MS Voyager of the Seas

Det Norske Veritas

IMO no. 9161716

The Voyager of the Seas is a 311.12 m long cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. , Operated by Royal Caribbean International. It was put into service in November 1999 and at the time was the largest cruise ship in the world. Most recently, she was overhauled in 2004.

Description

The Voyager of the Seas ( development name: " Project Eagle" ) was built as the first of five Voyager-class ships, at the Kvaerner Masa -Yards (now Aker Yards Finland AB) in Turku (Finland). The other ships are the Explorer of the Seas (NB 1345: 2000 ), Adventure of the Seas (NB 1346: 2001 ), Navigator of the Seas (NB 1347: 2002 ), Mariner of the Seas (NB 1348: 2003 ).

With its commissioning, they were the largest cruise ships in the world and were replaced in March 2003 by the Queen Mary 2 of the Cunard Line. The Voyager - class is the base for the extended around a fire section new "Ultra- Voyager " ( development name); the " Freedom of the Seas " (2006) was the largest cruise ship in the world at its entry.

The Voyager of the Seas has 15 decks and 1557 passenger cabins, of which 757 are outside cabins with balconies. For the crew are 667 cabins with TV and fridge. It is equipped as the first cruise ship with a 120 -meter-long, nine meters wide and four decks high promenade, which has a wide range of bistros, bars, entertainment venues and shopping opportunities. It is the first cruise ship, which is equipped with an ice-skating arena ( for about 900 spectators ). Furthermore, it has a five deck high theater for about 1350 spectators and a climbing wall.

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Special events

• On 19 February 1999 broke out in the shipyard in Turku, a fire on deck 1 in the stern of the ship. It could be cleared within three and a half hours. Despite the damages occurred in the crew area and in the cargo area, the agreed delivery deadline was met. According yard about 100 tons of steel had to be replaced.
• In May 2005, it came during a Caribbean Cruise to infection with a human norovirus. According to the CDC diseased from 15 to 22 May 2005, a total 45 passengers and 14 crew members, from 22 to 29 May 2005, a further 85 passengers and 14 crew members. These were less than 3% at any time and thus, according to CDC no epidemic.
• In July 2005, a cruise on the basis of the hurricane " Franklin " was instead diverted to Bermuda to Canada.

Applications of the " Voyager of the Seas "

• Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico

• Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico
• Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• Cruise Director: Jeffrey Arpin
• Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• Spring / Winter: Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico
• George Town, Grand Cayman; Costa Maya, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; Belize, Belize

• Canada / New England: Bayonne, New Jersey (New York) Saint John, New Brunswick; Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Freeport, Bahamas

• Spring / Winter: Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• Nassau, Bahamas; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Labadee, Haiti

• Bermuda: Bayonne, New Jersey (New York)

• January-April: Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• Nassau, Bahamas; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Labadee, Haiti

• Mediterranean: Barcelona, ​​Spain Naples ( Capri ), Italy; Civitavecchia ( Rome), Italy; Livorno (Florence / Pisa), Italy; Villefranche ( Nice), France; Provence ( Marseilles ), France
• Villefranche ( Nice), France, Palma De Mallorca, Spain

• Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• January-April: Western Caribbean: Miami, Florida Miami, Florida; Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami, Florida

• Mediterranean: Barcelona, ​​Spain Naples ( Capri ), Italy; Civitavecchia ( Rome), Italy; Livorno (Florence / Pisa), Italy; Villefranche ( Nice), France; Provence ( Marseilles ), France
• Ajaccio, Corsica
• Villefranche ( Nice), France
• Villefranche ( Nice), France, Palma De Mallorca, Spain

• Western Caribbean: Galveston, Texas Montego Bay, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• January-April: Western Caribbean: Galveston, Texas Montego Bay, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico

• Mediterranean Barcelona - Barcelona on, inter alia, Nice, Palermo, Rome

• Caribbean

• Mediterranean: Italy, Slovenia, Croatia

• Asia: mainly from Tianjin to Japan and South Korea (spring - autumn)
• Australia, South Pacific & New Zealand: cruises mainly from Sydney ( winter season)

Captains of the " Voyager of the Seas "

Alterations / renovations

• May 5, 2002: basic renovation in Floating the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freetown Bahamas. It was never raised to date a cruise ship of this size in a floating dock out of the water. The Voyager stayed two weeks in the Dock to perform maintenance on the drives (ABB Azipod ) and to renew the underwater paint.
• May 2004: Two-week stay in dry dock. Replacement of the four deck high " tower Roulette " and the "revolving arcade " in the Royal Promenade to a perfume shop and the café " Ben & Jerry's ."