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Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas


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Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas

 
Description: Cruises sail out of Southampton harbour.

Newest Review: ... channels, plus many of Royal Caribbean's own productions. One of the channels on the TV constantly showed the view from the front of the ship, whilst another featured the current navigational statistics like wind speed, distance traveled from the UK, and a chart showing where we were in the world. This made me appreciate how small we are in the grand scheme of things, when the largest ship ... more

 ... ever built is depicted as a tiny dot in the middle of the ocean. The TV doubles up as a interactive tool, allowing you to view things like your expenses account and general info about the cruise. The interactive service also offers a selection of the late...more

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JJJJ
Crowned Review Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas: The 'Sail' of the Century. (2229 words)
by - written on 20/06/09 (Very useful, 407 readings)
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Recently I had the pleasure of spending a couple of weeks on Royal Caribbean's 'MS Independence of the Seas' - a fifteen-thousand tonne cruise ship, upon which I traveled over 7,000 miles. A town at sea - - - - - - - - - Having not been on a cruise before, I really didn't know what to expect, and was in for a shock when I saw the ship for the first time. The Independence is currently the largest passenger vessel ever built, measuring a massive 1,111.9ft. To put that immense scale into perspective, it's twice the length of the huge Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, and incredibly tall. Walking up to the ship is like walking up to a skyscraper - and ...  Read the complete review

Absy_Baby
Premium Review Butlins on a boat or cruising paradise (1083 words)
by - written on 29/05/09 (Very useful, 185 readings)
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Currently the largest cruise ship in the world, the Independence of the Seas is the newest Royal Caribbean International ship, the third entering the new freedom class of ship, it was built in Finland and registered in the Bahamas. It has an astounding capacity of 3634 people and 1360 staff/crew. It entered service in February 2008 and the whole of 2009 it is operating out of Southampton, England. I hope most of you enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend, I did, I went on my first ever cruise, it was a 4 nights mini cruise to Ireland, on the MASSIVE Independence of the Seas. The Independence has 15 decks (these are just the ones you're allowed ...  Read the complete review

 
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