Symphony of the Seas
IMO 9641065 · MMSI 311000792
Spotlight
Symphony of the Seas is a 2018-built Oasis-class cruise ship (228,081 GT, 6,680 passenger capacity), the fourth vessel in her class and — at launch — the world's largest passenger ship. Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique for Royal Caribbean International; Bahamas-flagged. Her 18 decks house the class-defining seven neighborhoods, including a Central Park with 20,700 real plants and a Boardwalk with the largest carousel at sea. Home-ported in Miami and Barcelona.
Crew perspective
Symphony's ~2,200 crew serving 6,680 guests exemplifies the mega-cruise scale challenge: department heads run operations larger than most small hotels ashore. Ratings on Oasis-class hulls navigate a 66,000-square-metre deck area and 24 elevators, and crew-only backstage corridors approach 3 km end-to-end. Crew-hierarchy politics (bridge vs. hotel vs. entertainment) are notoriously intense — a formative career post.
Sister ships
Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Wonder of the Seas, Utopia of the Seas
Status: In service · Wikipedia
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. Symphony of the Seas (IMO 9641065) · Flag: BHS
- 2. Check the flag state record
BHS flag state profile · How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner: royal-caribbean · Manager: royal-caribbean
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
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- Type
- Passenger / Cruise
- Flag
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas · compare
- Year built
- 2018
- Builder
- Chantiers de l'Atlantique
- GT
- 228,081
- DWT
- —
- LOA
- 362.1 m
- Beam
- 47 m
- Draft
- 9.32 m
- Class
- Bureau Veritas
- Owner
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Manager
- Royal Caribbean Group
Fourth Oasis-class ship, briefly held record as world's largest.
Vessel history
Symphony of the Seas is an Oasis\-class owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International .[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymphonyoftheSeas#citenote-8) She was built in 2018 in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique , France,[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymphonyoftheSeas#citenote-9) the fourth in Royal Caribbean's Oasis class of cruise ships.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymphonyoftheSeas#citenote-10)
Source: Symphony of the Seas · cached via Firecrawl
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
More passenger / cruise
- Oasis of the Seas · IMO 9322551
- Icon of the Seas · IMO 9839461
- MSC Virtuosa · IMO 9710562
- Queen Anne · IMO 9799727
- Queen Mary 2 · IMO 9390776
- Wonder of the Seas · IMO 9315575
- Freedom of the Seas · IMO 9241929
- RMS Titanic · IMO 9074729
More from Royal Caribbean Group
- Oasis of the Seas · IMO 9322551
- Icon of the Seas · IMO 9839461
- Wonder of the Seas · IMO 9315575
- Freedom of the Seas · IMO 9241929
- MS Allure of the Seas · IMO 9389519
- Anthem of the Seas · IMO 9725337
- Explorer of the Seas · IMO 9193032
- Harmony of the Seas · IMO 9786008
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.