Symphony of the Seas
Symphony of the Seas in Saint Nazaire | |
| History | |
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| Bahamas | |
| Name | Symphony of the Seas |
| Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Route | Caribbean |
| Ordered | 9 May 2014 |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Cost | US$1.35 billion (2016) |
| Yard number | B34 |
| Laid down | 29 October 2015 |
| Launched | 9 June 2017 (float-out) |
| Sponsored by | Carlos, Alexa, and Ocean PenaVega |
| Completed | 23 March 2018 |
| Acquired | 23 March 2018 |
| Maiden voyage | 7 April 2018 |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Homeport | PortMiami |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oasis-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 361.8 m (1,187 ft 0 in) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 72.5 m (238 ft) |
| Draught | 9.322 m (30 ft 7.0 in) |
| Decks | 18 |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) cruising |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 2,200 |
| Notes | World's largest cruise ship from March 2018–January 2022 |
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Symphony of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was built in 2018 in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, the fourth in Royal Caribbean's Oasis class of cruise ships.
At 228,081 GT, she was the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage when built, surpassing her sister ship Harmony of the Seas, also owned by Royal Caribbean International, and surpassed by her sister ship Wonder of the Seas in 2022.