MS Voyager of the Seas

Voyager of the Seas in Sydney, Australia following her 2014 refurbishment
Career
Name: Voyager of the Seas
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry: Nassau,  Bahamas
Route: Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Builder: Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland
Cost: US$650 million
Christened: 20 November 1999
Maiden voyage: 21 November 1999
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class and type:Voyager-class cruise ship
Tonnage:138,194 GT
108,654 NT
11,132 DWT
Length:311.1 m (1,021 ft)
Beam:38.6 m (127 ft) - Waterline
47.4 m (156 ft) - Max[1]
Height:63 m (206.69 ft)
Draught:9.1 m (30 ft)
Decks:15
Installed power:6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW)
Propulsion:Diesel-electric
Two ABB Azipods and one Fixipod
Four bow thrusters
Speed:23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph)
Capacity:3,138 passengers
Crew:1,181 crew
Notes:[2]

MS Voyager of the Seas, is the lead ship of the Voyager-class of cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean International. She entered service in 1999. Voyager of the Seas can handle up to 3114 guests, and, upon entering service, was the largest cruise ship in the world.

Constructed at Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland, the ship measures 137,276 GT with a displacement of 58,000 t (57,000 long tons; 64,000 short tons).[1][3] It is 311 m (1,020 ft) long overall, has a waterline beam (width) of 47.4 m (156 ft) and a height of 63 m (207 ft).

Design

Voyager of the Seas featured some world firsts for cruise ships when launched, including the first rock climbing wall (mounted on the funnel) and ice-skating rink at sea. During Voyager of the Seas‍ '​ first weeks at sea there were doubts on how effective the ice rink would be due to the ice occasionally cracking in places due to the instability of the ship and hot ventilation pipes on the deck below, although these merely turned out to be teething troubles. Today the ice is used throughout the cruise as a public ice-skating venue and for professional ice shows.

An innovative feature of Voyager of the Seas, and another first, is the Royal Promenade: a marble floored street stretching just over 3/4 the length of the ship featuring shops and light dining venues. This area is the heart of the ship for evening activity, along with the three story high La Scala theatre in which some of the latest production technology is used to produce Broadway standard production shows at night.

All cabins on Voyager of the Seas feature en-suite bathrooms and an interactive television service, and most outward facing cabins on the upper decks feature balconies.

In October and November 2014, Voyager of the Seas underwent dry dock refurbishment to receive "Royal Advantage" upgrades.[4] These upgrades included the installation of an outdoor movie screen near the pool, replacing the inline skating track with a flowrider surf simulator,[5] changing the Italian restaurant from Portofino to Giovanni's Table, and adding the Izumi asian fusion restaurant, Chops steakhouse, Diamond Club, digital signage, and ship-wide Wifi.[6][7]

Itineraries

As of 2012 Voyager of the Seas alternates between Australia and New Zealand itineraries out of Sydney in Southern Hemisphere summer and Asia itineraries out of Beijing and Shanghai, China in the Northern Hemisphere summer.[8]

Amenities

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vessel Info: MS Voyager of the Seas". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Cruise Ship Guide". Cruise Travel (Lakeside Publishing Company): 37–43. January–February 2009. ISSN 0199-5111.
  3. ↑ Seaward SEA GUARD Marine Fenders Protect World's Largest Cruise Ship at “The Cruise Ship Capital of the World”
  4. ↑ http://asia.etbnews.com/220135/enjoy-first-surfing-experience-sea-asia-voyager-seas/
  5. ↑ "VOYAGER CLASS FLOWRIDER REFURBISHMENT". Mobimar.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Voyager of the Seas". Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "NOW OUR BEST SHIP IS EVERY SHIP." (PDF). Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Cruise Calendar". Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 25 October 2012.

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