Voyager class

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Class overview
Builders: Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki, Finland
Operators: Royal Caribbean International
Preceded by: Radiance Class
Succeeded by: Freedom Class
Built: 1999-2003
Completed: 5 Ships
Active: 5 Ships
General characteristics
Tonnage: 138,000 GRT
Displacement: 68,000 Tons
Length: 1,021.40 ft (311.32 m)
Beam: 126.64 ft (38.60 m)
Draft: 29 ft (8.8 m)
Decks: 15
Speed: 22 kts
Capacity: 3,114 passengers,
Crew: 1,185

The Voyager Class refers to a design of post-Panamax cruise ships owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International cruiselines. The only passenger ships in the world that are larger are RCI's Freedom Class and Cunard's RMS Queen Mary 2. The Voyager class ships were built at Kvaerner Masa Yard’s (now Aker Finnyards) facility in Turku, Finland. The ships have a diesel-electric powertrain. They are powered by six Wärtsilä Vasa 46 diesel engines, giving a total output of 75,600 kW. The generated electric power drives three 14 MW ABB Azipod azimuth thrusters (two steerable and one fixed).

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[edit] Ships

[edit] Amenities

All Voyager Class ships feature:

  • meeting facility
  • show lounge
  • multiple bars
  • nightclub
  • atrium
  • multiple restaurants
  • multiple pools
  • multiple hot tubs
  • spa
  • casino
  • ice-skating rink

[edit] Destinations

The Voyager Class began sailing to the Caribbean, but with the introduction of newer ships in the class as well as the introduction of the Freedom Class, some of the ships migrated to Cape Liberty Cruise Port in New Jersey then to Europe while others such as Navigator of the Seas are in the process of migrating directly to Europe.

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