Royal Caribbean Cruises, which has 29 ships sailing and four ships on order, receives in April the first of three ships in the Freedom class, the Freedom of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Freedom of the Seas is the world’s largest cruise ship.

This is currently being built at Aker Yards in Finland and will be the largest cruise ship in the world.

The Freedom of the Seas is 339m long, the deadweight is 158,000 tonnes, and the ship will carry 3,600 passengers.

Date: 2006-03-13