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DIAMOND PRINCESS model
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About the construction of
Diamond
Princess cruise scale model:
- Built from scratch
from official plans,
over
hundreds of hours by master artisans
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Plank-on-frame
construction. This
construction method gives accurate hulls, as artisans
create the frame of the hull exactly like in drawings.
The solid hull method, on the other hand, employs most
guesswork on the degree of curvature.
- The hollow superstructure is comprised of
hundred of individual thin pieces of wood
glued together, not
several solid pieces stacking on top one
another.
- Windows are cutouts (not black decals), thanks to
the hollow structures.
Note that the
model in the photos were completed at the time the real
ship did not have the artwork on its bow as when the
COVID-19 pandamic happened. We can add the current
artwork per your request.
About the Diamond Princess:
Diamond Princess is a cruise ship owned and operated
by Princess Cruises. She began operation in March
2004 and primarily cruises in Alaska during the
summer and Asia in the winter. She is a subclassed Grand Class ship, which
is also known as a Gem Class ship. Diamond Princess
and her sister ship, Sapphire Princess, are the
largest subclass of Grand-class ships.
Prior
to 2014, Diamond Princess alternated sailing north and
southbound voyages of the glacier cruises. In the
southern summer, she sails from Australia and New
Zealand, and cruises around Asia. Since 2014, she sails
Japan cruises from Yokohama for Tokyo or Kobe in the
northern summer season.
For the
2016-17 season, she sailed roundtrip sailings in the
northern winter months from Singapore replacing the
Sapphire Princess. Kota Kinabalu was added as part of
its destination along with Vietnamese port of Nha Trang
in December 2016. Her Australia & New Zealand voyages
from Sydney will be replaced by the Emerald Princess,
but will resume these voyages for the 2017-18 season.
After
the 2018 Australia & New Zealand cruises, Diamond
Princess has been repositioned into South-East Asia for
most of 2018, varying between Japan, South Korea,
Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan and Malaysia. It
is projected to remain in South-East Asia (predominantly
in Japanese waters) to early 2021.
On 20
January 2020 an 80-year-old guest from Hong Kong
embarked in Yokohama, sailed one segment of the
itinerary, and disembarked in Hong Kong on 25 January.
He visited a local Hong Kong hospital, six days after
leaving the ship, where he later tested positive for
coronavirus on 1 February. On the next voyage, on 4
February 2020, the ship was in Japanese waters when 10
passengers were diagnosed with 2019 novel coronavirus
during the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. A total
of 3,700 passengers and crew were quarantined by the
Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for what
was expected to be a 14-day period, off the Port of
Yokohama. On 7 February, the total number of people on
board with confirmed coronavirus infections grew to 61.
Another three cases were detected on 8 February,
bringing the total to 64. Six cases were detected on 9
February, while another 66 were detected on 10 February,
bringing the total to 136. On February 11, 39 more
people tested positive for COVID-19, including the case
of one quarantine officer, bringing the total to 174.
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Dimensions and price of
the Diamond Princess model:
48" long
$5,970
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate.
33" long (1/350 scale)
$4,490
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $400 flat rate.
Lighting feature is included.
A ship is
not a cruise ship without beautiful lighting.
LED
light powered by standard 9v battery
for your convenience.
Model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start
the process $500  The
remaining balance won't be due until the boat is
completed,
in several months.
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"I truly am overwhelmed by the level of work put into your ships! She
is amazing and is above and beyond my expectations. When I saw her for
the first time still in the crate, I was blown away by what detail I
could see. I really think I will place another order with
you in the future. I really would love a sun class cruise ship! Thank you so much. Tyrone"
Learn more about the
Diamond Princess here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Princess_(ship)
And here:
https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/ships/di-diamond-princess/
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