MS Freedom of the Seas
Freedom of the Seas sailing out of Terminal A at Miami, Florida on 15 March 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Bahamas | |
| Name | Freedom of the Seas |
| Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry | Nassau, |
| Route | San Juan, Puerto Rico & Caribbean |
| Ordered | 18 September 2003 |
| Builder | Aker Yards Turku Shipyard, Finland |
| Cost | US$800 million |
| Yard number | 52 |
| Laid down | 9 November 2004 |
| Launched | 19 August 2005 |
| Christened | 12 May 2006 |
| Completed | 24 April 2006 |
| Maiden voyage | 4 June 2006 (Caribbean) |
| In service | 2006–present |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Freedom-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 338.774 m (1,111 ft 5.6 in) |
| 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 metres (29 ft 7.4 in) |
| Decks | 19 total decks, 15 passenger decks |
| Installed power | 6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW (16,900 hp)) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 1,360 |
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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 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.