INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS Eastern Caribbean Nov. 29 - Dec. 7, 2008 By Mary & Vincent Finelli
The Royal Caribbean International (RCI) Independence of the Seas, with her sister ships Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, are the biggest cruise ships afloat. They will hold this title until December 2009 when the 220,000 tons Oasis of the Seas will be launched! This Saturday morning she sat alongside another renowned cruise ship who previously held the title of "Biggest Cruise Ship": The Queen Mary 2 of the Cunard Line.
Captain Teo Strazicic of Dubrovnik, Croatia is very proud of his beautiful behemoth, which, although larger than RCI's Eagle Class (Voyager, Explorer, Navigator, Mariner, and Adventurer of the Seas), she still uses only the same number and types of engines, but more efficiently. Bravo RCI this awesome ship is a true engineering marvel!
Great wheelchair accessible cabin with a spacious balcony.