Freedom of the Seas
 In the roadstead off Coco Cay (Bahamas) on September 24, 2012
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The Freedom of the Seas is one of the largest passenger ships in the world. The cruise ship is the lead ship of the Freedom class operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. , the world's second largest cruise company. The series is based on the Voyager class and was therefore referred to as the “Ultra Voyager” class during the development phase. However, the Freedom class ships are one fire compartment longer (+ 9%). The Freedom of the Seas replaced the Queen Mary 2 (148,528 GT, 1200 cabins) as the largest passenger ship in the world with 154,407 GT and a number of passenger cabins of around 1800 . She kept this title until the Oasis of the Seas was commissioned in 2009.
history
The Freedom of the Seas was built at Aker Yards in Turku ( Finland ). She was appointed in November 2003. The ship was laid down on November 8, 2004 and undocked on August 20, 2005. The Freedom of the Seas left Turku on April 13, 2006 for Hamburg . Due to a defective Azipod , the last remaining work was done in the dry dock ( Dock 17 ) at Blohm + Voss from April 17th to 22nd . After undocking on 22 April at 23:07 and a test drive on the North put them on April 23 at 13.30 in Hamburg at the cruise terminal ( Grasbrook ) in the HafenCity to.
On Monday, April 24, 2006, the Freedom of the Seas was handed over to the shipping company at the cruise terminal. She sailed under the flag of the Bahamas with her home port in Nassau .
On April 25th at 10 a.m. she started her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Oslo , where she arrived on April 26th around 2 p.m. From there, the Freedom of the Seas set out on April 27 at 4 p.m. for the British Southampton , where it arrived on April 29 at 9:30 a.m. After the transatlantic voyage , the Freedom of the Seas arrived in New York on May 10 at 7:30 a.m. (local time) .
The ship was christened on May 12, 2006 in Cape Liberty (New York). The godmother was Katherine Louise Calder from Oregon , who as a foster mother has raised more than 400 children over the past 27 years. She was chosen by viewers on the NBC Today Morning Show America. This time there were no prominent women up for discussion, only women with great social commitment.
Since June 2006 the ship with its up to 4,370 passengers has been in use on a one-week route through the western Caribbean . With the commissioning of the Liberty of the Seas , it took over the previous route of the Freedom of the Seas . Since May 6, 2007, the Freedom of the Seas has been deployed on two one-week routes that alternate between the western and eastern Caribbean. The cruise departure port is Port Canaveral in Florida .
After the Sovereign of the Seas , the Voyager of the Seas and the Explorer of the Seas , the Freedom of the Seas was the fourth newbuild of the shipping company, which could claim the title of "world's largest cruise ship" upon delivery.
The Freedom of the Seas 2012 in the port of Sint Maarten
Stern of the Freedom of the Seas
Freedom of the Seas 2016 in the port of Philipsburg
Furnishing
The ship has 18 decks, 15 of which are accessible to passengers. The nominal passenger capacity is 3,600 people. When fully occupied, there is space for up to 4,370 passengers on board. Passengers are accommodated in 1,817 cabins, of which 242 outside cabins without a balcony (approx. 15 m²), 842 cabins with a balcony (approx. 19 m²) and 733 inside cabins (172 with a view of the promenade).
The ship has a four deck high, 9 m wide and 135 m long shopping promenade. Furthermore, there is a theater with 1,350 seats, an ice rink with 800 seats in the spectator area, a climbing wall (approx. 169 m²), a so-called flow rider (surf simulator with "standing wave" for surfing), a 2,200 m² swimming and adventure landscape , a boxing ring, a full-size basketball court , and a nine-hole mini golf course.
Special occurrences
A norovirus broke out on a cruise (November 26th - December 3rd, 2006) . 338 passengers and 46 crew members fell ill with the virus, which leads to nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. According to the shipping company, a single passenger brought the virus on board. Until the return of the Freedom of the Seas , not only were the patients treated, but door handles, balcony railings, etc. were also regularly disinfected to prevent the disease from spreading further. On the following cruise (December 3rd - 10th, 2006), 97 passengers were again ill, contrary to expectations. For this reason, the ship was intensively cleaned and disinfected for two days in the port of Miami.
On October 9, 2011, the Freedom of the Seas got caught in a storm. The ship rocked to such an extent that objects fell off the shelves and public areas and cabins were damaged. The shipping company reported injuries to people, which should not have been serious. The cruises could continue, a dock stay was not necessary for the repairs.
On July 22, 2015, shortly after docking in Falmouth, Jamaica, a fire broke out in the engine room. As a precaution, the passengers were ordered to various assembly points. However, the automatic fire extinguishing systems quickly brought the fire under control. A crew member is said to have been injured.
See also
Web links
- Official information on Freedom of the Seas (German)
- Official Information about the ship (English)
- Interview with the captain of the Freedom of the Seas , Carlos Pedercini (2006)
- M / S Freedom of the Seas , Fact om Fartyg
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- ↑ Publications. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e Freedom of the Seas. DNV GL, accessed April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Investigation Update on the Freedom of the Seas , investigation report of the CDC (Engl.)
- ↑ Freedom of the Seas: Storm Damage , Ships and Cruises, October 11, 2011.
- ↑ Jamaica: Fire on the cruise ship Freedom of the Seas , Schiffsjournal.de, July 22, 2015.