the then-unnamed vessel was ordered on 30 july 2014 from fincantieri at a cost of €600 million. the ship was planned to carry the same features and design as its two sister ships, "royal princess" and "regal princess". in may 2015, princess announced that their third "royal"-class ship would be deployed to china year-round and be modified accordingly. on 9 october 2015, it was unveiled that the ship would be named "majestic princess", and also carry the conjoining chinese name, 盛世公主号 ("shèngshì gōngzhǔ hào", literally "golden age princess"), an interpretation selected by carnival plc's china employees, which means "grand world" or "grand spirit".