MS Freedom of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. This is the name of the Royal Caribbean Freedom class, and can accommodate 3,634 passengers and 1,300 crew on fifteen deck passengers. Freedom of the Seas is the largest passenger vessel ever built (with gross tonnage) from 2006 to Royal Oasis International Oasis class ship building at the end of 2009.
Although the ship is registered in Nassau, The Bahamas, the ship was teleported in Barcelona, ​​Spain until October 2017, when it will move to Port Everglades, near Fort Lauderdale. In May 2018, the ship will begin homeporting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Construction
The Freedom of the Seas was built at Shipyard Shipyard Aker Yards, Finland, which built Voyager class ships as well as other ships from the Freedom class. Once completed, it becomes the largest passenger ship ever built, taking that honor from Cunard Queen Mary 2 .
Freedom of the Seas is 2.4 meters (7Ã, ft 10Ã, in) narrower than QM2 in waterline, 6 meters (20Ã, ft) shorter, has 1.5 meters (4Ã, ft 11Ã, in) less draft, is 8.3 meters (27Ã, ft) less high and 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) slower. Freedom is a larger vessel in terms of gross tonnage. While gross tonnage is estimated to range from 154,000 GT to 160,000 GT, its official rating by Det Norske Veritas, the Norwegian marine classification community, is 154,407 GT, compared with QM2's <148.528Ã, GT. Freedom of the Seas has the highest gross tonnage of any undeveloped passenger vessel until the completion of the 2009 MS
The ship has four bow thrusters. When at sea Freedom of the Seas consumes about 12,800 kg (28,000 pounds) of fuel per hour.
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Features
The design of Freedom of the Seas is similar to second-generation Voyager vessels: Navigator of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas. The extra 91 foot extension allows the addition of an additional cabin, an interactive water play area on the pool deck, a special 24 hour pizza place, and an extended main dining room. The additional width of the vessel is used by two special adult whirlpools piled out from the sides of the ship in a special solarium of adults from the ship. Other new features include FlowRider surf simulators, gym boxing ring and Ben and Jerry branded ice cream parlor.
It has a 445-foot (136 m) interior promenade called the "Royal Promenade", which has a coffee shop, Sorrento's Pizzeria, Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop, Vintages and tapas bars, the Bull and Bear Irish pub, and many free shops customs duty. The Royal Promenade, first seen in Royal Caribbean's
The vessel has three swimming areas: an interactive water park, a special adult pool, and a main pool. The 13th deck has a sports area with rock climbing wall, FlowRider surfing simulator, mini golf course and full-size basketball court. Other items include an ice skating rink, a casino, a Johnny Rockets restaurant, and a three-deck broadway-style theater. Technology facilities include Wi-Fi capabilities across the board, interactive flat panel televisions in all staterooms, and cell phone connectivity. Many of the interior ships are heavily decorated by Clarissa Parish murals.
Careers
Freedom of the Seas anchored at Blohm und Voss in Hamburg, Germany on April 17, 2006 to repair the damaged bearing in one of the three Azipod propulsion units and to put on some finishing touches before the official handover to Royal Caribbean International on 24 April 2006. Then depart for Oslo, Norway on April 25 for official celebration. Then sailed to Southampton, England on April 27th and arrived at 9am on April 29th. The vessel sailed on the first transatlantic crossing on May 3, 2006.
Freedom of the Seas arrived in New York Harbor USA for an official naming ceremony on May 12, 2006 which was aired live on NBC's The Today Show from Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey (the official jetty of the New York ship), and the next trip to Boston for the weekend of 19-22 May. The godmother was chosen as Katherine Louise Calder, provider of Portland, Oregon nursing. It started operating from Miami with its first voyage and its maiden voyage on June 4, sailing to a western Caribbean location in Mexico, Cayman Islands and Jamaica as well as Labadee, in Haiti, one of the private resorts of Royal Caribbean.
On May 4, 2009, Freedom of the Seas moved its original port from the Port of Miami-Dade to Port Canaveral, where it replaced Mariner of the Seas. Then in winter 2016, Freedom of the Seas repositioned to Port Everglades, where it alternated between the six-night Western Caribbean and eight-night Eastern Caribbean trip. After teleporting in Barcelona in spring and summer 2017, Freedom of the Seas will return to Port Everglades until May 2018. In May 2018, he will begin sailing seven nights South Caribbean cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico until March 2019.
The vessel underwent a first dry dock improvement in late March 2011, where it received several new features found in the Oasis and Allure of the Seas as new kiosk touches around the vessel as well as making the theater capable of featuring 3-D movies. A Clean Shave has been removed from the balcony and replaced with Cupcake Cupboard . Also, a large movie screen is installed on the pool deck.
On January 24, 2012, Freedom of the Seas almost collided with Disney Dream .
In January 2015, the ship encountered another 24-day dry dock. During the dry dock, the downstairs nightclub "The Crypt" and other areas on deck three receive a new interior and oceanview cabin. The top floor of the nightclub is converted into a "Sabor Modern Mexican" restaurant. The front hall was renovated and renamed the "Star Lounge", and the Champagne Bar became a 1950s "R Bar" style. At Royal Promenade, Romero Britto's shop was replaced by the new Next Cruise office. New cabin interiors are added on the six, seven, eight, and nine decks. The Italian restaurant "Portofino" becomes "Meja Giovanni", a family-style Italian restaurant. Finally, the new interior, panoramic oceanview, and cabin balconies are added to the advanced 12 deck, picking up the area used to be part of the beauty salon and spa.
The ship suffered a fire when entering Port of Falmouth, Jamaica. July 22, 2015. No major injuries are reported and the ship may proceed with its itinerary.
References
External links
- National Geographic Channel
- Aker Yards, Finland
- Freedom of the Seas Website
- BBC News "Finishing at the German Blohm Voss shipyard"
- Aftenposten Norway "The world's largest cruise ship in Oslo"
- BBC News "Big cruise ship arrives in England"
- BBC News "Big cruise ships leave UK shores"
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