Topic: Independence of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean cruise ship now in ocean. (Read 26938 times)

TJK · « **on:** April 23, 2008, 13:41:48 »

Independence of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean cruise ship biggest in the world now in ocean visit Oslo Norway Tuesday and wenth to Southampton to day,and shall testes now be for delivering in may 2oo8 the biggest cruesliner in the world

I see her come in to harbor in Oslo on TV and all was small beside Independence of the Seas, allmost the hold town dispered behain the ship

A fantastick Ship

http://www.cruiseweb.com/RCI-INDEPENDENCE-PHOTO-GALLERY.HTM

Independence of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, which entered service in April 2008. The 18-deck ship is accommodating 4,370 passengers served by 1,360 crew. She was built in the Aker Finnyards drydock in Turku, Finland, builder of her sister ships Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas. On Tuesday, December 21, 2006, the official name of the ship was released by Royal Caribbean. At 160,000 gross tons, she will join Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels ever built. She will be 1,112 feet (339m) long, and will cruise at 21.6 knots (40 km/h). It was announced in February 2007 that the ship will be based in Southampton, England
Independence of the Seas is the third of the Freedom Class vessels. In 2009, the first in a new Genesis class of ships is slated to displace the Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ships.

Building of Independence of the Seas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1hHN_Kwdo4

Independence Of The Seas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtkJTcm-738

Independence of the Seas leaving Turku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA5xW-3AxMs

World's Largest Cruise Ship 2008 - Independence of the Seas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3_21Nacsw

Independence of the Seas Oslo Norway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQA7ICZ_ZU

trains · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2008, 13:56:02 »

awsome. finally. something beats the QM2 in size

J3nsen · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2008, 14:08:33 »

I saw it when she was in Oslo

It was huge enough....

TJK · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2008, 14:31:29 »

Quote from: J3nsen on April 23, 2008, 14:08:33

I saw it when she was in Oslo It was huge enough....

Lucky you, but she was nice on TV to, money money and Trake a cruise with that lady

and you gon't take som pics of her?

J3nsen · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2008, 15:14:09 »

Naah, my phone had no more battry... $:-\$

TJK · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2008, 15:50:43 »

Quote from: J3nsen on April 23, 2008, 15:14:09

Naah, my phone had no more battry... $:-\$

typisk det da

nÃ¥r en trenger det mest
Sorry,ADM:MODS.Sorry

i say typical that, when we need it it,s not working

Shipaddict · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2008, 16:25:50 »

In my opinion, it is to big.

I heard that it hold 5000 or so people, and it might be big for a ship, but I wouldn't like to be with that many people in that space.

I personally think QM2 is big enough.

That is my opinion though...
SA

TJK · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2008, 17:21:53 »

Quote from: Shipaddict on April 23, 2008, 16:25:50

In my opinion, it is to big.

I heard that it hold 5000 or so people, and it might be big for a ship, but I wouldn't like to be with that many people in that space.

I personally think QM2 is big enough.

That is my opinion though...
SA

Independence of the Seas
Built: Aker Finnyards (Turku, Finland)
Christened: December 21, 2006
Maiden Voyage: May 2008
Status: In Service
General characteristics
Tonnage: 160,000 GT (gross tonnage)
Draft: 28 feet (8.5 meters)
Length: 1,112 feet (364.8 meters)
Beam: 184 ft (60.0 meters)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric (kW)/4 pods
Speed: 21.6 knots (40 km/h)
Complement: 4,370 passengers; 1,360 crew
Decks: 15 (passenger)
3 (crew)
Cost: $590 million
Registry Bahamas

Staterooms
All rooms on the Independence of the Seas feature a private bathroom, multiple configuration beds, closets, a flat-screen television, 250 count bedsheets, and a telephone for shipboard use.
Interior
Interior Stateroom
152 square foot room features two twin beds convertible to queen size and private bathroom.
Family Interior Stateroom
323 square foot room features Two twin beds convertible to queen size and private bathroom sleeps up to six people.

Promenade
Standard Promenade Stateroom
167 square foot room features a view of the Royal Promenade with bowed windows, two twin beds convertible to queen size and private bathroom.
Promenade Family Stateroom
300 square foot room features Two twin beds convertible to queen size and private bathroom sleeps up to six people.

Oceanview
Family Oceanview Stateroom
Oceanview Stateroom
Large Oceanview Stateroom

Balcony
Superior Oceanview
189 square foot room includes two twin beds that are convertible to queen size, sitting area, private balcony measuring 68 square feet, and private bathroom.
Deluxe Oceanview
177 square foot room includes two twin beds that are convertible to queen size, sitting area, private balcony measuring 74 square feet, and private bathroom.
Suite
Royal Suite
Presidential Family Suite
Is a room that can hold up to 14 family members
Owner's Suite
Royal Family Suite
Grand Suite
Junior Suite
Amenities
Independence of the Seas is expected to feature, like her sister ships, an interactive water park (including the FlowRider onboard wave generator for surfing), a dedicated sports pool (for volleyball and basketball), and whirlpools which extend from the ship's sides. She will also feature a coffee shop and bookstore, Sorrento's Pizzeria, and a Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop. Other amenities will be a rock climbing wall, ice skating rink, Wi-Fi capabilities throughout the ship, flat screen televisions in all staterooms, and cell phone connectivity. Independence of the Seas is also the first Royal Caribbean ship to feature heated, freshwater pools.

