Serenade of the Seas

GTS Serenade of the Seas is a Radiance-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was completed in 2003.

Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas in Long Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, January 6, 2008
History
Bahamas
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:
Status: Service suspended
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Radiance-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 90,090 GT
11,936 DWT
Length: 293.2 m (962 ft)
Beam: 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

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
The cruise ship Serenade of the Seas arriving at the Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 2 January 2020.

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 was scheduled to sail out of Vancouver, BC until the beginning of September when the ship relocated to Sydney, Australia, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these sailings have been canceled.

See also

References
  1. "Serenade of the Seas (22826)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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