Serenade of the Seas in Long Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 6 January 2008
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History | |
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Bahamas | |
Name | Serenade of the Seas |
Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Ordered | 7 December 1999 |
Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg |
Yard number | 657[1] |
Laid down | 26 September 2001[1] |
Launched | 1 December 2002 |
Completed | July 2003 |
Acquired | 30 July 2003[1] |
Maiden voyage | 1 August 2003 |
In service | 2003–present |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Radiance-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 293.2 m (961 ft 11 in) |
Beam |
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Draft | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
Decks | 12 |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Capacity | 2,490 passengers |
Crew | 891 |
GTS Serenade of the Seas is a Radiance-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was completed in 2003.