MS Independence of the Seas

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MS Ocean Freedom is a Freedom-class freighter operated by the Royal Caribbean shipping lane which commenced operations in April 2008. 15- deck ships can accommodate 4,370 passengers and served by 1,360 crew. He was built at Akny Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland, builder of the Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, his brother aboard the Freedom class. At 154,407 GT, it joins the Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ship and passenger vessel has yet to be built. It has a length of 1,112 feet (339 m), and usually sails at 21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph). The vessels operate from Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the fall and Winter and Southampton, England during spring and summer.

Independence of the Seas is the third of the freedom class ships . In October 2009, , the first ship in Oasis class, replaced the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ship.

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Itinerary

Independence of the Seas generally sailed from Port Everglades, Florida during winter and Southampton, England during the summer. Between 2010 and 2012, Independence of the Seas sailed from Southampton year-round. From autumn 2014 to spring 2016, Independence of the Seas sails from Port Everglades, Florida throughout the year, offering Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages.

In 2016 Independence of the Seas is scheduled to sail the 4- and 5-night Western Caribbean and Mexican cruises during winter and spring, and various European cruises during the summer and fall, including three ships night cruises to Le Havre (near Paris) and Zeebrugge (near Bruges), 8 to 14 night cruises to Norway, Mediterranean cruises 10 to 14 nights, and cruises 12 to 14 nights to the Canary Islands.

Since 2016, Independence of the Seas is home to a successful 70000 ton Metal music festival, which is scheduled each year in January-February as a 4 night voyage in the Caribbean.

The ship was baptized on April 30, 2008 during a ceremony in Southampton by his godmother, Elizabeth Hill of Chesterfield, founder of the disabled children's charity.

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Facilities

Like other Freedom class ships, Independence of the Seas has an interactive water park, H2O Zone, a special sports pool for volleyball and basketball, and whirlpool that stretches from the side of the ship. It's an internal shopping "road" house, Promenade , lined with shops, pubs and wine bars. The Promenade has a "sky bridge" that can be lowered from the ceiling to provide show space above the crowd during the parade. There is also a two-story Alhambra Theater, a 1,200 seat, and a fully equipped conference center. The cabaret lounge show, called Pyramid Lounge , is themed to ancient Egypt. On the lower level is an ice skating rink named Studio B , which houses a series of professional ice shows and is also available for personal skating. This facility was first shown in the Voyager class and Independence of the Seas was the eighth ship to display the ice rink. The ship also features a variety of dining outlets, Wi-Fi and cell phone connectivity throughout, and flat-screen televisions in all staterooms. Independence of the Seas is also the first Royal Caribbean ship featuring warm and warm pools, although the pool is only heated when sailing from the UK. At the Sports Deck, there are rock climbing walls, basketball/hockey courts, mini golf courses, and FlowRider for surfing. It also has 3 seating areas around the FlowRider to allow people to watch.

The vessel will undergo a large dry dock in April 2018: additional cabins will be added, as well as the first marine trampoline parks, laser tags, water slides and Puzzle Break Escape Room. The first voyage after the dry pier will be a 2 night voyage on May 15, 2018.

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Incident

On May 22, 2014, the ship was seized by the port authority in Alesund, Norway for not paying any fees. The captain told Royal Caribbean, who transferred NOK600,000 to cover port charges in less than an hour. The ship was then allowed to depart.

Around December 11, 2017, 332 of 5,547 passengers on board the Sea of ​​Independence became ill with digestive diseases (believed to be associated with norovirus) after the ship left Fort Lauderdale, Florida for five years. night cruise of the Caribbean. Royal Caribbean began deep ship clearance after returning.

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas UK site
• Cruise Critic Review

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