MS Liberty of the Seas

History
Liberty of the Seas docked in Southampton on April 22, 2007.

Name:	Liberty of the Seas
Owner:	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator:	Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry:	Nassau, Bahamas
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
Identification:	Call sign: C6VQ8 IMO number: 9330032 MMSI number: 309436000 DNV GL ID: 26180
General characteristics
Class and type:	Freedom-class cruise ship
Tonnage:	155,889 GT
Length:	1,111.94 ft (338.92 m)
Beam:	126.70 ft (38.618 m) (waterline) 128.06 ft (39.034 m) (max)
Draught:	29.61 ft (9.026 m)
Decks:	18 total decks, 15 passenger decks
Installed power:	6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 14,400 kW) 2 × Cat 3516B (2 × 2,500 kW)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric 2 × ABB Azipod V21 1 × ABB Fixipod 4 × Ulstein tunnel thrusters
Speed:	21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph)
Capacity:	3,798 (double occupancy) 4,960 (maximum occupancy)
Crew:	1,300 (average)
Notes:

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.

In January 2011, Liberty of the Seas underwent renovations to include features introduced on Oasis class ships that have proven to be popular. Features of this renovation included an outdoor video screen in the main pool area and the inclusion of the DreamWorks Experience.

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