MS Legend of the Seas
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| Career | |
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| Name: | Legend of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. [1] |
| Operator: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry: | 1995–2002:Monrovia  Liberia2002–present Nassau  Bahamas |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique; Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Yard number: | A31 [2] |
| Launched: | September 4, 1994 |
| In service: | 1995-present [3] |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2012 |
| Notes: | CDC sanitation score: 98% (2007-04-14)[4] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Vision-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 70,000 gross tons |
| Length: | 867 ft |
| Beam: | 105 ft |
| Decks: | 11 |
| Speed: | 27-knot (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,076 passengers |
| Crew: | 720 crew |
| Notes: | On-board electric current:110/220AC |
MS Legend of the Seas was the first of the Vision Class cruise ships owned by the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. With a gross tonnage of 69,130 GT, the ship can carry 2,074 passengers. Its maiden voyage was May 16, 1995. Its facilities include a golf course, a theater and cinema, a solarium, two pools, a spa, a fitness center, a 2 story dining room called the Romeo & Juliet, the Windjammer Cafe, 4 themed bars, a dance center, a shopping center, a teen disco, a piano bar, an observation center, a rock-climbing wall and the Viking Crown Lounge.
Legend is the most-traveled ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet, having been based in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, Alaska, Central America, Caribbean, the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Middle East during her 14 year career at sea.[citation needed] Starting in the winter of 2009 she is to be based in Asia on a year-round basis.[citation needed]
Its sister ship is the Splendour of the Seas. [5]
After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, almost all of its North Asia routes were canceled. Those who booked beforehand were refunded.
[edit] References
- ^ DNV Exchange Vessel Info
- ^ Fakta om fartyg(Swedish)
- ^ Fakta om fartyg(Swedish)
- ^ "Cruise Ships Inspection Score for MS Legend of the Seas". Vessel Sanitation Program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2007-04-14. http://wwwn.cdc.gov/InspectionQueryTool/Forms/InspectionScoresAll.aspx?Vessel=7005.
- ^ Fakta om fartyg(Swedish)
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