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Serenade of the Seas In St. Lucia


Serenade of the Seas In St. Lucia
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Copyright: Tim Bentz (Tim) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 18 N: 237] (1085)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-12-07
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: FujiFilm S5000
Exposure: f/7.0, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-12-21 18:37
Viewed: 2711
Points: 7
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Royal Caribbean's "Serenade of the Seas" is the ship pictured to the left. It was our home away from home for a week in the Southern Caribbean.

Some interesting stats regarding the Serenade of the Sea:
Builder: Meyer-Werft of Papenburg, Germany
Maximum persons aboard crew and guests: 3,360
Completed Construction June 2003

Overall Length 961 ft. 08 in. (293.25 meters)
Total Breadth 131 ft. 02 in. (40.0 meters)
Tonnage (gross) 90,090

Engines: 2 x General Electric Gas Turbines, LM2500+ @25 MW / 33,520 hp each

Steam Turbines: Utilizes steam from Gas Turbines producing, 7 MW / 9,300 hp electricity

Propellers: 2 x 5,4 m (18 feet) diameter with 5 blades each

Anchors: 2 x 12 tons each; 14 shackles port / 13 shackles starboard

Fresh Water Generators: 2 x 640 ton/day, evaporators, Alfa Laval, 1 x 350 ton/day, reverse osmosis, Desal

Emergency Generator: 1 x 100 kw, Mitsubishi

Tank Capacity:
Gas oil: 3,000 Metric Tons - 932,000 Gallons
Potable water: 2,876 Mt Tons -760,000 Gals
Ballast Sea water: 4,145 Mt Tons- 1,069,700 Gals
Gray water holding: 2,200 Mt Tons - 567,000 Gals
Black Water holding: 1,300 Mt Tons - 335,000 Gals

Consumption
Gas oil at sea speed 22 knots:
215 Mt Tons - 66,000 Gals
Gas oil in port: 60 Mt Tons -15,500 Gals
Fresh Water: 750 Mt Tons - 198,000 Gals

Lifesaving:
Lifesaving appliances: 360 persons
Lifeboats: 14 semi-enclosed of 150 persons each, Harding
Tender lifeboats: 4 totally-enclosed of 150 persons each, Harding
Rescue boats: 2 for 6 persons each, Harding
Marine Evacuation System: 2 for 430 persons each, RDF

Food Consumption on a typical One-Week Cruise:
18,450 fresh eggs
12,500 pounds of fresh vegetables
3,500 gallons of milk
185 pounds of fresh herbs
556 pounds of coffee
549 pounds of lobster
3,650 pounds of sugar
12,500 cans of beer
4,750 pounds of rice
11,580 pounds of fresh fruits
5,350 pounds of beef
5,000 pounds of potatoes
785 gallons of ice-cream
31,345 pounds of chicken
18,000 bottles of liquor
6,120 cans of soda

There is all you wanted to know (and more). ;o)
Royal Caribbean's newest ship "Freedom of the Seas" should be completed in the Spring of 2006. They claim it to be the largest ship in the world with a total capacity of 4,370 persons. Just so they don't claim it to be "unsinkable." Here is a portion of a press release regarding Freedom of the Seas: Freedom of the Seas will be the world's largest cruise ship when she enters service in April 2006 at 158,000 gross registered tons. The 3,600-guest ship (double occupancy) will sail year-round, seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami. Bookings are scheduled to open in spring 2005.

Fast Facts for Freedom of the Seas

158,000 GRT

1,112 feet long

184 feet wide

15 passenger decks

3,600 guests double occupancy

4,370 guests total occupancy

1,800 guest staterooms

1,360 crew


God's best to all and happy sailing,

Tim :o)
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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3113 W: 211 N: 6554] (25920)
  • [2005-12-21 19:23]

Excellent shot Tim. I think I could live on that for a week or two:) They are both attractive ships, but your bigger one looks monstrous alongside the smaller one. The food consumption is eye-boggling too.
It would have been a holiday to remember on a trip like this, so I am very happy for you and Mrs Tim.
Blessings to you both
Janice

Beautiful picture and Serenade is a well known view for me. I went to Alaska one week in august with S. Legend of the Seas is smaller (70.000 tons) but also a ship I love. I crossed the Pacific Ocean and the Panama Canal with Legend. They have even larger ships than these ones. I think the largest one is 140.000 tons. My favourite size is a ship for 700 passengers, but that means more expensive tickets. A problem with cruising is all that food - you have to eat all the time, because food is irresistible!

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  • bebu Gold Star Critiquer [C: 272 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-12-21 21:47]

Good shot & excellent notes

Regards,
Bebu

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  • plank Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 51 W: 3 N: 45] (1743)
  • [2005-12-24 14:34]

Beautiful photo!
Merry Christmas!
Tibor

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