How much did the Freedom of the Seas cost to build?

Question

I went on a cruise a couple of weeks ago, on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas, and some of my friends were wondering, how much did it cost to build such a beautiful ship?

Answer 1

$870,000,000

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006...

USA TODAY got an exclusive sneak peek of the record-setting, $870 million ship last week during a two-night orientation cruise for British travel agents out of Southampton, England, where Freedom stopped on its way from the Aker shipyard in Finland before crossing the Atlantic.

In 2009 Royal Caribbean will launch its Genesis class ship (which is about 40% bigger than the Freedom of the Seas).  The cost is about $1,200,000,000 ($1.2 billion) ...

http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/07/news/com...

Answer 2

Hey did you go to the 12 day Mediterranian cruise last month?