Princess Cruises has signed an agreement with Fincantieri to build two new cruise ships, to be delivered in 2023 and 2025.

The vessels will be 175,000 gross tonnes and accommodate approximately 4,300 guests (lower berths) – the largest by capacity in the Princess fleet.

They will also be the cruise line’s first to be dual-fuel powered – primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which will help to reduce emissions.

Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, said: “This revolutionary platform for next-generation, LNG-powered cruise ships will introduce innovative design and leisure experiences driven by the future holiday and lifestyle trends of our guests – further evolving the already best-in-class Princess Cruises experience we deliver today.

“We look forward to collaborating with Fincantieri to bring our vision for this next-generation premium cruise ship into service.”

Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri, added: “After so many years, we are ready to enter, together, a new era of this industry, increasingly aimed at reducing even more of our environmental impact.”

Princess Cruises also has three new Royal-class ships on order with Fincantieri, including its next new ship, Sky Princess, which is currently under construction and scheduled for delivery in October 2019.

The other Royal-class ships will be delivered in 2020 and 2022.