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| LEGEND OF THE SEAS |
Legend of the Seas is the lead ship of the Vision Class of cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean International. With a gross tonnage of 69,472 GT, the ship can carry 2,076 passengers. Its maiden voyage was May 16, 1995. Its facilities include a Minigolf course, a theatre and cinema, a solarium, two pools, a spa, a fitness centre, a 2 story dining room called the Romeo & Juliet, the Windjammer Café, 4 themed bars, a dance centre, a shopping centre, a teen disco, a piano bar, an observation centre, a rock-climbing wall and the Viking Crown Lounge.
Navigation of the Legend of the Seas is regularly handled by Sverre Ryan and Vinko Mozara.
Legend of the Seas is the most-travelled ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet, having been based in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, Alaska, Central America, Caribbean, the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Middle East during her 19 year career at sea. Starting in the winter of 2009 she was based in Asia on a year-round basis.
| Tonnage: | 69,472 GT |
| Length: | 264.26 m (867.0 feet) |
| Beam: |
Max:37 m (121 feet)
Waterline:32 metres (105 feet)
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| Height: | 50 m (160 feet) air draft |
| Draft: | 8.068 m (26.47 feet) |
| Depth: | 10.45 m (34.3 feet) |
| Decks: | 11 |
| Installed power: |
5 × Wärtsilä Vasa 12V46B V12 engines
11,700 kilowatts (15,700 hp) each
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| Propulsion: | 2 5.8-metre (19 feet) diameter, fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,076 passengers |
| Crew: | 720-750 crew |
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| QUEEN MARY 2 |
Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner. She is the only major ocean liner built for Cunard Line since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the Cunard Line.
The new ship was named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the first 1936 namesake ship RMS Queen Mary. Queen Mary was in turn named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V. The ship was designed by a team of British naval architects led by Stephen Payne, and was constructed in France by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 2003. At the time of her construction, Queen Mary 2 was the longest passenger ship ever built, and with her gross tonnage of 148,528 also the largest. She no longer holds this distinction after the construction of Royal Caribbean Internationals 154,407 GT Freedom of the Seas in April 2006, but remains the largest ocean liner ever built.
Queen Mary 2 has a maximum speed of just over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and a cruising speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), much faster than a contemporary cruise ship. Instead of the Diesel-electric configuration found on many ships, Queen Mary 2 uses integrated electric propulsion to achieve her top speed. This uses gas turbines to augment the power generated from the ship's Diesels.
Queen Mary 2's facilities include fifteen restaurants and bars, five swimming pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theatre, and the first planetarium at sea. There are also kennels and a nursery on board.
| Tonnage: | 148,528 GT |
| Displacement: | ~75,000 tonnes |
| Length: | 1,132 feet (345 m) |
| Beam: |
135 feet (41 m) waterline,
147.5 feet (45.0 m)
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| Height: | 236.2 feet (72.0 m) keel to funnel |
| Draught: | 33 feet (10.1 m) |
| Decks: | 13 passenger, (17 total decks in total) |
| Installed power: | 4 x Wärtsilä 16V 46C-CR / 16,800 kW (22,848 mHP), 2 x GE LM2500+ / 25,060 kW (34,082 mHP) |
| Propulsion: |
Four 21.5 MW Rolls Royce/Alstom "Mermaid" electric propulsion pods:
2 fixed and 2 azimuthing
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| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,620 passengers |
| Crew: |
1,253 officers and crew
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