The Pier // Cruise Ships // Independence of the Seas
Independence of the Seas (together with sister ships Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas) is one of the largest ever purpose-built cruise ship, although superseded in 2009 by RCI’s first Genesis-class ship, Oasis of the Seas.It is an extension of the highly successful Voyager-class of ships, which Royal aribbean International introduced in 1999 with the now 10-year old Voyager of the Seas.Independence of the Seas in Southampton, UK on May 5, 2010. Photo: Dex Sularte
| Cruise Line: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Entered Service: | May 2008 |
| Original Cost: | $590 million |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Finland) |
| Former names: | none |
| Gross Tonnage | 154,407 tons |
| Length: | 339.0 m |
| Beam: | 56.0 m |
| Registry: | The Bahamas |
| Passengers: | 4,376 |
| Crew: | 1,397 |
| Navigation Officers: | European |
Extracted from the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010 http://www.berlitzpublishing.com/
