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Freedom of the Seas is the first of three cruise
ships in this class to enter service for the Royal Caribbean
Cruise Line. Liberty of the Seas will enter service
in 2007 and a yet to be named third ship will follow in 2008.
This class of cruise ship is really a stretched version of
the five 142,000 Voyager
of the Seas class that entered service between 1999 and
2003.
Freedom of the Seas is the first passenger ship
to exceed the size of the previous largest passenger ship,
Queen Mary 11.
Cunards Queen
Mary 11 is 150,000 tons, 1,131 feet long and 131
feet wide.
Although the largest passenger ship in the world, Freedom
of the Seas is still cosiderably smaller than the largest
ship in the world, the 260,851 gross registered ton, 1,504
feet long, 226 feet wide, Ultra Large Crude Carrier Knock
Nevis, formerly Jahre Viking and Seawise
Giant that entered service in 1981. There were only about
ten Ultra Large Crude Carriers similar to Knock
Nevis to enter service that were over 500,000 Dead
Weight Tons (fully loaded).
Freedom of the Seas has 15 passenger decks, ice
rink, surfing pool, various other pools, 1,350 seat theatre,
showroom, 12 bars, casino, fitness center, 1,800 staterooms,
733 inside and 1,067 outside with 844 having verandas. These
ships can carry 3,600 passengers based on double occupancy
or 4,370 passengers maximum as some rooms can accommodate
families of up to eight. There is a crew of around 1,360.
Freedom began operating on 7 night cruises out of
Miami - Western Caribbean from June 4th 2006. These cruises
consist of: depart Miami (Florida), day at Sea, visit Cozumel
(Mexico), George Town (Grand Cayman), Montego Bay (Jamaica),
Labadee (Haiti), day at Sea, then return to Miami (Florida).
Liberty of the Seas will be operated on 7 night
Eastern Carribean cruises from Miami (Florida) - San Juan
(Puerto Rico) Philipsburg (St. Maarten) Labadee (Haiti) then
return to Miami (Florida).
Liberty of the Seas will also be operated on Western
Carribean cruises from Miami (Florida) - Labadee (Haiti) Montego
Bay (Jamaica) George Town (Grand Cayman) Cozumel (Mexico)
then return to Miami (Florida).
Websites US: www.royalcaribbean.com.
UK: www.royalcaribbean.co.uk.
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