This article is about the ship. For other uses, see Freedom of the Seas (disambiguation).
Freedom of the Seas in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2016, after her 2015 refurbishment
History
Bahamas
Name
Freedom of the Seas
Owner
Royal Caribbean Group[1]
Operator
Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry
Nassau, Bahamas
Route
San Juan, Puerto Rico & Caribbean
Ordered
September 18, 2003[1]
Builder
Aker Yards Turku Shipyard, Finland
Cost
US$800 million
Yard number
52
Laid down
November 9, 2004
Launched
August 19, 2005[1]
Christened
May 12, 2006
Completed
April 24, 2006[1]
Maiden voyage
4 June 2006 (Caribbean)
In service
2006–present
Identification
Call sign: C6UZ7
IMO number: 9304033
DNV ID: 25177
MMSI number: 309906000
Status
In service
General characteristics
Class and type
Freedom-class cruise ship
Tonnage
156,271 GT (2015–present)[1]
154,407 GT (2006–2015)[2]
Length
338.774 m (1,111.46 ft)[1]
Beam
38.60 m (126.64 ft) waterline 56.08 m (184 ft) extreme (bridge wings)
Height
63.70 m (209 ft)
Draught
9.026 m (29.61 ft)[1]
Decks
19 total decks, 15 passenger decks
Installed power
6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric; Three ABB Azipod units, two azimuthing and one fixed.
Four bow thrusters
Speed
21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph)[2]
Capacity
3,782 (double occupancy)
4,515 (maximum occupancy)[3]
Crew
1,360
MS Freedom of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is the namesake of Royal Caribbean's Freedom class, and can accommodate 3,634 passengers and 1,300 crew [3] on fifteen passenger decks. The vessel also has 4 crew decks below the waterline. Freedom of the Seas was the largest passenger ship ever built (by gross tonnage) from 2006 until construction of her sister ship, Liberty of the Seas in 2007.
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^ ab"Freedom of the Seas". Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
^ ab"Freedom of the Seas Fast Facts". Royal Caribbean Press Center. Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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