MS Sovereign

	Sovereign of the Seas in Nassau, Bahamas, 2004
History
Name	Sovereign of the Seas (1988–2008); Sovereign (2008-2020);
Owner	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (1988–2020)
Operator	Royal Caribbean International (1988–2008); Pullmantur Cruises (2008-2020);
Port of registry	1987-2005: Oslo, Norway; 2005-2008: Nassau, Bahamas; 2008-2020: Valletta, Malta;
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique; St. Nazaire, France;
Yard number	A29
Laid down	June 10, 1986
Launched	April 4, 1987
Sponsored by	Rosalynn Carter
Christened	January 15, 1988
Completed	December 18, 1987
Maiden voyage	January 16, 1988 as Sovereign of the Seas; March 23, 2009 as Sovereign;
In service	1988–2020
Out of service	2020
Identification	Call sign: 9HUE9; IMO number: 8512281; MMSI no.: 249539000;
Fate	Scrapped in Aliağa in 2020
General characteristics
Class and type	Sovereign-class cruise ship
Tonnage	73,529 GT; 45,194 NT; 7,546.9 DWT; (Previously 73,192 GT and 7,283 DWT);
Length	268.32 m (880 ft 4 in)
Beam	32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draft	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Four 9-cylinder Pielstick-Alsthom diesel engines; 21,844 kW (combined);
Propulsion	Two controllable pitch propellers; Two bow thrusters;
Speed	21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity	2,850 passengers

MS Sovereign (formerly Sovereign of the Seas) was one of three large cruise ships of the Sovereign class operated by Pullmantur Cruises and formerly by Royal Caribbean International. When she was completed in 1987, Sovereign of the Seas was the world's largest passenger ship. On 24 June 2020, due to economic losses caused by COVID-19 pandemic, Sovereign arrived and was beached at Aliağa, Turkey, where she was dismantled.

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