![]() ![]() There are two cantilevered whirlpool baths suspended 112ft over the ocean in the solarium. The ship also has several completely new features such as the FlowRider artificial sheet wave surfing simulator. The spa offers a full range of treatments, along with various massages, and a sauna and steam room. The Ship Shape Fitness Centre provides a full range of cardio vascular equipment along with a full-size Everlast boxing ring. The Sports Deck has a nine-hole miniature golf course a golf simulator a basketball court a paddleball or volleyball court and a ten-route rock climbing wall. The ship also has a full-size ice skating rink for shows in the evening and free use during the day. There are also smaller venues such as the Viking Crown jazz club the Pharaoh’s Palace night club and Boleros Latin lounge. The entertainment areas on-board include the Arcadia Theatre, which can hold 1,350 guests studio B TV studio and the ‘On-Air Club’ karaoke club. Bars include Vintages wine bar Wipe Out bar Squeeze juice bar and the Bull and Bear English-style pub. Restaurants include Johnny Rockets 50’s-style diner Portofino Italian restaurant Chops Grille and a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream parlour. The promenade also features a library with 3,600 books a barbershop and an Italian-style pizzeria. “The Freedom’s on-board facilities are state-of-the-art.” In addition to the propulsion gear, ABB Maritime also supplied medium-speed switchgear, including 43 panels of 11kV uniGear with protection devices, six generators, 19 transformers and low-voltage distribution apparatus. There are also four bow thrusters for manoeuvring. ![]() The ship is fitted with three ABB Azipod podded electric propulsion units, two of them azimuthing, one central fixed unit (each pod can deliver 14MW of thrust power). The Freedom of the Seas is powered by Six Wartsila 46 V12 diesels each rated at 12.6MW driving electric generators at 514 rpm. The ship also has 16.5ha of deck space for passengers. A crew of 1,360 creates a total on-board maximum complement of 5,730. The Freedom can accommodate 4,375 passengers in 1,817 cabins. The ship has an overall length of 338.77m a perpendicular length of 303.21m a breadth of 38.60m at the waterline (56.0m at the extreme due to the bridge wings) a draft of 8.5m a height of 63.7m and a gross tonnage of 154,407t. ![]()
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