-built Pacific Princess (pictured in 2012) was acquired from Renaissance Cruises in 2002.Princess eventually acquired two former Renaissance ships for the line starting in 2002. They were be deployed for longer and more exotic destination cruises. The ships joining the fleet were Tahitian Princess, which was first based in Tahiti before being later renamed Ocean Princess, and Pacific Princess, reviving the famous name of the ship featured on The Love Boat.[21] As subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc: 2003–presentP&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation on April 17, 2003, to form the world's largest cruise operating company in a deal worth US$5.4 billion.[22][23] As a result of the merger, Carnival Corporation and P&O Princess were integrated to form Carnival Corporation & plc, with a portfolio of eleven cruise ship brands. It is a dual-listed company, registered in both the United States and the United Kingdom, with the former P&O Princess Cruises being relisted as Carnival plc, more commonly known as Carnival UK, which holds executive control over Cunard Line and P&O Cruises. As an American-based company, executive control of Princess Cruises was transferred to Carnival's American operations, with the formation of the Holland America Group umbrella, which comprises Princess, Holland America Line, Seabourn Cruise Line, and P&O Cruises Australia. In 2005, the Royal Princess, Princess Cruises first purpose-built ship, was transferred to P&O Cruises after 21 years of service with the line. In May 2005, Princess reacquired Sea Princess from P&O, which it had transferred over just two years prior.[24] On April 3, 2008, Micky Arison, the chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, stated that due to the low value of the United States dollar because of the recession, inflation and high shipbuilding costs, the company would not be ordering any new ships for their U.S.-based brands (Princess, Carnival Cruise Line, and Holland America Line) before the economic situation improved.[25] Royal-class introduction The 2013-built Royal Princess (pictured in 2013) was the largest ship to be built for Princess in its history.In May 2010, Carnival Corporation & plc signed a contract with Fincantieri for the construction of two new 3,600-passenger ships, known as the Royal-class cruise ships, for Princess Cruises.[26][27] The Royal-class vessels are the largest ships ever constructed for Princess. Royal Princess, Princess' new flagship vessel, entered service in 2013.[28] In 2017, Princess further invested in China via the delivery of their third Royal-class ship, Majestic Princess, after it was designed to accommodate the Chinese-speaking market and scheduled to homeport in Shanghai.[29][30] Following the delivery of Sky Princess in October 2019,[31] Princess received two more Royal-class ships to complete the class with six vessels. Sphere-class introduction, LNG debutMain article: Sphere-class cruise shipIn July 2018, Princess signed a memorandum of agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of two new 175,000 GT ships that will be primarily powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).[32] The ships will become the largest vessels built in Italy and commissioned for Princess as well as the first in the fleet to run on LNG.[32] The final contract was signed in March 2019, ushering in the development of the ships.[33] Princess will become the fifth Carnival Corporation brand to operate ships running on LNG upon the first ship's delivery in late-2023.[33] In 2020, Princess parted ways with a Grand-class ship, Golden Princess, for the first time, after she was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia; she joined their fleet in October 2020.[34] Star Princess became the second Grand-class ship to exit after she was also transferred to P&O in November 2021.[35] In September 2020, Princess sold both remaining two ships of the Sun-class.[36] Sun Princess was acquired by Peace Boat and renamed Pacific World;[37] Sea Princess was sold to Chinese start-up Sanya International Cruise Development and renamed MS Charming.