History of the Liberty of the Seas

liberty of the seas history

The history of the Liberty of the Seas is very amazing. The initial name announced for this ship was Endeavour of the Seas, but later on, changed to Liberty of the Seas. This amazing ship has the ability to carry over 4000 passengers at once. This ship took a total of 18 months to build and the company that make this ship was Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland.

Original NameLiberty of the Seas
OwnerRoyal Caribbean Group
OperatorRoyal Caribbean International
Port of registryNassau, Bahamas
Routes of the shipCaribbean Homeport: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Builder & manufacturing costsAker Yards Turku Shipyard, Finland, Cost US$800 million
Start service in2007–present
Identification CodesCall sign: C6VQ8, IMO number: 9330032, MMSI number: 309436000, DNV ID: 26180
StatusActive
Tonnage155,889 GT
Length338.92 m (1,111.94 ft)
Beam38.618 m (126.70 ft) (waterline), 39.034 m (128.06 ft) (max)
Draught9.026 m (29.61 ft)
Decks18 total decks, 15 passenger decks
Installed power6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW)), 2 × Cat 3516B (2 × 2,500 kW)
Speed21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph)
Capacity3,798 (double occupancy), 4,960 (maximum occupancy)
Crew1,300 (average)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, 2 × ABB Azipod V21, 1 × ABB Fixipod, 4 × Ulstein tunnel thrusters

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_of_the_Seas

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