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Liberty of the Seas

Freedom-class cruise ship

Summary

Freedom-class cruise ship

Field	Value
display_title	ital
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Liberty of the Seas (ship, 2006) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on August 18, 2025.jpg
image_caption	Liberty of the Seas docked in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on August 18, 2025
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	Bahamas
flag
name	Liberty of the Seas
owner	Royal Caribbean Group
operator	[[File:House Flag of Royal Caribbean International.svg	border	20px]] Royal Caribbean International
registry	Nassau, Bahamas
route	* Caribbean
builder	Aker Yards Turku Shipyard, Finland
original_cost	US$800 million
launched	May 2007
completed	2007
christened	May 18, 2007 by Donnalea Madeley
maiden_voyage	May 19, 2007
in_service	2007–present
homeport	* Fort Lauderdale, Florida (until 2026)
identification	*Call sign: C6VQ8
status	In service
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
tonnage
length	338.92 m
beam	*38.618 m (waterline)
*{{convert	39.034	m	ft	2	abbr	on}} (max)
height	63.70 m (209 ft)
draught	9.026 m
decks	18 total decks, 15 passenger decks
power	*6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW))
*2 × Cat 3516B (2 × 2,500 kW)<ref name	DNV /
propulsion	*Diesel-electric
*2 × ABB Azipod V21<ref name	DNV /
*1 × ABB Fixipod<ref name	DNV /
*4 × Ulstein tunnel thrusters<ref name	DNV /
speed	21.6 kn
capacity	*3,798 (double occupancy)
*4,960 (maximum occupancy)<ref name	LibertyFacts /
crew	1,300 (average)
notes

Mediterranean
Galveston, Texas (From October 31, 2026)
Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
39.034 m (max)
2 × Cat 3516B (2 × 2,500 kW)
2 × ABB Azipod V21
1 × ABB Fixipod
4 × Ulstein tunnel thrusters
4,960 (maximum occupancy)

Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International 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, , was also built. Initially built at , she joined her sister ship, Freedom of the Seas, as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels then ever built. She is 1111.9 ft long, 184 ft wide, and cruises at 21.6 kn.

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 of ships measuring 220,000 gross tons displaced the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ships.

History

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.

On May 18, 2007, the ship was christened by Toronto-based travel agent Donnalea Madeley, who, along with her husband, is also the founder of the charity Hands Across the Nations.

''Liberty of the Seas'' docked in [[Labadee]], [[Haiti]] on April 21, 2008

''Liberty of the Seas'' is anchored off and departs [[George Town, Grand Cayman]] on June 18, 2008

In January 2011, Liberty of the Seas underwent renovations which included an outdoor video screen in the main pool area.

Later in 2011, Liberty of the Seas completed her first transatlantic repositioning cruise, moving from Miami, Florida to being home-ported in Barcelona, Spain. She stayed in Europe for the summer and part of fall, and then returned to Miami. Until 2015, Liberty of the Seas spent summers in Europe and winters in either Port of Miami or Port Everglades in Florida. In 2015, Liberty of the Seas repositioned to Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey from May to November, after which she repositioned to Galveston, Texas.

In February 2016, Liberty of the Seas again underwent renovations, adding additional cabins atop the front of the ship, introducing new restaurants, and making enhancements to the pool deck. After the enhancements, Liberty of the Seas was , making her larger than the other two Freedom-class ships, and the eleventh largest cruise ship in the world, beating by 16 GT.

''Liberty of the Seas'' docked in [[Belize City]] on October 27, 2016

Incidents

On April 2, 2020, it was reported that two crew members had tested positive for coronavirus. One was asymptomatic, and remained in quarantine on board the ship, while the other, who showed visible symptoms, disembarked and was sent to a hospital in Galveston. On April 15, 2020, after the ship was anchored on the coast of Texas, it returned and docked in Galveston.

On April 4, 2024, a 20-year old man went overboard the ship. After an extensive search effort by the US Coast Guard and the ship's crew, he was declared missing.

Facilities

Liberty of the Seas has extensive sports facilities including the FlowRider onboard wave generator for surfing, an interactive water play area for children, a full-sized volleyball / basketball court, an ice skating rink, and a large fitness center. There are also two whirlpools that are cantilevered and project out from the sides of the ship to provide unimpeded views of the sea below and a modular conference center for business meetings. Among other dining facilities there is a three level formal dining room.

A refurbishment in 2016 added a water slide complex, featuring two racing slides and a boomerang-style slide, and a children-only water play area, featuring smaller water slides.

Many of the ship's interiors were extensively decorated by muralist Clarissa Parish.

References

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(7 February 2016). "Royal Caribbean's Liberty Of The Seas Arrives to Galveston after Her Texas-Sized Makeover". Royal Caribbean International.
[http://crew-center.com/two-liberty-seas-crew-members-test-positive-covid-19 Two Liberty of the Seas crew member test positive to COVID-19] Crew Center 2 April 2020
[https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_57cb37d7-c610-5e8b-97f4-74aaa830e52a.html Liberty of the Seas returns to Galveston from quarantine] The Daily News (Galveston County), April 15, 2020
"'I believe he is alive': Cruise passenger who went overboard a week ago is a master diver, father says".
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