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Serenade's godmother on the evening of

August 22, 2003.

The vessel was scheduled to com- mence its fall itinerary with destinations of Canada/New England before reposi- tioning to San Juan for its winter sched- ule in November 2003.

The ship, which had made its way down the East Coast from Boston, was on display in the port prior to its chris- tening. With Capt. Nikolaos ("Nick")

Antalis as Serenade's master, the vessel will be in good hands due to Antalis' breadth of experience and strong follow- ing among RCCL passengers. Since joining RCCL more than eight years ago. Capt. Antalis had spent the last four years as master of Vision of the Seas, and had previously served as master aboard various ships on Royal Cruise

Line and Regency Cruise Line. But what prepared him for his current positions,

Antalis says, is the 10 years he spent aboard cargo ships. "You build seaman- ship on cargo ships," he said.

Capt. Antalis moved cargo for a vari- ety of companies during those years.

Serenade of the Seas features an 11-story glass

Centrum with six glass elevators facing out to the sea. mostly on the NY to Japan and NY to

Europe routes.

New Equipment

The ship features a total of 1,055 pas- senger cabins divided into 238 inside cabins and 818 outside cabins including one Royal Suite, six Owner's Suites and 17 Balcony Suites. In addition. Serenade also has 14 cabins for passengers with disabilities.

Generous on space, the cabins are equipped to meet the requirements of handicapped persons.

Divided into seven fire zones, the ship complies with the rules for a two com- partment vessel and is designed as per the latest IMO regulations. The vessel holds four tenders. 14 lifeboats and two fast rescue boats. In addition, it is also equipped with two "Marine Evacuation

Systems," which enable a fast evacua- tion via chutes onto the liferafts.

The ship is fitted with an Integrated

Bridge System (IBS) by Litton Marine that includes all components required to ensure safe navigation. The main feature of the Bridge is the Voyage Management

System, which allows radar display and the electronic sea chart to be laid one above the other.

Serenade's optimum maneuverability is provided by two azipods (with an out- put of 20,000 kW each) and three bow thrusters, all operated by joystick con- trol.

Regarding power, the vessel's com- bined gas/steam turbine system (COGES) by General Electric is installed for electric power generation.

As an environmentally friendly plant, this system is comprised of two gas tur- bines with an output of 25 MW each and one steam turbine made by Fincantieri with an output of 7.8 MW.

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