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MS Anthem of the Seas

Anthem of the Seas - Cruise Ship in Hamburg (16720740030).jpg
History
Name: Anthem of the Seas
Owner: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry: Nassau,  Bahamas
Builder: Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Cost: US$940 Million (2015)
Laid down: November 20, 2013
Launched: February 20, 2015
Sponsored by: Emma Wilby
Christened: April 20, 2015
Acquired: April 10, 2015
Maiden voyage: April 22, 2015
In service: April 20, 2015
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Quantum-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 168,666 GT
Length: 348 m (1,142 ft)
Beam:
  • 49.4 m (162 ft) (max)
  • 41.4 m (136 ft) (waterline)
Draught: 8.8 m (29 ft)
Decks: 18 (16 passenger-accessible)
Installed power:
  • 2 ×  Wärtsilä 12V46F (2 × 14,400 kW)
  • 2 ×  Wärtsilä 16V46F (2 × 19,200 kW)
  • 2 ×  Cat 3516C HD (2 × 2,500 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity:
  • 4,180 passengers (double occupancy)
  • 4,905 passengers (maximum occupancy)

MS Anthem of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International (RCI). She is the second ship of the Quantum class, which surpasses the earlier Freedom-class ships by over 14,000 GT, becoming the second largest class of passenger ships behind RCI's Oasis class ships on a gross tonnage basis.

Anthem of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean on April 10, 2015, and christened on April 20, 2015.

On February 11, 2011, Royal Caribbean announced that they had ordered a new class of ships from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, the first of which was scheduled to be delivered by Fall 2014. At the time, the project was code-named "Project Sunshine". Later that year, two 20.5-megawatt ABB Azipod XO propulsion units were ordered for that ship.

On February 29, 2012 the company announced that a second "Project Sunshine" ship had been ordered and would be delivered by Spring 2015, and ordered identical Azipod propulsion units shortly thereafter. Just under a year later, on January 31, 2013, Royal Caribbean announced the official name of the new class of ships, Quantum Class, as well as the names of the first two ships in the class, Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas.

Anthem of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean on April 10, 2015. She arrived at her first homeport, Southampton, England, on April 15, 2015, to prepare for her maiden European summer season. At a ceremony held in Southampton on April 20, 2015, she was christened by Emma Wilby, a British travel agent chosen after a search for a travel agent who could sing, and also because she exemplified "grace, beauty, a social conscious (sic) and a sense of adventure." In addition to being a travel agent, Ms Wilby is a military wife who sings in the Military Wives Choir in Kinloss, Scotland.


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