Jewel of the Seas undocks

Papenburg, 09.03.2004 - After execution of extensive tests and trials the 90,090 GT cruise vessel Jewel of the Seas will leave the covered building dock of the yard on Saturday, 13 March 2004 around 08 am. The ship will then be hauled to the outfitting pier of the yard where it will be fixed already around 11 am. Interior works and technical trials will be continued at the pier next weeks. Pre-sumably on 3 April the ship will start her passage on the Ems river towards the North Sea where the sea trials will be carried out. End of April the vessel will be handed over to the owner. The cruise vessel has an overall length of 294 m and a breadth of 32.2 m and the operating speed will exceed 24 kts. The ship will accommodate 2,112 passengers in 1,056 cabins and about 900 crew members. The Serenade of the Seas offers a variety of exclusive outfitting characteristics. The atrium covering 11 decks and the theatre covering three decks and accommodating about 1,000 passengers are some of the interior architectural highlights of this new cruise ship. The Jewel of the Seas is the fourth ship the yard built for American owner Royal Caribbean. The sister ship of the "Radiance-class" were deliverd in 2004.