MS Voyager of the Seas , completed in 1999, is the first of five Voyager -class cruise ships from Royal Caribbean International. It can handle up to 3114 guests, and, along with its sisters in the Voyager class, is one of the largest passenger ships in the world; currently, only Cunard's Queen Mary 2 , and Royal Caribbean International's Freedom Class and Oasis Class are larger. Constructed at Aker Finnyards in Turku, Finland, the ship measures 137,276 gross tons on a 64,000 ton displacement. It is 1,020 ft. long overall, has a waterline beam of 127 ft. and a maximum width of 156 ft (47.55 m).
On board Voyager of the Seas
Voyager of the Seas is commonly referred to as a 'Floating hotel' due to the vast range of facilities that it offers, along with some world firsts for cruise ships when the ship was released. Voyager features the world's first rock climbing wall (mounted on the funnel) and ice-skating rink at sea. During Voyager's 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 and today, the ice is used throughout the cruise as a public ice-skating venue and for the evening ice show.
Another innovative feature of Voyager of the Seas and another world first is the Royal Promenade which is a marble floored street stretching just over 3/4 the length of the ship and features shops and light dining venues. This area is the heart of the ship for evening activity , along with the three story high 'Lyric' theatre in which some of the latest production technology is used to produce Broadway standard production shows at night.
Almost all outward facing cabins on Voyager feature balconies as well as en-suite bathrooms and an innovative interactive television service.
Activities
- Ice skating rink
- Rock climbing wall
- Inline skating
- Nine-hole miniature golf course
- Golf simulators
- Full-sized basketball court which can be used as a Football pitch
- Adventure Ocean youth facilities, including:
- Slide
- Table Tennis
- Children's Swimming Pool
Other amenities
- Royal Promenade
- Casino
- Three-story main dining room
- Restaurants such as Johnny Rockets (1950s-style) and Portofino (Italian)
- Themed bars and lounges
- Day spa and Fitness Center
- Wedding chapel
- Swimming Pools
- Library
- "Optix" Teen Club
- "The Vault" Nightclub
Islands
The ship has several ports of call; some examples include:
- Labadee, Haiti, a private resort owned by Royal Caribbean
- Jamaica
- Grand Cayman
- Mexico
- Mediterranean
- Nassau, Bahamas
- St. Maarten
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
References
- ^ "Cruise Ship Guide". Cruise Travel (Lakeside Publishing Company): 37-43. January/February 2009. ISSN 0199-5111.
- ^ DNV Exchange
- ^ Seaward SEA GUARD Marine Fenders Protect World's Largest Cruise Ship at “The Cruise Ship Capital of the World”
External links
- Voyager webcam
- Voyager of the Seas at ship-technology.com
- Voyager-Class.com - the largest online resource for information &
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