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| Name: | Serenade of the Seas |
| Operator: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry: | Bahamas |
| Builder: | Meyerwerft Yard in Papenburg, Germany |
| Yard number: | 657 |
| Laid down: | 18 February 2002[1] |
| Launched: | 20 June 2003[2] |
| Completed: | July 2003 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1 August 2003 |
| In service: | 2003-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9228344 |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2011 |
| Notes: | Godmother: Whoopi Goldberg |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Radiance-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 90,090 gross tons |
| Length: | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Beam: | 106 ft (32.3 m) |
| Draft: | 28 foot (8.5 m) |
| Decks: | 12 |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46.3 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 2,490 passengers |
| Crew: | 891 crew |
MS Serenade of the Seas is a Radiance class cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean International fleet. Completed in 2003, Serenade of the Seas sails the Southern Caribbean, departing weekly from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Serenade of the Seas is a Radiance class cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was built at Meyer Werft yard in Papenburg, Germany and is registered in Nassau, Bahamas. 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.
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. She is 294 m (965 feet) long, 32.3 m (106 feet) wide, has a 8.5 m (28 feet) draft, and has a cruising speed of 25 knots (46.3 km/h). 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 staterooms aboard, 829 of which are ocean view, 589 of those have balconies.
The ship has eight restaurants and eateries: Reflections, Illusions, and Mirage Dining Rooms; Windjammer Café (buffet style); Seaview Café (cook to order); Portofino Italian-style Restaurant; Chops Grille Steakhouse; and Latte'tudes coffee and snack bar. On the top decks are other services and amenities available to guests: the Day Spa and Fitness Center, Beauty Salon, Solarium (indoor, adults-only, pool area), half basketball court, rock-climbing wall, nine-hole miniature golf course, golf simulator, jogging track, three pools, and three whirlpools.
The ship hosts a 756 person theater (Tropical Theater), slots and table casino (Casino Royale), 15 bars (including one non-alcoholic bar in the teens-only Fuel Disco), the Safari Club, a library, two nightclubs (Fuel Nightclub for teenagers, Vortex for 18 and older), a cinema, and an arcade. For children there is a day camp, a small pool area with a water slide (Adventure Beach), and the Adventure Ocean Youth Area.
On board there is a conference center, and the ship hosts wireless internet connectivity at a charge of 65¢ per minute in most public spaces. Guests can also access the internet through the royal caribbean online Internet Center. The ship also contains many shops, a photo and art gallery, business center, and medical center.[3]
The Serenade of the Seas sails the Southern Caribbean, departing weekly from its new home port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Previously, it alternated between Alaska and Southern Caribbean itineraries. From 2012, Serenade will operate in Mediterranean from Barcelona during the summer period between May and November.
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