I-Princess Cruises imemezele namuhla, ngoNyaka Omusha WaseShayina, ukuthi i-Majestic Princess, umkhumbi wokuqala ohamba ngesikebhe owakhiwe futhi oklanyelwe ngokukhethekile imakethe yase-China, izophinde ibe umkhumbi wokuqala emkhunjini ozokhipha idizayini entsha ewubukhazikhazi enophawu lwenkampani. Idizayini entsha ye-livery izosakazwa ngokushesha eminyakeni embalwa ezayo.

Ingxenye ye-Carnival Corporation & plc, i-Princess Cruises inophawu lomkhiqizo owaziwa kakhulu ekuhambeni; idizayini ifanekisela ubuhle obushelelezi nobugelezayo bamagagasi olwandle futhi imele injabulo nokuzidela kokuthola okungcono kakhulu umhlaba ongakunikeza eholidini le-Princess cruise. Ukubukeka kwesimanjemanje, okuyinkimbinkimbi kudizayinelwe ukuqinisa ukuzizwisa okuphambili kwe-Princess Cruises, eyaziwa emhlabeni wonke njengomholi wendawo.

"Cishe ingxenye yekhulu leminyaka uphawu lwethu lweNkosazana lumele uhambo lokuhamba ngomkhumbi olunethezeka emhlabeni wonke," kusho uJan Swartz, umongameli wePrincess Cruises. “Manje imikhumbi yethu isihamba iye emachwebeni angaphezu kuka-360 emhlabeni jikelele futhi izobonwa ngokushesha kude. Njengomkhumbi wokuqala ngqa owakhelwe eChina, siyaziqhenya ngokuthi i-Majestic Princess ingumkhumbi wethu wokuqala okhombisa ngokuziqhenya umklamo wethu omusha we-livery.”

Nanamuhla, iNkosazana Enkulu ifinyelele ingqopha-mlando ebalulekile yokwakha lapho umkhumbi i-Princess Cruises “untanta ngaphandle” esikhumulweni semikhumbi sawo e-Fincantieri shipyard eMonfalcone, e-Italy. Lo mcimbi ubuhambisana nomcimbi wesintu njengoba umkhumbi uhlangana namanzi olwandle okokuqala ngqa.

Ngokulandela isiko lendawo yase-Italy, ukuntanta okuphuma emkhunjini kuqala lapho “i-madrina,” noma unkulunkulukazi, inqamula intambo ebonisa ukugeleza kwamanzi olwandle esikhumulweni semikhumbi sokwakha umkhumbi. IPhini Likamongameli Ophethe we-Fleet Operations u-Keith Taylor kanye nosanda kuqokwa u-Majestic Princess UCaptain Dino Sagani bamele i-Princess Cruises emcimbini. Umama kaCaptain Sagani, uGraziella Sagani, wayesebenza “njenge-madrina” yomkhumbi.

I-Majestic Princess izohlinzeka ngezici eziningi ezikhethekile ezifana ne-Royal Princess kanye ne-Regal Princess, ezamukelwe kahle kakhulu. Lokhu kufaka phakathi i-atrium enezitezi eziningi esebenza njengesizinda somphakathi somkhumbi; i-SeaWalk engaphezu kolwandle, indlela yokuhamba enengilazi ephezulu enesitezi esiphezulu esinwebeka ngamamitha angu-28 ngaphezu komkhawulo womkhumbi; iNkosazana Live! studio interactive; kanye neThebula Lompheki elikhethekile i-Lumiere, isipiliyoni sokudlela sangasese esizungeze amadina ekhethini lokukhanya.

Njengoba umkhumbi wokuqala ohamba ngomkhumbi wakhiwe futhi waklanywa ngokuqondile imakethe yaseChina, i-Majestic Princess izophinde ibe nenani lezindawo ezintsha kanye nolwazi oludalelwe leyo makethe, imininingwane yayo ezodalulwa ezinyangeni ezizayo.

I-Majestic Princess izofika ekhaya e-Shanghai futhi iphathe izivakashi ezingu-3,560.