Requires italics: Liberty of the Seas®

— Ship names are always written in italics within body copy. In certain display scenarios, this may vary. Note that the registration mark is not italicized.

— Royal Caribbean ships are gender neutral entities. We do not call a ship “her” or “she”. Use the “it” pronoun, “ship” or just the name of the ship.

— Do not use an apostrophe with the ship name, whether in a possessive or contracted form.

Internal Reference: LB

Ship Class: Freedom Class

Maiden Voyage: May 17, 2007

Requires italics: Independence of the Seas®

— Ship names are always written in italics within body copy. In certain display scenarios, this may vary. Note that the registration mark is not italicized.

— Royal Caribbean ships are gender neutral entities. We do not call a ship “her” or “she”. Use the “it” pronoun, “ship” or just the name of the ship.

— Do not use an apostrophe with the ship name, whether in a possessive or contracted form.

Internal Reference: ID

Ship Class: Freedom Class

Maiden Voyage: May 2, 2008

Requires italics: Freedom of the Seas®

— Ship names are always written in italics within body copy. In certain display scenarios, this may vary. Note that the registration mark is not italicized.

— Royal Caribbean ships are gender neutral entities. We do not call a ship “her” or “she”. Use the “it” pronoun, “ship” or just the name of the ship.

— Do not use an apostrophe with the ship name, whether in a possessive or contracted form.

Internal Reference: FR

Ship Class: Freedom Class

Maiden Voyage: June 4, 2006

Always use “ship” to describe our floating vessels. Never use “boat.”