Question: when was royal caribbean brilliance of the seas built
Answer: ( 2011 - ) Port of registry : Nassau , Bahamas Ordered : 9 April 1998 Builder : Meyer Werft , ( Papenburg , Germany ) Cost : US $ 350 million Yard number : 656 Laid down : 25 June 1998 Launched : 1 December 2001 Christened : July 13 , 2002 by Marilyn Ofer in Harwich , England Acquired : 5 July 2002 Maiden voyage : 19 July 2002 In service : 2002 - present Identification : Call sign : C6SJ5 DNV ID : 21563 IMO number : 9195200 MMSI number : 311361000 Status : In service General characteristics Class and type : Radiance - class cruise ship Tonnage : 90,090 GT 53,812 NT 10,759 DWT Length : 292 m ( 958 ft 0 in ) Beam : 39.