MS Sovereign

MS Sovereign docked at Livorno, Italy in 2015.
History
Name:	Sovereign Sovereign of the Seas (1988–2008)
Owner:	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Operator:	Pullmantur Cruises Royal Caribbean International (1988–2008)
Port of registry:	1987-2005: Oslo,  Norway 2005-2008: Nassau,  Bahamas 2008 onwards: Valletta,  Malta
Builder:	Chantiers de l'Atlantique St. Nazaire, France
Yard number:	A29
Christened:	15 January 1988
Maiden voyage:	January 16, 1988 as Sovereign of the Seas March 23, 2009 as Sovereign
In service:	16 January 1988
Identification:	Call sign: 9HUE9 IMO number: 8512281 MMSI no.: 249539000
Status:	In service
Notes:
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sovereign-class cruise ship
Tonnage:	73,192 GT 7,283 DWT
Length:	268.33 m (880.35 ft)
Beam:	32.21 m (105.68 ft)
Draft:	7.55 m (24.77 ft)
Installed power:	Four 9-cylinder Pielstick-Alsthom diesel engines 21,844 kW (combined)
Propulsion:	Two controllable pitch propellers Two bow thrusters
Speed:	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity:	2,850 passengers
Notes:

MS Sovereign (formerly MS Sovereign of the Seas) is one of three large cruise ships of the Sovereign class operated by Pullmantur Cruises and formerly by Royal Caribbean International.

At the time of her maiden voyage on January 16, 1988, at 73,192 GT, she was the largest cruise ship in the world to be built since the Queen Elizabeth, she was still the largest cruise ship until the construction of the Sun Princess in 1995. She was initially based at the Port of Miami.

Her refurbishment in November 2004 was the subject of the Travel Channel mini-series Dry-Dock, A Cruise Ship Reborn. Throughout her time with Royal Caribbean she sailed three- and four-night cruises to the Bahamas out of Miami & Port Canaveral, Florida, southern US. These cruises visited Coco Cay, one of RCI's privately owned islands, in the Berry Islands group.

In November 2008, after serving for Royal Caribbean International for 20 years, Sovereign of the Seas was transferred to the fleet of Pullmantur Cruises, a Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD subsidiary, and renamed MS Sovereign. Sovereign set sail on its first voyage with Pullmantur Cruises on March 23, 2009. Similar to other ships in the same class, Sovereign has a multi-deck atrium lobby called the Centrum, and a top-deck, funnel-mounted Viking Crown Lounge with panoramic views of the sea. The ship features 9 bars, 5 restaurants, 4 pools, spa, casino, and many other amenities.

MS Sovereign as Sovereign of the Seas at anchor in the 1990s.