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Explorer of the Seas

Explorer of the Seas, Fremantle, 2015 (03).JPG
MS Explorer of the Seas in 2015
History
Name: Explorer of the Seas
Owner:
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry:
Route: Bahamas, Bermuda, Eastern Caribbean, and New England itineraries (Australia)itineraries of Bayonne, New Jersey
Builder: Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland
Yard number: 1345
Laid down: 01 August 1999
Completed: 28 September 2000
Maiden voyage: 28 October 2000
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes:
General characteristics
Class and type: Voyager-class cruise ship
Tonnage:
  • 138,194 GT
  • 108,654 NT
  • 11,000 DWT
Length: 311 m (1,020 ft)
Beam:
  • 38.6 m (127 ft) - Waterline
  • 49.1 m (161 ft) - Max
Draught: 8.3 m (27 ft)
Depth: 11.7 m (38 ft)
Decks: 15
Deck clearance: 3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Installed power: 6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph)
Capacity: 4,029 passengers
Crew: 1,180
Notes:

MS Explorer of the Seas is a Voyager-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International, completed in 2000. She can accommodate over 3,000 guests, including scientists making use of a built-in atmospheric and oceanographic laboratory operated by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. (The manned lab with its attendant educational and outreach programs for passengers was discontinued in 2007. An automated system for gathering data was installed in 2008.) At launch, Explorer of the Seas had a tonnage of 137,308 GT, beating out her sister ship Voyager of the Seas by 32 GT and making her the world's largest passenger ship. She held that record until being overtaken by Navigator of the Seas in 2002. In early 2015, Explorer of the Seas received major upgrades, including the replacement of the inline skating rink with a Flowrider surfing simulator and increasing her tonnage to 138,194 GT. The ship's godmother is American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

In fall 2014, she sailed 5 to 9 day Caribbean cruises out of Port Canaveral, Florida. After dry-dock refurbishment in the spring of 2015, Explorer began to sail Northern Europe, Mediterranean, and Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands itineraries out of Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.


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