Liberty of the Seas
Liberty of the Seas anchored in Grand Cayman on December 22, 2016.
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| Name: | Liberty of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator: | Royal Caribbean International |
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Nassau,  Bahamas
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| Builder: | Aker Yards Turku Shipyard, Finland |
| Cost: | US$800 million |
| Christened: | May 18, 2007 by Donnalea Madeley |
| Maiden voyage: | May 19, 2007 |
| In service: | May 18, 2007 |
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| Class and type: | Freedom-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 155,889 GT |
| Length: | 1,111.94 ft (338.92 m) |
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| Draught: | 29.61 ft (9.026 m) |
| Decks: | 18 total decks, 15 passenger decks |
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| Speed: | 21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph) |
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| Crew: | 1,300 (average) |
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MS Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International Freedom-class cruise ship which entered regular service in May 2007. It was initially announced that she would be called Endeavour of the Seas, however this name was later changed. The 15-deck ship accommodates 3,634 passengers served by 1,360 crew. She was built in 18 months at the Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland, where her sister ship, Freedom of the Seas, was also built. Initially built at 154,407 gross tonnage (GT), she joined her sister ship, Freedom of the Seas, as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels then ever built. She is 1,111.9 ft (338.91 m) long, 184 ft (56.08 m) wide, and cruises at 21.6-knot (40 km/h; 25 mph).
Liberty of the Seas is the second of the Freedom class vessels. A third ship, Independence of the Seas, was delivered in April 2008. In 2009, the first in a new Oasis Class of ships measuring 220,000 gross tons displaced the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ships.
On April 19, 2007, Liberty of the Seas was delivered to parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. On April 22, 2007 she made her first port of call Southampton, on a promotional visit. She arrived at Cape Liberty Cruise Port on May 3, 2007.
On May 18, 2017, the ship was christened by Toronto-based travel agent Donnalea Madeley, who, along with her husband, is also the founder of the charity Hands Across the Nations.
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