[38] Current fleetShipBuiltBuilderin Princess serviceGross tonnageFlagNotesImageCoral classCoral Princess2002Chantiers de l'Atlantique2003–Present91,627 GT BermudaPanamax-type.Lead ship of the class.Coral Princess (ship, 2002) 001.jpgIsland Princess2003Chantiers de l'Atlantique2003–Present91,627 GT BermudaPanamax-type.Second ship to bear the name Island Princess.Increased passenger berths in 2015.[39] Grand classAll Grand-class ships are classified as NeoPanamax-type; as of 2016, access through the Panama Canal for these ships is facilitated by the newly opened Agua Clara locks.[40]Grand Princess1998Fincantieri1998–present107,517 GT BermudaLargest and most expensive cruise ship ever to be constructed upon debut in 1998.[41]Lead ship of the class. Diamond Princess2004Mitsubishi Heavy Industries2004–present115,875 GT United KingdomOne of two modified Grand-class ships built in Japan, originally ordered as Sapphire Princess, traded names after Diamond Princess shipyard fire; classified as Gem-class.Outfitted to exclusively sail around Japan and Southeast Asia.[42]Features additional gas turbine engine. Sapphire Princess2004Mitsubishi Heavy Industries2004–present115,875 GT United KingdomOriginally ordered as the Diamond Princess, she caught fire while under construction, delaying delivery and causing the ship to swap names and be renamed Sapphire Princess.One of two modified Grand-class ships built in Japan, classified as Gem-class.Features additional gas turbine engine. Caribbean Princess2004Fincantieri2004–present112,894 GT BermudaModified Grand class cruise ship, classified as Caribbean-class. Crown Princess2006Fincantieri2006–present113,561 GT BermudaSecond ship to bear the name Crown Princess.Modified Grand class cruise ship, classified as a Crown-class.Crown Princess Edinburgh 2019 (cropped).jpgEmerald Princess2007Fincantieri2007–present113,561 GT BermudaRuby Princess2008Fincantieri2008–present113,561 GT BermudaFinal ship of the class upon delivery in 2008.Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise ship Ruby Princess IMG 7926 1920.jpgRoyal classRoyal Princess2013Fincantieri2013–present142,229 GT BermudaThird ship to bear the name Royal Princess. Regal Princess2014Fincantieri2014–present142,229 GT BermudaSecond ship to bear the name Regal Princess. Majestic Princess2017Fincantieri2017–present142,216 GT United KingdomOriginally outfitted to accommodate the Chinese-speaking market. Sky Princess2019Fincantieri2019–present145,281 GT[43] BermudaSecond ship to bear the name Sky Princess.First of three Princess' largest ships in the cruise line's history.First of three sister ships to feature more passenger cabins, larger crew complement, and higher guest capacity than older sister ships.[44] Enchanted Princess2020Fincantieri2020–present145,281 GT BermudaDelivered in September 2020 but commenced operations in November 2021 due to the cruise line's COVID-19 operations suspension.[45] Discovery Princess2022Fincantieri2022–present145,000 GT BermudaFinal Royal-class ship to be delivered.[46][47]Delivered in January 2022 and commenced operations in March 2022.[48][49][50]Discovery Princess.jpgFuture fleetShipClassYear builtBuilderScheduled deliveryGross tonnageFlagNotesImageSun Princess[51]Sphere2024FincantieriJanuary 2024175,500 GTTBA1st LNG-powered Princess ship.[32]Largest ship commissioned for Princess.Third ship to bear the name Sun Princess.TBASphere2025FincantieriSpring 2025175,500 GTTBA2nd LNG-powered Princess ship.[32]Sister ship to Sun Princess.Former fleetThis list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)ShipIn service forPrincesstonnageService NotesCurrent StatusImageVarious classesPrincess Patricia1965–1966First Princess ship in the fleet.Built in 1949 and scrapped in Taiwan in 1995.Scrapped 1995Princess Italia1967–1973Sailed as MS Sapphire between 2002 and 2010 with Louis Cruise Lines.Sold for scrap in 2012.Scrapped 2012"Italia" - Piraeus, 1980.jpgPrincess Carla1968–1970Built in 1952 as the Flandre for the French LineOwned by Costa but chartered to Princess.Never renamed but Princess marketed ship as Princess Carla.Sold by Costa to Epirotiki Lines and renamed Pallas Athena.Sold for scrap after being destroyed by a fire in 1994.Destroyed by fire and subsequently scrapped in 1994"Pallas Athena" - Istanbul, 1992.jpgSun Princess1974–1989Ordered for Norwegian Cruise Line as the Seaward, completed in 1972 by P&O Cruises as the Spirit of LondonSailed for Runfeng Ocean (Hong Kong) Deluxe Cruises Limited