Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas reached an important milestone today, when she was floated out for the first time at the STX France shipyard.
manoeuvre matinale du #SymphonyoftheSeas dans l'estuairede la #Loire #SaintNazaire pic.twitter.com/CsCgf2gLOW
— Christophe Dedieu (@christodedieu) June 9, 2017
Following its float out in the construction area, Symphony of the Seas was transferred to basin C. About fifty people were onboard Symphony of the Seas during the maneuver. Three pilots and eight tug boats assisted in moving Symphony of the Seas, since the ship's engines were not not being used.
To assist in the positioning, the port of Saint-Nazaire provides a sophisticated, portable and autonomous GPS system, which allows to give a position down to the centimeter.
Prêt à entrer dans sa forme d'armement #symphonyoftheseas #stx #saintnazaire pic.twitter.com/Fr4XS50wCt
— Thierry Hameau (@ThierryHameau) June 9, 2017
5h30 ce matin sortie du #SymphonyoftheSeas #SaintNazaire pic.twitter.com/LcQPbDMQDE
— Christophe Dedieu (@christodedieu) June 9, 2017
Belle lumière pour la mise à flot du #symphonyoftheseas à #SaintNazaire. Timing parfait ! @loirepilot #stx @theRCLblog pic.twitter.com/DWDnbJK69L
— Véronique Couzinou (@VeroniqueCouzin) June 9, 2017
#symphonyoftheseas se positionne devant le bassin C du chantier #Stx. Droit devant ! #SaintNazaire @_lemarin @loirepilot @theRCLblog pic.twitter.com/TVu64Xv7ec
— Véronique Couzinou (@VeroniqueCouzin) June 9, 2017
#symphonyoftheseas rentre dans le bassin C. #SaintNazaire @_lemarin @theRCLblog pic.twitter.com/qL1sLSSXvz
— Véronique Couzinou (@VeroniqueCouzin) June 9, 2017
Symphony of the Seas will remain at this position until her delivery date in mid-April 2018.
UPDATE: Royal Caribbean has released new photos from the float out of Symphony of the Seas.
Symphony of the Seas will spend her inaugural summer season exploring destinations in the Mediterranean calling on ports in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Provence, France; Florence/Pisa, Rome and Naples, Italy. She will then arrive to Miami in early November to begin 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries.
