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| Name | Independence of the Seas |
| Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
| Operator |  Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Builder | Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland |
| Cost | ~US$828 million [1] |
| Launched | 14 September 2007 |
| Christened | April 30, 2008 [2] |
| Maiden voyage | May 2, 2008 [3] |
| In service | 2008–present |
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| Status | In service |
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| Class and type | Freedom-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 155,889 GT |
| Length | 338.95 m (1,112.0 ft) |
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| Draught | 8.8 m (29 ft) |
| Decks | 15 (passenger); 4 (crew) |
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Independence of the Seas is a Freedom-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. The 15-deck ship was built in the Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland. At 154,407 GT,[4] she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels when built. She is 1,112 feet (339 m) long, and typically cruises at 21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph).
Independence of the Seas is the third of the Freedom-class vessels. In October 2009, Oasis of the Seas, the first ship in the Oasis class, displaced the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ship.
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- ^ "Independence of the Seas will arrive two weeks early". TravelMole. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Independence of the Seas (26747)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2008-04-17.