as Ocean Dream beginning in 2012.Capsized and sunk in February 2016.Sunk in 2016 later scrapped on site"Southern Cross" - Copenhagen, 1995.jpgSea Princess1986–1995Built as the Swedish American Line ship Kungsholm in 1966Transferred to P&O Cruises as the VictoriaSailed for Lord Nelson Seereisen as MS Mona Lisa since 2008.Operated as Veronica, a ship hotel in Oman from 2012 to 2013.Beached for scrap in Alang in 2016.Scrapped 2016Sea Princess Messina 1986.jpgRoyal Princess1984–2005First purpose-built ship for Princess CruisesChristened by Princess DianaFirst cruise ship with all-outside stateroomsSailed for P&O Cruises as the Artemis from 2005 to 2011.Transferred to Phoenix Reisen in 2011 and sails as MV Artania.Sailing as the Artania for Phoenix Reisen"Royal Princess" - 1987.jpgFair Princess1988–1997Built for Cunard Line as RMS Carinthia in 1956.Rebuilt for Sitmar Cruises in 1968Scrapped in Alang, India in 2005.Scrapped 2005Juneau Princess 1996 109 (Regal and Fair Princess).jpgDawn Princess1988–1993Built for Cunard Line as the RMS Sylvania in 1957.Rebuilt for Sitmar Cruises in 1968Scrapped in Alang, India in 2004.Scrapped 2004SS Albatros (cropped).jpgSky Princess1988–2000Built for Sitmar Cruises as FairskySailed for Pullmantur Cruises in 2011 as Atlantic Star.Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey in 2013.Scrapped 2013MS Sky Princess (4490014483) (cropped).jpgStar Princess1989–1997Originally ordered for Sitmar Cruises as the Fair Majesty, completed by Princess CruisesTransferred to P&O Cruises in 1997 as MV Arcadia.Transferred in 2003 to Ocean Village, operating as Ocean Village.Transferred in 2010 to P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific PearlSold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages, sailed as MV ColumbusSold in 2020 at auction to SeajetsResold for scrap in 2021Scrapped 2021[52]Pacific Pearl leaving Port Chalmers 22 March 2012 (cropped).jpgGolden Princess1993–1996Built in 1973 as the Royal Viking SkyChartered to Princess from 1993 to 1996.Sold to Star Cruises and renamed SuperStar Capricorn.Sailed for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines as MV Boudicca from 2005 until 2020Sold for scrap in 2021Scrapped 2021Golden PrincessPacific classPacific Princess1974–2002Built in 1971 as the Sea Venture for Flagship CruisesFeatured prominently on the TV show, The Love Boat.Sailed for Quail Cruises as Pacific since 2008.Scrapped in 2013Scrapped 2013Pacific Princess 1987.jpgIsland Princess1974–1999Built in 1972 as the Island Venture for Flagship CruisesAlso Featured on the TV show, The Love Boat.Sailed for Voyages of Discovery between 2002 and 2013 as MV Discovery.Operated with Cruise & Maritime Voyages under the same name.Sold for scrap in 2014Scrapped 2014Island Princess 1986.jpgCrown classCrown Princess1990–2002Originally for Sitmar Cruises, designed by Renzo Piano, completed by Princess CruisesSailed for A'Rosa Cruises as A'Rosa Blu from 2002 to 2004,Sailed for AIDA Cruises as AIDAblu from 2004 to 2007,Sailed for Ocean Village as Ocean Village Two from 2007 to 2009,Sailed for P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Jewel from 2009 to 2019,Sailed for Jalesh Cruises as Karnika from 2019 to 2020.Sold for scrap in 2020Scrapped 2020Crownprincess skagwayalaska (4305490969) (cropped).jpgRegal Princess1991–2007Originally for Sitmar Cruises, designed by Renzo Piano, completed by Princess CruisesSailed for P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Dawn from 2007 to 2020.Was sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages in 2019 and intended to transfer in 2021. The transfer was cancelled when CMV went into administrationSold in 2020 to Ocean Builders as Satoshi as a floating hotel in Panama. The project was eventually abandoned due to funding issues.Currently sailing as Ambience after being sold to a new start up Ambassador Cruise Line in 2021Sailing as Ambience for Ambassador Cruise LineMS Regal Princess (4172014792).jpgSun classOcean Princess2000–2002Sailed for P&O Cruises as MV Oceana from 2002 to 2020Sold to Seajets in 2020 as MV Queen of the OceansLaid up as Queen of the OceansOcean Princess.jpgDawn Princess1997–2017Transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in 2017 and renamed Pacific Explorer.Sailing as Pacific ExplorerDawn Princess, Fremantle, 