MS Splendour of the Seas

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Splendour of the Seas

Placed in Service:	1996
Status:	in service
Tonnage:	70,000 gross tons
Length:	867 feet
Beam:	105 feet
Speed:	24 knots
Decks:	11
Complement:	2,076 passengers, 720 crew

MS Splendour of the Seas is a Vision Class cruise ship for Royal Caribbean International. Her itineraries include European cruising in the Mediterranean and Baltic along with South America and other more "exotic" locations in Royal Caribbean's worldwide destinations. Dedicated towards an international clientele, official languages on the Splendour of the Seas include English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. The second in the line of Vision Class ships, she features a seven-story lobby, rock-climbing wall, and a 12-hole miniature golf course. Her sister ship is Legend of the Seas.

1 Ship highlights
2 Layout
3 Electrical
4 Internet and communications
- 4.1 Telephones
- 4.2 Internet
5 Itineraries
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Ship highlights

Rock-climbing wall
Glass-walled dining rooms
Themed bars and lounges
Casino
Open atrium
Theater
12-hole miniature golf course
Indoor/outdoor pool in a Solarium with a sliding roof
Outdoor pool
4 whirlpools
youth facilities
Day Spa and Fitness Center
Free safes in every guest room

[edit] Layout

Splendour of the Seas at Islabhela, Brazil (2008)

Splendour of the Seas has a total of eleven decks, the first eight of which are indoors. These decks house all the guest rooms, the theater, casino, shops, and main dining room. Decks 9 and 10 make up the outdoor portion of the ship, which includes the main pool, the rock climbing wall, and the spa and solarium with sliding roof. Deck 11 is the indoor Viking Crown Lounge atop the ship. The crew resides in quarters on Deck 1, separate from the guest facilities. The bridge is the most forward portion of deck 8, and the bridge extends out both sides of the ship several feet such that the bridge crew can walk on the extensions for an unobstructed side view. The miniature golf course is located on the aft top deck.

[edit] Electrical

As the ship services both European and North American voyages, 220-volt and 110-volt power is wired throughout the ship, with a mixture of both outlet types found in the staterooms. The 220-volt system is the primary system for the lighting.

[edit] Internet and communications

[edit] Telephones

Splendour of the Seas has telephones installed in guest rooms, which can be used to make satellite ship-to-shore calls, or free room-to-room calls. Additionally, the ship has an onboard cellular tower that allows some cellular phone users, notably Verizon Wireless^[1] and AT&T^[2], to make and receive calls while at sea. These calls are typically charged at lower per-minute rates than from a shipboard telephone, despite the calls ultimately being routed through a satellite network just like the in-room telephones. AT&T claims to support voice calling, text messaging, and data, while Verizon Wireless supports voice calling only - Verizon text messages and data cannot be sent through the ship's network.

[edit] Internet

Internet access is available to guests on the ship both through an onboard Internet café, as well as through wireless hot-spots available in several public areas of the ship and some of the guest rooms near those areas.^[3] Access is available at all times, including at sea, and is charged at a rate of USD 0.50 per minute while connected, whether through a wireless hot-spot or through an Internet café computer. Prepaid blocks of minutes are also available, bringing the per-minute price to as low as USD 0.33 per minute.

[edit] Itineraries

During the winter 2007-2008 season, Splendour of the Seas was assigned South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile) routes. She will make a transatlantic crossing in early April 2008 to begin serving Mediterranean routes.