MS Sovereign of the Seas
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- For other ships of this name, see Sovereign of the Seas.
| Sovereign of the Seas | |
 MS Sovereign of the Seas at sea |
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| Career |  |
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| Flag | Norway |
| Port of Registry: | Oslo |
| Maiden Voyage: | January 16, 1988 |
| Status: | in service |
| General Characteristics[1] | |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l’Atlantique; St. Nazaire, France |
| Gross Tonnage: | 73,192 gross tons |
| Displacement: | 45,003 tonnes |
| Length: | 268.33 m (880 ft, 4 in) |
| Beam: | 32.21 m (105 ft, 8 in) waterline |
| Draft: | 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in) |
| Power: | 20,478 kW |
| Propulsion: | Two controllable pitch propellers rear; two thrusters each side forward |
| Speed: | 21.2 knots (24.4 m/h) |
| Complement: | 2,852 passengers |
MS Sovereign of the Seas is one of three large cruise ships of the Sovereign class operated by Royal Caribbean International. At the time of her maiden voyage on January 16, 1988, she was the largest cruise ship in the world at 73,192 gross tons. She was initially based at the Port of Miami. She is the flagship of RCI'sSovereign family of cruise ships, including the Monarch of the Seas and the Majesty of the Seas. Her godmother is Rosalyn Carter.
In 2006 Sovereign of the Seas sails three- and four-night cruises to the Bahamas out of Port Canaveral, Florida. These cruises visit Coco Cay, one of RCI's privately-owned islands, in the Berry Islands group. She was last refurbished in 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Ships, 1992
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| Preceded by SS Norway |
World's Largest Passenger Ship 1988–1990 |
Succeeded by SS Norway |
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