Monarch of the Seas
Monarch in Cartagena, Colombia
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| Owner: | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
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| Route: | Southern Caribbean |
| Builder: | Chantiers de l'Atlantique; Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Yard number: | A30 |
| Laid down: | 31 July 1989 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1990 |
| Acquired: | 15 October 1991 |
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| In service: | 1991–present |
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| Status: | In active service as of 2016 |
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| Class and type: | Sovereign-class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 268.32 m (880 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 36.0 m (118 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in) |
| Decks: | 12 |
| Installed power: | Four Pielstick-Alsthom diesel engines, 21,840 kW (combined) |
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| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,744 passengers |
MS Monarch (built as Monarch of the Seas) is the second of three Sovereign-class cruise ships owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. As of April 1, 2013, Monarch is operated by RCCL's Pullmantur Cruises brand. It was built in 1991 at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, France.
At 73,941 GT, Monarch was one of the largest cruise ships in the world at time of her completion. She can carry up to 2,744 passengers.
Monarch has an outdoor basketball court, two shuffleboard courts, and a rock climbing wall. There are also two full-sized salt water pools. She was refurbished in May 2003 to add the rock-climbing wall, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and Seattle's Best Coffee, a Latin Bar, disco, Asian-fusion restaurant and conference center. The fitness center, spa and children's area were also enlarged. Prior to being retired from the Royal Caribbean International fleet, Monarch of the Seas (as she was then called) sailed 3 and 4 night cruises to the Bahamas out of Port Canaveral, Florida.
In 2007, Monarch became the first major cruise ship in the world to be captained by a woman, the Swede Karin Stahre Janson, who remained the only one until 2010 when the British captain Sarah Breton took charge of MS Artemis of P&O Cruises.
On April 1, 2013, Monarch was transferred from Royal Caribbean International to Spain's Pullmantur Cruises to join her sister ship MS Sovereign after serving for Royal Caribbean International for 22 years.Monarch will be sailing year-round in the Southern Caribbean for Pullmantur beginning April 27, 2013. Before sailing for Pullmantur, Monarch underwent another refurbishment in April 2013 to some of its cabins, casino and shops.
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