2016 (06).JPGSun Princess1995-2020First purpose-built new build for Princess Cruises since the Royal Princess in 1984. Sold off as a result of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic and renamed Pacific WorldLaid up as Pacific WorldSea Princess1998-2020Previously Adonia with P&O Cruises from 2003 to 2005. Sold off as a result of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic and renamed CharmingLaid up as MS CharmingSea Princess departing Vanasadam Tallinn Port of Tallinn 3 July 2016.jpgR classRoyal Princess2007–2011Built in 2001 as the R Eight for Renaissance CruisesTransferred to P&O Cruises in 2011 and sailed as Adonia.Transferred to Fathom in 2016 as AdoniaTransferred back to P&O Cruises in 2017Sailing as Azamara Pursuit since 2019.Sailing as Azamara PursuitRoyal Princess.jpgOcean Princess2002–2016Built in 1999 as the R Four for Renaissance CruisesLeased to Princess and renamed Tahitian Princess.Renamed Ocean Princess in 2009.Sold to Oceania Cruises in March 2016 to become Sirena.[53][54]Sailing as SirenaOcean Princess departing Tallinn 23 June 2013.JPGPacific Princess2002–2021Built in 1999 as the R Three for Renaissance CruisesLeased to Princess and renamed Pacific Princess.Sold to Azamara Cruises in January 2021 to become Azamara Onward.Sailing as Azamara OnwardGrand classGolden Princess2001–2020108,865 tonsSecond ship to be named Golden PrincessTransferred to P&O Cruises Australia in October 2020[55][34]Renamed as Pacific AdventureCurrently sailing as Pacific AdventureGolden Princess tendering in Cabo San Lucas.JPGStar Princess2002–2020108,977 tonsTransferred to P&O Cruises Australia in October 2020[55][34][56]Was to be transferred in November 2021, brought forward due to COVID-19 PandemicSecond ship to be named Star PrincessRenamed as Pacific EncounterCurrently sailing as Pacific EncounterIncidentsPrincess Cruises was involved in litigation with General Electric in 1998 over consequential damages and lost profits resulting from a contract the two parties entered into. General Electric was to provide inspection and repair services upon the SS Sky Princess. Upon noticing surface rust on the turbine rotor, the vessel was brought ashore for cleaning and balancing, but good metal was unintentionally removed. This destabilized the rotor, forcing Princess Cruises to cancel two 10-day cruises while additional work was performed. Princess originally prevailed, being awarded nearly $4.6 million. On appeal, however, the judgement was reversed in favor of General Electric, and Princess Cruises only recovered the price of the contract, less than $232,000.[57] Ocean pollutionOn August 26, 2013, the crew of Caribbean Princess deliberately discharged 4,227 gallons of oil-contaminated waste off the southern coast of England.[58] The discharge involved the illegal modification of the vessel's on-board pollution control systems, and was photographed by a newly hired engineer.[59][60] When the ship subsequently berthed at Southampton, the engineer resigned his position and reported the discharge to the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.[61] An investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) found that the practice had been taking place on Caribbean Princess and four other Princess ships – Star Princess, Grand Princess, Coral Princess, and Golden Princess – since 2005.[62][63] In December 2016, Princess agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges and pay a $40 million penalty. The charges related to illegal discharges off the coasts of Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.[64] As part of the agreement, cruise ships from eight Carnival companies, including Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line, are required to operate for five years under a court-supervised environmental compliance plan with independent audits and a court-appointed monitor.[65] The fine was the "largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution."[64] For violation of the probation terms of 2016, Carnival Corporation and Princess were ordered to pay an additional $20 million penalty in 2019. The new violations included discharging plastic into waters in the Bahamas, falsifying records, and interfering with court supervision.[66]

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