Destinations
From May 2008 Independence of the Seas will homeport from Southampton, United Kingdom. After doing some preview sailings from Oslo, Norway, Southampton, UK and Hamburg, Germany, her itineraries will alternate between Mediterranean treasures and Italian Mediterranean itineraries, both 14 nights in length. She will also do three 4-night sailings to Cork, Ireland. In the Autumn she will do three 11-night sailings to the Canary Islands. During the winter months Independence of the Seas will homeport from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Admiral-of-the-fleet · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2008, 21:12:53 »

In southampten on friday i belive..... ridiculous if you ask me, really wouldnt fancy goin on anything with that amount of people, QM2 is pushing the envelope. And yet for the difference in capacity passanger load between the two there doesn't seem to be as much extra space as i expected. Like the idea of a boxing ring on a ship mind you

jackielegs · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2008, 01:20:22 »

in 2009 there is going to be a bigger ship genesis this is inderpendence of the seas sister it has an outdoor plaza heres a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEiHWahZSz0

RMS Gigantic · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2008, 02:30:20 »

I prefer the Genesis project.

TJK · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2008, 10:35:32 »

Look at this fantastic Independence of the Seas flash movie.
http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/independence_launch/index.php

Captain Best · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2008, 11:36:18 »

Quote from: TJK on April 24, 2008, 10:35:32

Look at this fantastic Independence of the Seas flash movie.
http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/independence_launch/index.php

nice video

good this ship is gonna visit Oslo

TJK · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2008, 15:43:11 »

Quote from: captain best on April 24, 2008, 11:36:18

nice video good this ship is gonna visit Oslo

hawe bean you mean

Captin.Rodrigues · « **Reply #14 on:** April 26, 2008, 23:13:44 »

Shes not bigger than Qm2

webhead1015 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2008, 04:32:38 »

gross tonnage is larger, captin.Rodrigues. The QM2 wins the length, but the IotS is larger by gross tonnage by about 3,000.

TJK · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2008, 09:13:01 »

Quote from: Captin.Rodrigues on April 26, 2008, 23:13:44

Shes not bigger than Qm2

Queen Mary is not a cruise ship shes an ocean liner right now Inderpendence of the seas is the biggest cruise ship in the world.
TJK

trains · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2008, 03:45:01 »

Quote from: TJK on April 27, 2008, 09:13:01

Queen Mary is not a cruise ship shes an ocean liner right now Inderpendence of the seas is the biggest cruise ship in the world.
TJK

whats the diffrence? both carry passengers. and they have scarey horns. they blare when you least expect. then you jump

beechjetkid17 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2008, 04:49:20 »

Ocean Liners have one job only...to carry people between two ports and then do it over and over again. Cruise ships carry people between many different ports and switch ports depending on seasons.

Regards,

Dan

Captin.Rodrigues · « **Reply #19 on:** April 29, 2008, 02:28:39 »

Name: RMS Queen Mary 2
Owner: Cunard Line
Operator: Cunard Line
Port of Registry: Southampton, United Kingdom
Ordered: 6 November 2000
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Cost: UK Â£460 million
(â‚¬700 million)
(US $900 million)
Laid down: 4 July 2002
Launched: 21 March 2003
Christened: 8 January 2004
by Queen Elizabeth II
Maiden voyage: 12 January 2004
Identification: IMO number 9241061, Callsign GBQM
Status: in service
General characteristics
Tonnage: 148,528 GT[2]
Displacement: 76,000 tonnes (approx)
Length: 345 m (1,132 ft)
Beam: 41 m (135 ft) waterline,
45 m (147.6 ft) extreme (bridge wings)
Height: 72 m (236.2 ft) keel to funnel
Draft: 10 m (32.8 ft)
Decks: 13 passenger decks[3]
Installed power: 117 MW (157,000 horsepower) CODAG
Propulsion: four 21.5 MW electric propulsor pods:
2 fixed and 2 azimuthing
Speed: 29.62 knots (54.86 km/h/34.09 mph)[4]
Capacity: 2,620 passengers
Crew: 1,253 officers and crew
**********************************
shes not bigger than qm2

Captin.Rodrigues · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2008, 02:37:03 »

Quote from: trains on April 28, 2008, 03:45:01

whats the diffrence? both carry passengers. and they have scarey horns. they blare when you least expect. then you jump

not any more qm2 tommarow officaly becomes a cruiseliner (Oceanliner and Cruise mixed)
shes going to be a cruiseliner for a carribean cruise all of 2009 and did you know cunard and Royal Carribean International are partnering up they signed a contract last week

J3nsen · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2008, 11:23:34 »

Quote from: Captin.Rodrigues on April 29, 2008, 02:28:39

shes not bigger than qm2

RMS Queen Mary 2 Independence of the Seas

Length: 345 m (1,132 ft) Length: 1,112 feet (339 meters)
Decks: 13 passenger decks Decks: 15 (passenger)
Speed: 29.62 knots Speed: 21.6 knots
Beam: 41 m (135 ft) waterline Beam: 184 ft (60.0 meters)
Capacity: 2,620 passengers Capacity: 4,370 passengers
Crew: 1,253 officers and crew Crew: 1,360 crew

Im sorry, but i can't really don't see how QM2 can be bigger since IOTS have not more length than WM2, BUT! more, decks and beam...... IOTS is higer.....

QM2 is faster

But IOTS is biggest, every news paper tells it, and i dont think they got wrong!

TJK · « **Reply #22 on:** April 29, 2008, 11:48:03 »

Independence of the Seas is the biggest cruise ship in the world
sorry to say it RMS Queen Mary 2 is smaller

(http://planetsmilies.net)

TJK

(http://planetsmilies.net)

RMS Gigantic · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2008, 14:56:32 »

Should they put this ship in Ship Sim? Or put Genesis in?

Captain Best · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2008, 15:04:24 »

Quote from: RMS Gigantic on April 29, 2008, 14:56:32

Should they put this ship in Ship Sim? Or put Genesis in?

Well. its gonna take long long time to finish this ship. i dont think Vstep like to have big cruise in the game

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