the Independence of the Seas is a Freedom class cruise ship operated by the Royal Caribbean cruise line that entered service in April 2008. The 15-deck ship can accommodate 4370 passengers served by 1360 crew. She was built in the Aker Finnyards drydock in Turku, Finland, builder of Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, her sister ships of the Freedom Class. At 154407 gross tons,[4] she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels ever built (at the time of construction). She is 1112 feet (339m) long, and typically cruises at 21.6 knots (40 km/h). The vessel operates from Southampton, England,.[2] during the summer season, on European itineraries, and transfers to the Caribbean in the winter months. Independence of the Seas is the third of the Freedom Class vessels. In 2009, the first in a new Oasis Class of ships is planned to displace the Freedom class as the world’s largest passenger ships. Independence of the Seas, as of current, is the world’s largest passenger cruise ship along with her sister ships Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, but she will be displaced by MS Oasis of the Seas, which is scheduled to make her maiden voyage in late 2009.
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Southern Caribbean Cruise Preview, like I said already.
Stray Kat car show set for May 7
The annual Stray Kat 500 Car Show will begin at 5 p.m. May 7 and last until noon May 9 in downtown Dewey. The first 100 entries will receive a T-shirt exclusive to those entrants and not available for sale.
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2 runners … 2 records
The sun is high, boiling the fake grass and rubber ring below. A few gangly high school students stand, waiting on the rubber ring for the shot from the gun with a lifeless chamber.
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Spectacular Weather a Hopeful Omen as MMA Training Ship Sets Sail
CASTINE — For mariners who believe in omens, and who among them don’t, the sparkling weather had to auger well for a successful trip when Maine Maritime Academy’s training ship State of Maine set sail Tuesday morning on its annual training cruise.
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Outrageous and proud: Why Peter Tatchell will never stop fighting
My father has just died,” says Peter Tatchell, Britain’s most totemic, polemic gay rights campaigner, on the phone from his house in south London. His voice is flat and brittle with shock.
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2010 summer movie preview
Polling our Popcorn Panel of local movie reviewers about the summer flicks they’re most anticipating is something like predicting the box-office hits of the season. The same handful of films — ” Iron Man 2,” ” Toy Story 3,” “Robin Hood” — kept coming up.
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This virtual cruise video provides an aerial “birds-eye” view of the ship calling into all the ports along the way – a world’s first and a must for anyone planning a cruise! www.CleanCruising.com.au has mapped all the world’s cruise routes into Google Earth, then created 3D models of the cruise ships, so now you can try before you buy! Check out a HD video from our rollout of over 200 ships, 1200 ports and 6000+ individual cruises! Enjoy a preview on a big screen and download favourite …