The Liberty of the Seas is the biggest cruise ship to call in Halifax so far this season. At the time it was built in 2007 it was considered to be the world's largest cruise ship, and shared the title with two sister ships, Freedom of the Seas and Independence of the Seas. It has been long since superceded and is now ranked 31st largest. (How about that for a commentary on the growth of cruise ships?).(Royal Caribbean also holds the top eight spots with the 236,857 gt Wonder of the Seas in first place with 6,988 maximum total passengers - 5,734 at double occupancy).
Built by Aker, Turku, Finland, Liberty of the Seas comes in at 155,889 gt. With 18 total decks (fifteeen for passengers) it has a capacity of 3,798 (double occupancy) and 4,960 maximum. There is an average crew size of 1300, but may have 1360 on occasion. (Guess who gets the lowest decks).
On the soon to be unveiled Shipfax Uglometer scale it rates reasonably well, despite the amusement park on the upper deck aft. It is just a tad too long for my likes, but otherwise is more than average attractive.
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