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Mon 17 Apr, 2006 10:02 am
Quote: Monday, 17 April 2006
Giant cruise ship thrills Hamburg
The world's biggest cruise ship, the "Freedom of the Seas", has drawn a crowd of thousands in Hamburg ahead of its maiden transatlantic voyage.
The Finnish-built vessel - flagship of Royal Caribbean International - will have a thorough check and final polish at Germany's Blohm and Voss shipyard.
It boasts the world's first on-board surfing pool, called "Flow Rider", a skating rink and a rock-climbing wall.
It will take up to 4,375 passengers at a time on Caribbean cruises.
The 160,000-ton ship is 339 metres (1,112 ft) long, 56m (184 ft) wide and has a cruising speed of 21.6 knots.
The crew had to carry out a tricky manoeuvre in Hamburg, as the ship's berth was only three metres wider and 12m longer than the ship.
The ocean liner Queen Mary II is six metres longer but 15m narrower than the Freedom of the Seas, which will be based in Miami, Florida.
The Freedom of the Seas will leave Hamburg on 25 April for a stopover in Oslo before crossing the Atlantic and starting Caribbean cruises in June.
Its features also include a water park with colourful sculptures and numerous restaurants, bars and salons.
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Looks a little top heavy there. Hope it does well in a storm. Wouldn't want to see this made into another Poseiden adventure.
Nice pictures.
Thanks, Walter! My nephew lives in Hamburg and was going to see the ship.
We saw one of the sister ships in Florida - the Mariner of the Seas. These things are big!!!
The ship's interesting, but best of all - those hints of Hamburger Hafen in those pix. I'm tempted to go back to Hamburg just to spend more time in a working harbour.
We will be visiting my nephew in May. I have never been to Hamburg and am really looking forward to it!
Just slightly differen´t :wink:
Mariner of the Seas:
Size: 138,000 tons Passengers: 3,114
Freedom of the Seas:
Size: 158,000 tons Passengers: 4,370
Well, Hamburg is GREAT!
Oh yeah, Hamburg is great ?
I hear some a them hamburgers always got a beef with somebody . . .
hamburgers are even greater!
I would gladly pay you Tuesday . . .
The hamburgers are on their way from the Canary Islands to Cadiz on a somewhat smaller cruiseship.
I wonder what they'd think of that giant critter.
Photos copied/pasted from today's Hamburg regional newspaper "Hamburger Morgenpost":
Coolio!
Thanks for posting these Walter.
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