<P> MS Independence of the Seas is a Freedom - class cruise ship operated by the Royal Caribbean cruise line that entered service in April 2008 . The 15 - deck ship can accommodate 4,370 passengers and is served by 1,360 crew . She was built in the Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard , Finland , builder of Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas , her sister ships of the Freedom class . At 154,407 GT , she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels yet built . She is 1,112 feet ( 339 m ) long , and typically cruises at 21.6 knots ( 40.0 km / h ; 24.9 mph ) . The vessel operates from Fort Lauderdale , Florida during the Fall and Winter months and Southampton , England during the Spring and Summer months . </P>
<P> MS Independence of the Seas is a Freedom - class cruise ship operated by the Royal Caribbean cruise line that entered service in April 2008 . The 15 - deck ship can accommodate 4,370 passengers and is served by 1,360 crew . She was built in the Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard , Finland , builder of Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas , her sister ships of the Freedom class . At 154,407 GT , she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels yet built . She is 1,112 feet ( 339 m ) long , and typically cruises at 21.6 knots ( 40.0 km / h ; 24.9 mph ) . The vessel operates from Fort Lauderdale , Florida during the Fall and Winter months and Southampton , England during the Spring and Summer months . </P>
number of passengers on independence of the seas
number of passengers on independence of the seas
4,370
4,370