Cruise Ships – Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean International is is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. a cruise line brand founded in Norway and based in Miami, Florida, United States. As of October 2015, the line operated 23 ships, had three additional ships on order, and controlled 17 percent of the cruise market worldwide.
All ships under the Royal Caribbean International brand have names ending with “of the Seas” a practice which began in 1991.
Sister brands owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are
Celebrity Cruises
Azamara Cruises
Pullmantur Cruises
CDF Croisières de France
Navigator of the Seas at Stokes Bay on a very misty day: 25 July 2016
Navigator of the Seas
| Guest Capacity: 3,990 |
| Tonnage: 138,279 |
| Inaugural Cruise: December 14, 2002 |
| Number of Staff and Crew: 1,213 |
| Length: 1,020 feet |
| Cruising Speed: 22 Knots |
| Number of Decks: 15 |
| Guest Cabins: 1,843 |
| Builder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland |
| Registered: Bahamas, Nassau |
Independence of the Seas at Stokes Bay 17 July 2016
Independence of the Seas
| Guest Capacity: 4,375 |
| Tonnage: 154,407 |
| Inaugural Cruise: May 2, 2008 |
| Number of Crew: 1,360 |
| Length: 1,112 feet |
| Cruising Speed: 21.6 Knots |
| Number of Decks: 15 |
| Guest Cabins: 1,817 |
| Builder: Aker Yards, Turku Finland |
| Registered: Bahamas |
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More photographs of Cruise Ships at Stokes Bay in our Ships Gallery
