<P> Anthem of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean on April 10, 2015 . She arrived at her first homeport, Southampton, England, on April 15, 2015, to prepare for her maiden European summer season . At a ceremony held in Southampton on April 20, 2015, she was christened by Emma Wilby, a British travel agent chosen after a search for a travel agent who could sing, and also because she exemplified "grace, beauty, a social conscious (sic) and a sense of adventure ." In addition to being a travel agent, Ms Wilby is a military wife who sings in the Military Wives Choir in Kinloss, Scotland . </P> <P> The christening ceremony took place in the vessel's Royal Theatre in front of 1,300 guests . It began with a procession, followed by performances by the Reading Scottish Pipe Band, and Only Boys Aloud, a boys' choir from Wales . Ms Wilby then sang Katy Perry's hit song "Firework", after which she pushed a button to send a very large bottle of Perrier - Jouët champagne down a zipline on the ship's top deck, from the North Star gondola thrill ride into a wall bearing the ship's name . </P> <P> Anthem of the Seas departed from Southampton on her maiden voyage, an eight - night cruise to France and Spain, on April 22, 2015 . She has spent her maiden European season cruising from Southampton to the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and the Canary Islands . Beginning in November 2015, she will operate seven - to twelve - night itineraries to the Caribbean and Bahamas from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States . In 2016, Anthem of the Seas will sail year - round out of New Jersey, sailing to the Caribbean, Bermuda, and Canada / New England . Anthem of the Seas will become the largest ship ever to cruise Canadian waters . </P> <P> Anthem of the Seas has 16 passenger - accessible decks, 8 of which feature balcony staterooms overlooking the ocean . Like the Celebrity Solstice class, those staterooms above the life boats are recessed into the superstructure and don't look down directly at the ocean . There are a total of 2,090 staterooms: 1,570 balcony staterooms, 147 ocean - view staterooms, and 373 inside staterooms . Of those staterooms, 34 are wheelchair accessible and 28 are studio staterooms for single travelers (including 12 studio staterooms with balconies). All aft - facing staterooms are a 2 - story "loft" suites . Expanding on the "Virtual Porthole" concept introduced by Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Dream, all the interior staterooms feature a floor - to - ceiling 80 - inch high - definition TV screen showing live views from the outside of the ship, which Royal Caribbean calls a "Virtual Balcony". On average, staterooms on the Quantum class are 9 percent larger than those on the preceding Oasis class . </P>

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