Radiance of the Seas

Radiance of the Seas in Juneau, Alaska, 2011
History
Bahamas
Name	Radiance of the Seas
Owner	Royal Caribbean Group
Operator	Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry	2001–2002: Monrovia,  Liberia 2002 onwards: Nassau,  Bahamas
Builder	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Cost	350 million
Yard number	655
Laid down	24 June 1998[1]
Launched	15 June 2000[1]
Christened	6 April 2001 by Margot L. Pritzker
Completed	9 March 2001[1]
Maiden voyage	7 April 2001
In service	2001–present
Identification	Call sign: C6SE7 DNV ID: 21562 IMO number: 9195195 MMSI number: 311319000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Radiance-class cruise ship
Tonnage	90,090 GT
Length	293.2 m (961 ft 11 in)[1]
Beam	32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)[1]
Draft	8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)[1]
Decks	13 (12 guest accessible)[2]
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity	2,501 passengers
Crew	859

GTS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is the lead ship of the Radiance class, which includes Jewel of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas. All of the Radiance-class ships have a gas turbine powertrain, which produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines.