Cruise Line:                Royal Caribbean International

Builder:                        Aker Yards, Finland

Entered Service:         June 2006

Godmother:                Katherine Louise Calder

Cost:                            $800 million

Registry:                       The Bahamas

Gross tons:                 160,000

Length:                        1,112

Width:                          184 feet

Draft:                           28 feet

Propulsion:                 4 bow thrusters

Cruise Speed:             21.6 knots

CDC Vessel Sanitation Rating:  Not yet rated

Lifeboats:                     30 (150 capacity)

Life rafts:                      78 (35 capacity)

Passengers:                  3,634 (do); 4,375 full capacity

Crew                            1,360 International                            

Passenger Decks:         15

Guest Elevators:            14

Staterooms:                  1,817 (842 with balconies, 1,084 ocean view; 733 interior (172 with Promenade view)                      

Wheelchair Accessible:  32

Launderettes:              Yes; personal laundry service also available

Ship Currency:            US dollar

Cell Phone Service:     Yes (At sea, GSM phones only)

Internet Center:            Yes

Smoking:                     In designated areas in the public lounges and out on deck.

Medical Center:         Yes  

Gratuities:                     Tips can be added to a guests’ Seapass card, but it is not added   automatically. Suggested tips are:

$3.50 a day per guest for the dinning room waiter

$3.50 a day per guest for the stateroom attendant

$2.00 a day per guest for the assistant waiter

$.75 a day per guest for the head waiter              

Attire on Board:   Casual clothing for daytime. For casual evenings, open-neck shirts, slacks and sports outfits are appropriate (no shorts). For informal evenings, dresses or pantsuits for women; jackets for men. For formal evenings, tuxedo, dinner jacket or dark suit for men; evening dress or cocktail dress for women.

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