Serenade of the Seas
 Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas in Long Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, January 6, 2008
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| Name | Serenade of the Seas |
| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Ordered | 7 December 1999 |
| Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg  Germany |
| Yard number | 657[1] |
| Laid down | 26 September 2001[1] |
| Launched | 1 December 2002 |
| Sponsored by | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Completed | July 2003 |
| Acquired | 30 July 2003[1] |
| Maiden voyage | 1 August 2003 |
| In service | 2003-present |
| Identification |
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| Status | Service suspended |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Radiance-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 90,090 GT 11,936 DWT |
| Length | 293.2 m (962 ft) |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 39.8 m (131 ft) (max) 32.2 m (106 ft) (waterline) |
| Draft | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| 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.
History
The ship was built at Meyer Werft yard in Papenburg, Germany and is registered in Nassau, Bahamas. Her godmother is Whoopi Goldberg. She completed her maiden voyage on 25 August 2003. Other ships in the Radiance class include Jewel of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas.
Layout
Serenade of the Seas is a gas-turbine vessel. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and lower emissions than diesel cruise ships, but its drawback is its higher fuel consumption as well as the demand for higher quality fuel. She is 294 metres (965 ft) long, 32.3 metres (106 ft) wide, has a 8.5 metres (28 ft) draft, and has a cruising speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). There are 12 passenger decks, serviced by 9 passenger elevators (6 of which are glass and either look over the Centrum atrium or outside the ship through a glass wall). The ship holds 2,490 guests and 891 crew. It is powered by two smokeless gas turbines, each able to produce up to 25.25 MW (33,860 hp) of power. There are a total of 1,055 passenger cabins.
Homeports
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Serenade of the Seas sails the Caribbean, departing from her home port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during the winter months. During the summer months, Serenade of the Seas sails the Baltic Sea leaving from the home ports of Copenhagen, Denmark, or Stockholm, Sweden. Starting in August 2016, Serenade of the Seas started sailing out of Boston, Massachusetts until the beginning of October when the ship relocates back to Florida. Starting in May 2020, Serenade of the seas Started sailing out of Seward, Alaska and Vancouver, BC until the beginning of September when the ship relocated to Sydney, Australia
See also
References
External links
- Official Serenade of the Seas page on RoyalCaribbean.com
- "Serenade of the Seas (9228344)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2009-08-09.