Planning a cruise? The Dawn Princess is the next-to-the-largest ship of the Princess line. You can find her during the summer cruising somewhere between Alaska and Vancouver, Canada. A beautiful cruise ship, standing 14 stories high. It feels like a moving building as it glides along the inland passage. It's a great cruise, lots of fun, and all that. But here's something to think about.

Dawn Princess Fact Sheet versus Titanic Fact Sheet

     Princess                                           Titanic

Built: Monfalcone, Italy 1997 --            Belfast, Ireland 1911

Gross Tonnage 77,000 --                       46,328

Net Tonnage 44,000 --                           21,831

Length Overall 856 feet --                      882 feet (plus 9 inches)

Breadth 106 feet --                                 92 feet (plus 6 inches)

Passenger Capacity 1,950 --                   2,435

Crew 900 --                                            885

Cruising speed 21 knots --                      24 knots

Number of lifeboats:16 --                       14 regular lifeboats, plus 2 cutters

Plus numerous (maybe 50) rafts  --          plus 4 rafts.

Total lifeboat seating: 
enough for everybody --                          1,100

Lifeboat drills in auditorium--                 Lifeboat drill: none scheduled.