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Registered in Monrovia, Liberia, the ship is 733 feet 10 inches long, 92 feet wide, 185 feet six inches from keel to top mast and has a gross weight of 47,262 tons. Its 733 rooms allows a passenger capacity of 1,800.
It differs from the world's two largest in size, the Norway and Queen Elizabeth II, respectively; these two vessels are transAtlantics that have been modified to cruise ships. There are 107 various recreational activities in which passengers can participate while at sea on the Jubilee. In one sitting, 900 passengers can be accommodated for meals in the Bordeaux and Burgundy dining rooms. Along with discotheques and assorted game rooms, the ship also has a theatre capable of seating 900 people.
The crew of the ship usually consists of about 700 personnel, most of whom are Italian, but the company's policy implements the employment of a wide variety of nationalities which, it says, allows for better communication with the passengers.
The company presently operates six ships: the, Carnivale, Mardi Gras, Holiday, Tropicale, Festivale and Jubilee, whose sister ship, the Celebration, is expected to be launched soon. Both the Jubilee and the Celebration ships are to be operated in the Caribbean area. The ship's captain, Mr. Raffaele Gavino, is no stranger to seas of the Caribbean area. He previously captained the Mardi Gras, which made weekly calls at the George Town port during the earlier part of this year.
A cocktail party was held for local dignitaries and attended by ExCo member for Tourism, Aviation and Trade, Mr.
