GRAND PRINCESS which sails for Carnival Corporation's
Princess Cruises Division made her maiden call at Liverpool on June
11, 2008. At 108,806 grt she is the largest passenger ship ever to
call at Liverpool. As passenger ships go she can hardly be
considered a thing of beauty and it is not hard to see why her
critics have christened her the "shopping trolley" - just look at
her stern and you will see why! She was built at the Monfalcone yard
of Fincantieri in 1998 and was the first passenger ship built for
the then Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. She
is due to visit Merseyside again later in 2008.