Liberty of the Seas

Liberty of the Seas anchored in Grand Cayman on December 22, 2016.
History
Bahamas
Name	Liberty of the Seas
Owner	Royal Caribbean Group
Operator	Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry	Nassau,  Bahamas
Route	Caribbean Homeport: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Builder	Aker Yards Turku Shipyard, Finland
Cost	US$800 million
Christened	May 18, 2007 by Donnalea Madeley[1]
Maiden voyage	May 19, 2007[1]
In service	2007–present
Identification	Call sign: C6VQ8 IMO number: 9330032 MMSI number: 309436000 DNV ID: 26180
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Freedom-class cruise ship
Tonnage	155,889 GT[2]
Length	338.92 m (1,111.94 ft)[2]
Beam	38.618 m (126.70 ft) (waterline)[2] 39.034 m (128.06 ft) (max)[2]
Draught	9.026 m (29.61 ft)[2]
Decks	18 total decks, 15 passenger decks
Installed power	6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW))[2] 2 × Cat 3516B (2 × 2,500 kW)[2]
Propulsion	Diesel-electric 2 × ABB Azipod V21[2] 1 × ABB Fixipod[2] 4 × Ulstein tunnel thrusters[2]
Speed	21.6 knots (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph)
Capacity	3,798 (double occupancy)[3] 4,960 (maximum occupancy)[3]
Crew	1,300 (average)
Notes	[1][2]

Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International Freedom-class cruise ship 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.^[4] 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, Freedom of the Seas, was also built. Initially built at 154,407 gross tonnage (GT), she joined her sister ship, Freedom of the Seas, as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels than ever built. She is 1,111.9 ft (338.91 m) long, 184 ft (56.08 m) wide, and cruises at 21.6 knots (40 km/h).

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