Large (Resort) Ship: 37,773 tons

Lifestyle: Standard

Cruise Line: Thomson Cruises

Former Names: Sunbird, Song of America

Builder: Wartsila (Finland)

Original Cost: $140 million

Entered Service: Dec 1982/May 2005

Registry: The Bahamas

Length (ft/m): 705.0/214.88

Beam (ft/m): 93.1/28.40

Draft (ft/m): 22.3/6.80

Propulsion/Propellers: diesel

(16,480kW)/2

Passenger Decks: 11

Total Crew: 540

Passengers

(lower beds/all berths): 1,450/1,611

Passenger Space Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 26.0/23.4

Crew/Passenger Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 2.6/2.9

Navigation Officers: International

Cabins (total): 725

Size Range (sq ft/m): 118.4–425.1/

11.0–39.5

Cabins (outside view): 425

Cabins (interior/no view): 300

Cabins (for one person): 0

Cabins (with private balcony): 9

Cabins (wheelchair accessible): 0

Cabin Current: 110 volts

Elevators: 7

Casino (gaming tables): Yes

Slot Machines: Yes

Swimming Pools (outdoors): 2

Swimming Pools (indoors): 0

Whirlpools: 0

Self-Service Launderette: No

Dedicated Cinema/Seats: No

Library: Yes

Classification Society: Det Norske

Veritas

OVERALL SCORE: 1,323 (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 2,000 POINTS)

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