World's Largest Cruise Ship Visited Tenerife

ABC report that the Canary Islands are one of the most attractive places in the world for cruise liners to stop off, announcing that, during 2007, a total of 961,586 cruise passengers visited these islands.

Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas is back in Southampton for the UK Cruise Convention taking place from May 19th to 21st (where these figures were presented), after visiting the islands this month.

Independence of the Seas, which is currently the world's largest ship at 154,407 gross tons and 1,112 feet (339m) long, visited Tenerife, with 3,600 passengers aboard, on May 10th, during her maiden voyage. The 15-deck ship can accommodate 4,370 passengers served by 1,360 crew.

She then called in at Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) and Arrecife (Lanzarote) before heading back to the UK via Lisbon in Portugal and Vigo in Galicia, Northern Spain.

Photos: Independence of the Seas in Santa Cruz, saying " Good Bye" and docked in Las Palmas on May 11th, 2008.

She's joined in Southampton by the Queen Victoria, which had visited Tenerife, on December 31st, 2007, during a festive trip; the QE2 and other ships that visit these islands on occasion. The objective at the convention is to promote the islands' ports, underlining the tourist attractions, museums and excursions.

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