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The Symphony of the Seas is a cruise ship from Royal Caribbean International , which was completed 2018th With a measurement of 228,081 GT, it replaced its sister ship, the Harmony of the Seas , as the largest cruise ship in the world. It was built at the French shipyard STX France in Saint-Nazaire .
The ship belongs to Royal Caribbean International's Oasis class , the fourth ship in the class.
history
As part of the order for a third ship in the Oasis class to be completed in 2016, the Harmony of the Seas on December 28, 2012, the option for a fourth ship in this class was also agreed with STX France. On May 9, 2014, on the occasion of the keel-laying of the Harmony of the Seas , Royal Caribbean International and STX France announced that the fourth optioned ship in the class had been firmly ordered.
The construction of the ship, which was unnamed at the time, began on February 3, 2015. The ship was built under the construction number B34.
The keel of the ship was laid on October 29, 2015. A 10 × 47 m large and 1,000- ton block was lifted into the construction dock. Under this building block coins were placed which, according to tradition, are supposed to bring luck to the ship and the crew. On December 2, 2016, the partially completed shell was moved from dry dock A to the lower dry dock B.
Royal Caribbean International announced on March 8, 2017 that the ship would be named Symphony of the Seas .
The Symphony of the Seas was undocked on June 9, 2017. The ship was then towed into Basin C for final equipment.
The first test drive took place from February 15 to 19, 2018. The second test drive took place from March 3rd to 4th, 2018. The Symphony of the Seas was delivered on March 23, 2018.
The ship was put into service on March 31, 2018. On November 15, 2018, the ship was christened in Miami .
Furnishing
The ship will have well-known features of the ship class, such as Central Park and the Royal Promenade , as well as some innovations. This includes a second pool in the solarium on deck 15.
One of the highlights on board, which are already known from the sister company Harmony of the Seas , is the ten deck high Ultimate Abyss slide at the stern of the ship. There are also three water slides on the ship.
As on all ships of the class, there are 13-meter-high climbing walls, a zip line and the FlowRider called surf simulators.
commitment
In the first season, the Symphony of the Seas will be deployed in the western Mediterranean . In addition to Barcelona , Provence and Florence , Civitavecchia (near Rome) and Naples are also called.
In November 2018, the Symphony of the Seas was transferred to Miami , where it sets out on seven-night cruises to the western and eastern Caribbean.
Sister ships
The Symphony of the Seas is the fourth ship in the Oasis class. So far, four Oasis- class ships have been put into service.
See also
Web links
- Symphony of the Seas website
- DNV GL: Symphony of the Seas
- Symphony of the Seas Calls in Malaga and Barcelona
Footnotes
- ^ Cruise Ship Orderbook. cruisindustrynews.com, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
- ↑ a b After the third Oasis class, RCI is now also building a fourth Oasis ship. schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de, May 12, 2014, accessed on November 26, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Keel laying of the "Oasis 4" by Royal Caribbean. blog-kreuzfahrt.ch, October 29, 2015, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ a b World's largest cruise ship taste of water. orlandosentinel.com, July 9, 2017, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 .
- ^ Symphony of the Seas a rejoint ce jour la flotte de Royal Caribbean International. March 23, 2018, accessed March 23, 2018 (French).
- ↑ a b Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Symphony of the Seas, world's largest cruise ship. March 23, 2018, accessed March 31, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Factsheet Symphony of the Seas. royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
- ^ Symphony of the Seas information. schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de, accessed on November 26, 2017 .
- ^ Beat Eichenberger: La croisière de la démesure . In: Le Matin Dimanche . No. 4 . Lausanne January 27, 2019, p. 52 f .
- ↑ Luxury liner "Oasis": STX France secures billion-dollar contract. handelsblatt.com, accessed November 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Royal Caribbean International begins building "Oasis 4". royalcaribbean.de, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Keel laid for Royal Caribbean's Oasis October 4 , 2015, accessed October 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Oasis 4 construction starts with steel cutting at STX France. February 3, 2015, accessed February 4, 2015 .
- ^ Oasis 4 in her new spot in the dry dock. She was floated to her new location on the night of December 2. Photo by Cyrille Quemard. December 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
- ^ 4th Oasis ship to be named Symphony of the Seas. traveldailymedia.com, archived from the original on July 12, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 (English).
- ^ Symphony of the Seas: Les essais Bouclés. March 5, 2018, accessed March 5, 2018 (French).
- ^ Symphony of the Seas Christened in Miami. November 16, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Announcing Our Newest Ship: Symphony of the Seas. royalcaribbean.com, March 10, 2017, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Float Out of the Symphony of the Seas. cruisestart.de, June 10, 2017, archived from the original on November 28, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 .