Recently I had an opportunity to tour the newly renovated Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas! If you follow me on social media (and if you don’t – why not??) you may have seen some of my pictures. The renovations were all well thought out and I think a nice improvement to the ship. One note about renovations – they are not a complete rebuild of the ship. Depending on what the renovations are on any given ship, it is still possible to see some “old” things on the ship. The Liberty gained a couple of new restaurants, new water park area, and had soft goods renovations. Soft goods are things like bedding, cushions, carpets, and draperies. I’ll be uploading pictures to a Facebook album soon, but for now, I thought it would be fun here to share some fun facts about the ship and give you an overview of the amenities.
The maiden voyage of the Liberty of the Seas was 9 years ago on May 19, 2007. In her 9 years. The Liberty of the Seas was built in Finland and took 18 months to build at a cost of $800 million dollars. The Liberty of the Seas sails with 1,420 crew members for 65 countries around the world. She has a maximum capacity (including the crew) of nearly 6,000,
Everyone knows food and beverage are a big part of cruising, or at least they are for me! The one thing we don’t ever think about is how much food and beverage is actually consumed on a typical 7 night cruise. Some of these numbers are staggering! Take a look at some of these weekly numbers – and yes, these are weekly!
- 125,000 meals prepared (including crew)
- 90,000 desserts (I indulge in a few myself!)
- 69,000 steaks
- 86,400 fresh eggs
- 64,000 lbs. of fresh fruit
- 18,000 lbs. of potatoes
- 18,000 slices of pizza (I definitely contribute here as well!)
- 8,000 gallons of ice cream
- Beer –
- 10,700 bottles
- 8,500 cans
- Soda – 11,500 cans
- Wine – 2,900 bottles
Here are a couple of interesting daily average numbers for you –
- 1,400 tons of fresh water consumed each day
- 713,000 gallons of fresh water generated each day (Liberty of the Seas produces her own fresh water)
- 65,000 pounds of ice cubes produced per day
Sometimes it is hard to comprehend how “big” some of these ship really are. Let’s take a look at Liberty of the Seas and compare her to something familiar to you.
- Standing upright on her bow, at over 1,100 feet, she would trump New York’s famed Chrysler building (1046 ft.) and the Paris Eiffel Tower.
- The Liberty of the Seas is 185 feet wide, that’s wider than the White House is long!
- The Liberty of the Seas has enough staterooms to host all (and that means ALL) NFL, MLB, and NBA players & coaches on a single sailing.
- The Royal Promenade is longer than a football field
- The Platinum Theater seats 1,350 guests. That’s approximately the same number of passengers on 3 747 airplanes.
- When measured from the water line to the top of the funnel, Liberty of the Seas towers at 208 ft. tall, which is the same height as 2 statues of Liberty placed head to toe.
The Liberty of the Seas has a total of 1,899 staterooms to accommodate guests. All staterooms on the Liberty of the Seas convert to queen size bed configuration, and have private bathroom, phone, flat screen TV, mini-bar (beverages are additional charge!), hairdryer, and air conditioning. Here is the break down of the cabins:
- 880 balconies
- 221 ocean view
- 190 Promenade View rooms
- 608 Interior rooms
- 544 rooms with capacity for 3rd and / or 4th guests
- 33 Wheelchair accessible staterooms
Some of the many amenities you can expect to find onboard the ship include:
- Fitness center and spa (love the spa!!)
- Beauty Salon
- Royal Promenade with shops, food, and bars
- Art & Focus Photo Gallery
- Pool Bar
- Sky Bar
- Adults only Solarium (one of my favorite places!)
- Splashaway Bay
- Tidal Waves
- Challengers Arcade
- Medical Facility (yep, been to one of these on a ship!)
- Sports Court with full size basketball
- Mini golf course
- Jogging track
- Rock Climbing Wall
- Flow Rider
- Ice Skating Rink
- Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop
- Sorrento’s Pizza (I can vouch for the quality)
- Cupcake Cupboard (I can also vouch for quality here)
There are too many more amenities to list, and of course there is plenty of entertainment to keep everyone busy!
I hope you enjoyed this little taste of Liberty of the Seas!
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, and please take a moment to remember why we have this weekend, and those we honor.
Happy Travels,