The Ruby Princess was delivered to Princess Cruises on Thursday, in Monfalcone, Italy.
The 3,070-passenger ship has set sail for Fort Lauderdale, where it is scheduled to arrive on Nov. 4. The ship will be christened on Nov. 6 by Trista and Ryan Sutter from ABC's reality TV series "The Bachelorette."
The ship will set sail on its maiden voyage, a western Caribbean cruise, on Nov. 8. Following its inaugural season, the Ruby Princess will sail the Mediterranean in the summer of 2009.
Princess will debut new services and amenities on the Ruby Princess, including a pub lunch in the Wheelhouse Bar and a back-of-house tour of the ship.