15 November 2009

M.S. Serenade of the Seas


We traveled on the Royal Caribbean Ship “M.S. Serenade of the Seas” (pictured above).


It was a GREAT ship!


They have a lot of facilities on board, they certainly keep you entertained while on board.






They have:


A rock wall
A mini golf course
A dance club
15 bars
8 cafeterias
3 swimming pools (1 waterslide)
An Art gallery
Fitness Center
Spa Center
Solarium
Arcade
Basketball court
Cinema
Stage Theater (with a show each night – my favorite was the magician Nick Lewin)
Casino
On-board shops
Internet areas (the ship hosts wireless internet connectivity at a charge of 55¢ per minute in most public spaces.)
A Library
Beauty Salon
Jogging Track
Golf simulator
3 big whirlpools



Ship info:

MS Serenade of the Seas is a cruise ship belonging to the Radiance class, owned by the Royal Caribbean International fleet. The Serenade of the Seas sails the Southern Caribbean during the winter and spring and cruises in Alaska during the summer.
Serenade of the Seas was built at Meyerwerft Yard in Papenburg, Germany and completed her maiden voyage on August 25, 2003. The ship is 294 m (965 feet) long, 32.3 m (106 feet) wide, has a 8.5 m (28 feet) draft, and has a cruising speed of 25 knots (46.3 km/h). There are 12 passenger decks, serviced by 9 passenger elevators (6 of which are glass and either look over the Centrum atrium or outside the ship through a glass wall). The ship holds 2,490 guests and 891 crew. It is powered by two smokeless gas turbines, each able to produce up to 25.25 MW (33,860 HP) of power. There are a total of 1,055 staterooms aboard, 829 of which are ocean view, 589 of those have balconies.



Royal Caribbean Link: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/


****Interesting Side Note: We were on the Serenades 300th voyage, the last night there they had a sort of birthday party for the ship, with cake for us. J