Luxury Liner Rhodes

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This is a player owned ship.

Captain Goddard Quinn
Profile
Origin	Liberty
Affiliation	Orbital Spa & Cruise
Born	July 7, 770 A.S., Planet Manhattan
Died	Very much alive

The LL Rhodes is a Luxury Liner built in 816 A.S. by Baltimore shipyard, New York, for Orbital Spa & Cruise. It's currently used on cruise traffic from Manhattan to Heaven's Gate in Tohoku and occasionally Munich and Newcastle.

General characteristics

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Rhodes blueprints, side view

• Type: Luxury Liner
• Tonnage: 220,000 GT (gross tonnage)
• Decks: 11 (10 passenger accessible)
• Installed power: 1 x Nuclear reactor (consuming MOX fuel) producing 90,000 u
• Speed: 80 m/s impulse, 140 m/s thrust, 350 m/s cruise
• Armament:
  • 11 Transport Turrets Type 2
  • Adv. Transport Graviton Shield
  • Heavy Countermeasure Dropper
  • Capital Armor Upgrade MK VI (x3.6)
• Scanner: Deep Space Scanner
• Cargo hold: 4,300 tonnes (4030 after hull improvements)
• Capacity: 350 passengers
• 350 passenger berths
• 2 hangars with the capacity of 6 small fighter-class ships/shuttles

Ship Decks

• 1: Cargo hold (bow), Hangar A(stern)
• 2: Cargo hold (bow), Hangar B(stern)
• 3: B-class cabins (bow), Engine room (stern)
• 4: B-class cabins (bow), Engine room (stern)
• 5: A- and B-class cabins, crew accommodations
• 6: Spa, hot tubs, swimming pool, A- and B-class cabins
• 7: Information desk, Admiral Nelson's Pub, Star Light Cafe, Coffee Bar, children's play room, conference rooms, game arcade, Club 800 Disco, Tax-Free shop, Jewel Beauty Shop, A-class cabins
• 8: Arch Buffet, Sea Food Junyo and Banquet restaurants, Tapas & Grill Wine Bar, casino, Phun club (level 1)
• 9: Conference rooms, Phun Club (level 2), cinema theatre, scene, A-class cabins, suites
• 10: Phun Club (level 3), A-class and luxury cabins, suites, crew accommodations
• 11: Bridge, luxury cabins

Ship Career

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Luxury Liner Rhodes foreground, Heaven's Gate in Tohoku background.

• Name: 816 A.S. onwards: Luxury Liner Rhodes
• Owner: 816 A.S. onwards: Orbital Spa & Cruise
• Operator: 816 A.S. onwards: Orbital Spa & Cruise
• Port of Registry: 816 A.S. onwards: Curacao, Cortez
• Route(s): Manhattan–Heaven's Gate, Tohoku
• Manhattan–Munich (on occasions)
• Manhattan–Newcastle (on occasions)
• Builder: Deep Space Engineering, Baltimore Shipyard, New York
• Cost: 130 million Sirius Credits
• Launched: 816-01-09
• Acquired: 816-02-14
• In service: 816-02-15
• Identification: Luxury.Liner"Rhodes"
• Status: In service
• Crew: Captain Goddard Quinn, 150 crew members.

History

Luxury Liner Rhodes

The Rhodes was planned in the first half of 815 as a brand new, state-of-the-art Luxury Liner for Orbital Spa & Cruise. Her interior layout was based on that of OSC Hawaii but with more luxurious suites and additional facilities. OSC originally planned the Rhodes to take over the Hawaii's place in Sigma-19. The plan was never realised however, and when completed the Rhodes was placed as the first ship on the Manhattan - Tohoku route, with departures from Manhattan on Thursdays with a 150 hour cruise. The six-day cruises proved very popular and after a few months they were also made available every week of the year, all holidays included.

Captain

Captain Goddard Quinn is the current commander of Rhodes, and has been since the Liner entered service in 816 A.S. Before that he commanded several passenger transports and armoured transports with Liberty officials on board for several years. The OSC Board of Executives installed captain Quinn as the commander of Rhodes with great confidence, well-knowing of the captains previous exploits success, while not letting them down once. Captain Quinn has hand picked every single member (150 in total) in his crew, to maximise efficiency and service. When Quinn learned that he was going to command the Rhodes, he convinced the Board to install thicker armour platings, considerably increasing the hull integrity near the belt, conning tower and bulkheads at the expense of several cabins, cargo hold space and many escape pods.

Ticket Prices

The price of a ticket on the Rhodes cruise is expensive, and only the most affluent population of Sirius can cough up the credits required for the most luxurious suites and services. However, the steady increase of tickets sold on the black market are raising the price of even the cheapest cabins considerably, as black marketeers buy as many tickets as possible, using fake credentials, and then sell them for a much higher price. Low supply and high demand of tickets. It was so profitable for black marketeers to conduct this business, that all the tickets for several decades to come were all booked. To prevent this, all A and B-class cabins could only be booked in person just one week in advance of the cruise at the local OSC Offices, while the luxury suites booking remained the same as earlier. OSC could now keep track of their customers booking cabins aboard the Rhodes, and only allowed one ticket per person every year. Of course this doesn't apply to the filthy rich and famous celebrities of Sirius.

Deliveries & special orders for the LL Rhodes

The OSC Luxury Liner Rhodes is always looking for reliable suppliers transporting fresh consumer goods and fuel directly to her wherever she may be currently moored. Relying on small and quick freighters and ships to deliver her quality goods, whether it's a small shipment or a larger order, Rhodes is guaranteeing to satisfy her customers' needs whatever they may be. See the following list for the Rhodes usual demands:

Legal

• Luxury Food

2,000 Sirius Credits per unit delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure her stock of Luxury Food is in need of replenishment and the location of delivery.

• MOX

2,000 Sirius Credits per unit delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure her stock of MOX is in need of replenishment and the location of delivery.

• Luxury Consumer Goods

1,500 Sirius Credits per unit delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure her stock of Luxury Consumer Goods is in need of replenishment and the location of delivery.

• The payment of other custom deliveries will be agreed upon once our supply and the demand have been estimated. Contact the Rhodes for more information. Delivery is restricted to small-time business-freighters and ships. Universal rank must not exceed thirty (30) for the shipment to be legit. Rhodes is preferring and encouraging smaller businesses before the more established system-wide corporations.

Illegal

• Artifacts

5,000 Sirius Credits per unit delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure the demand of Artifacts are high enough.

• Cardamine

3,000 Sirius Credits per unit delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure the demand of Cardamine is high enough.

• Synthetic Marijuana

3,500 Sirius Credits per unit delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure the demand of Synthetic Marijuana is high enough.

• Prostitutes (Slaves)

2,000 Sirius Credits per person delivered. Contact the Rhodes prior to any delivery, to ensure the demand of Prostitutes (Slaves) are high enough. Specifics: Age spanning from 18 to 25. Must be in healthy condition. Gender neutral. Must be with consent from all parties.

• Delivery is restricted to small-time smugglers. Universal rank must not exceed thirty (30) for the shipment to be legit. Rhodes is preferring and encouraging less established smugglers since they are less likely to be recognized and caught by authorities.

We're looking forward to do business with you! - Captain Goddard Quinn

Character is part of Freelancer Discovery 24/7 belongs to the player Asbestos on Discovery forums.

Important Links

Discovery Rhodes Biography - Biography and logbook

Sirius Cruise - A Sirius wide cruise aboard the Rhodes