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The Voyager of the Seas is a 311.12 m long cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. , operated by Royal Caribbean International . She entered service in November 1999 and was the largest cruise ship in the world at the time.
description
The Voyager of the Seas (development name: "Project Eagle") was the first of a total of five Voyager- class ships to be built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards (now Meyer Turku Oy) 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) and Mariner of the Seas (NB 1348: 2003).
When they were commissioned, they were the largest cruise ships in the world and were only replaced by the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 in March 2003 . The Voyager class is the basis for the new “Ultra-Voyager” (development designation), which has been extended by a fire compartment; the Freedom of the Seas (2006) was the largest cruise ship in the world when it entered service.
The Voyager of the Seas has 15 decks and 1,557 passenger cabins, of which 757 are outside cabins with a balcony. There are 667 cabins with TV and refrigerator available for the crew. She is the first cruise ship to be equipped with a 120 meter long, nine meter wide and four deck high promenade , which has a wide range of bistros , bars, entertainment and shopping opportunities . It is the first cruise ship to be equipped with an ice skating arena (for around 900 spectators). It also has a five-deck theater for around 1350 spectators and a climbing wall .
commitment
The Voyager of the Seas was mainly used with cruises from Miami in the Caribbean. Other trips led to Mexico, Belize, Canada and New Jersey. There were also European trips to Spain, Italy, France, Slovenia and Croatia. Since 2012 trips have also been made to China, Japan and South Korea as well as to Australia, the South Seas and New Zealand.
Incident 2012
In November 2012 the norovirus broke out on the ship.
Furnishing
- 1,557 passenger cabins
- 757 outside cabins with balcony (753 Navigator + Mariner)
- 182 outside cabins without balcony
- 138 inside cabins with a view of the promenade
- 667 crew cabins (690 Navigator + Mariner)
- Max. Passengers: 3,838 (3,807 Navigator + Mariner)
- Crew: 1,176 (1,213 Navigator + Mariner)
Particularities:
- 120 meters long, nine meters wide and four decks high "Royal Promenade"
- Theater “La Scala” with 1,350 seats
- Ice rink "Studio B" with 900 seats
- 10 meter high climbing wall
- Inline skating track
- 9-hole mini golf course
- Full-size basketball court
- Wedding chapel
More information about Voyager of the Seas
Special occurrences
- On February 19, 1999, a fire broke out in the Turku shipyard on deck 1 in the stern of the ship. It could be deleted within three and a half hours. Despite the damage that occurred in the crew area and in the hold, the agreed delivery date was met. According to the shipyard, around 100 tons of steel had to be replaced.
- In May 2005, an infection with a human norovirus occurred during a Caribbean cruise . According to the CDC , a total of 45 passengers and 14 crew members fell ill from May 15-22, 2005, and a further 85 passengers and 14 crew members from May 22-29, 2005. This was less than 3% at any one time and therefore not an epidemic according to the CDC .
- In July 2005 a cruise was diverted to Canada instead of Bermuda due to cyclone "Franklin".
Captains of the Voyager of the Seas
- 1999 - September 30, 2005: Svein Petterson
- September 30, 2005 - November 13, 2005: Erik Tengelsen
- November 13, 2005 - February 11, 2006: Svein Pettersen (afterwards "Mariner of the Seas", retired from August 2006?)
- February 11, 2006 - March 18, 2006: Erik Tengelsen (afterwards "Serenade of the Seas")
- March 18, 2006 - May 7, 2006: Charles Teige
- May 7, 2006 - February 17, 2008: Gerry Larsson-Fedde
- February 17, 2008 - today: Frank Martinsen
- ? -?: Patrik Dahlgren
- ? - today: Leif Otto Bang
Conversions / renovations
- May 5, 2002: Complete renovation in the floating dock of the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freetown Bahamas . A cruise ship of this size has never been lifted out of the water in a floating dock. The Voyager stayed in the dock for two weeks to carry out maintenance work on the drives ( ABB Azipod ) and to renew the underwater paintwork.
- May 2004: Two weeks stay in dry dock. Exchange of the four deck high “Roulette Tower” and the “revolving arcade” in the Royal Promenade for a perfume shop and the ice cream parlor “Ben & Jerry's”.
- In 2014 the Voyager of the Seas was overhauled and a surf simulator was installed.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Publications. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i DNV GL: Voyager of the Seas. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ 60 passengers fell ill with norovirus on the Diamond Princess. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 26, 2014 ; Retrieved April 26, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
