MS "Freedom of the Seas" is a cruise ship operated by a cruise line operating how many ships?
Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International is a cruise line brand founded in Norway and based in Miami, Florida, United States. It is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. s of March 2017 , the line is operating 24 ships, has six additional ships on order, and controls 21.9 percent of the cruise market worldwide. All ships under the Royal Caribbean International brand have names ending with "of the Seas" (e.g. "Empress of the Seas" ) a practice which began in 1991.
MS Golden Iris MS "Golden Iris is a cruise ship owned an operated by the Israel-based Mano Maritime. She was built 1975 by the Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen, Denmark for Cunard Line as MS "Cunard Conquest, but her interior fittings were subsequently installed at the Navali Mechaniche Affini in La Spezia, Italy. Following re-delivery from Navali Mechaniche Affini in 1977 the ship was renamed MS "Cunard Princess. In 1995, the ship entered service with StarLauro Cruises (later rebranded MSC Cruises), briefly retaining her previous name before being renamed MS "Rhapsody. Later during her career with MSC Cruises the ship came to be marketed as MS "MSC Rhapsody", but her official registered name remained "Rhapsody" throughout her MSC career. The ship was sold to Mano Maritime in 2009.