MS Symphony of the Seas
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Symphony of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Operator: | Royal Caribbean |
| Port of registry: |
Nassau,  Bahamas
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| Route: | Caribbean |
| Ordered: | 9 May 2014 |
| Builder: | STX France SA |
| Cost: | US$1.35 billion (2016) |
| Yard number: | B34 |
| Laid down: | 29 October 2015 |
| Launched: | 9 June 2017 (Float Out) |
| Maiden voyage: | 21 April 2018 |
| Status: | Floated out on June 9, 2017 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oasis-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 230,000 gross tonnage (GT) |
| Length: | 1,188 feet (362 m) |
| Beam: | 154 feet (47 m) |
| Draft: | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Decks: | 18 |
| Installed power: | 2 × MAN 12G95ME-C9 (2 × 82,440 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) cruising |
| Capacity: | 6,870 passengers |
| Crew: | 2,100 |
The MS Symphony of the Seas is an under-construction cruise ship belonging to Royal Caribbean's Oasis class. She will be the largest passenger ship ever to be constructed by tonnage, at 230,000 GT.
Symphony of the Seas is currently being built in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France.
Symphony of the Seas will be the fourth in its Oasis class series.
Symphony of the Seas measures 1,188 feet (362 m) in length and will have a capacity of 230,000 gross tons across 18 decks. She will be able to accommodate 5,535 passengers at double occupancy up to a maximum capacity of 6,870 passengers, as well as a 2,100-person crew.
Facilities will include a children's water park, a full-size basketball court, ice-skating rink, and two 43-foot rock-climbing walls.
During her first season Symphony of the Seas will sail from Barcelona, Spain on 7 night Western Mediterranean cruises. On October 28, 2018, she will reposition to her home port, the Port of Miami in Florida, United States. In November 2018, she will begin Caribbean cruises.
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