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Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, was launched in April, and is classed by DNV. Royal Caribbean has also ordered Genesis which will be 43% larger in size and also built to DNV class.

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The world’s largest cruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, visiting Oslo, Norway, where Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines was founded more than 35 years ago.

“The Freedom series are breaking new barriers,” says Karl Morten Wiklund, business director of DNV’s passenger ships. “It’s not only the attractions on board that are spectacular; all the safety aspects are based on the latest knowledge and the best available technology.”

The Freedom of the Seas is 339 metres long, 158,000 grt, and will carry 3,600 passengers. This ship is the first of three ships in the new Freedom series. All three vessels are to be classed by DNV.

“The Freedom of the Seas is a novel design concept beyond traditional industry practice, a hallmark of DNV classed cruise vessels,” adds Paal Johansen, DNV Maritime’s district manager, Gulf and Caribbean.

DNV has for years been at the forefront in assisting shipowners and yards in developing new cruise ships and new requirements for the benefit of their passengers.

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DNV has also received a classification request for an even larger cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Genesis.
Several sections in DNV have been involved in pre-contract work on the Genesis project for some time. Due to its huge size and innovative solutions, the project will give a lot of new challenges also for DNV.

Date: 2006-06-08

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Genesis – even larger than Freedom of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Cruises, which has 29 ships sailing and four on order, has once more ordered the world’s largest cruise ship. This has been given the working name of Genesis. It will be built by Aker Yards in Turku, Finland and is planned to be delivered in 2009. The price will be more than USD 1 billion.

The Genesis will be 43 per cent larger than its predecessor, the Freedom of the Seas, which was built at Aker Yards in Finland and delivered in April. Until the Genesis is delivered in 2009, the Freedom of the Seas will be the world’s largest cruise ship, carrying 3,600 passengers. While the Genesis will be 360m long, 47m across and 65 m above waterline, and 222,000 deadweight tons, the Freedom of the Seas is 339m long and 158,000 deadweight tons. The Genesis will be able to carry 5,400 passengers, but so-called family cabins with hinged beds will allow it to increase this figure to 6,000.

“An enormous ship and an enormous contract. The contract value is the largest ever agreed on for a ship,” confirms Aker Yards director Tore Langballe to Aftenposten (a Norwegian daily newspaper).

The contract provides an option to build another ship of the same type. The Genesis ship alone represents 5,800 man-years for Aker Yards in Turku. With yet another ship on order, capacity is ensured until 2010– 2012.
Aker Yards and Royal Caribbean have worked together for 35 years and Aker has in total built 18 newbuildings for Royal Caribbean, including the new ship and three vessels being built to the Freedom class.

The Genesis will be built to DNV class.