The very first purpose-built cruise superliner, “Sovereign of the Seas”, was delivered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 1987 and entered service in 1988. Since then she has served her owner, American-Norwegian Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), well for over 15 years and now sails to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, year-round with a capacity of 2,600 passengers and 424 crew members. Becker Marine Systems delivered two FKSR flap rudders (order no. 1243), tailor-made to the requirements of the 12,000 KW propulsion system, focussing on the high manoeuvrability needs and the demand for an economical rudder solution on modern cruise liners.

SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS:
Length: 266.50 m
Breadth: 32.20 m
Depth: 7.60 m
Gross tonnage: 73,192 t
Service speed:21.0 kn