CRUISE LINES

World’s Largest and Most Innovative Ship Doubles As An Active Vacation Destination
16/05/2006
With her energetic FlowRider surf park, cantilevered whirlpools and colorful H20 Zone silhouetted against the backdrop of The Statue of Liberty, Freedom of the Seas, the most anticipated cruise ship to take to the seas in years, made her spectacular U.S. premiere today.
With all of her never-before-seen features, Freedom lives up to the standard Royal Caribbean created with years of envelope-pushing amenities. Not surprisingly, it takes a big leap and a large ship to follow the wake created by the launch of her sister ships – when measured from the waterline to the top of the funnel, Freedom of the Seas towers 208 feet tall, approximately the same height as two Statues of Liberty, placed head to toe.
Freedom of the Seas was making headlines even before she was delivered. In a nationwide search conducted with NBC’s "TODAY" show to find an extraordinary "everyday" Godmother, Katherine Louise Calder, foster mother to over 400 children, was crowned in February 2006 during "TODAY’s" Olympic broadcast coverage.