Voyager of the Seas

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Voyager of the Seas in Sydney, Australia,
following her 2014 refurbishment
History
NameVoyager of the Seas
Operator Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry
Builder
Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku New Shipyard, Turku
, Finland
CostUS$650 million
Yard number1344
Laid downMarch 31, 1998
LaunchedNovember 27, 1998
Sponsored byKatarina Witt
ChristenedNovember 20, 1999
CompletedOctober 29, 1999
Maiden voyageNovember 21, 1999
In service1999–present
Identification
StatusIn service
Notes[1][2]
General characteristics
Class and typeVoyager-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length311.1 m (1,020 ft 8 in)
Beam
  • 38.6 m (126 ft 8 in) - Waterline
  • 47.4 m (155 ft 6 in) - Max[1]
Height63 m (206 ft 8 in)
Draught9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Depth24
Decks15
Deck clearance7
Ramps4
Installed power6 ×
kW (16,900 hp
))
Propulsion
Speed23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,602 passengers (double occupancy)
  • 4,000 (maximum occupancy)[3]
Crew1,200[3]
Notes[4]

Voyager of the Seas is the

Kværner Masa-Yards at its Turku New Shipyard in Turku, Finland, she was launched on November 27, 1998, and formally named by Olympic figure skater Katarina Witt on November 20, 1999.[5]

Royal Caribbean Line announced the suspension of its operations until June 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On May 26, 2021, the CDC approved RCL to resume operations in June.[citation needed]

History

Voyager of the Seas at Port of Kobe in March 2013.

The ship was constructed in Turku shipyard and completed its construction in November 1998 in Turku New Shipyard, Finland and launched on November 27, 1998, and formally named by Olympic figure skater Katarina Witt on November 20, 1999.[5] Upon her departure on her maiden voyage the following day, November 21, 1999,[5] Voyager of the Seas was the largest cruise ship in the world, although she was overtaken the following year by her sister ship Explorer of the Seas. She measured 137,276 gross tonnage (GT) at launch and following a refit in 2014 her tonnage increased to 138,194 GT.[1] She is 311 m (1,020 ft 4 in) long overall, has a waterline beam of 36.8 m (120 ft 9 in) and a height of 63 m (206 ft 8 in). It can hold 3,602 passengers at double occupancy, and 4000 passengers maximum.[3]

The investment manager Mario Salcedo began an over 20-year period of living on Royal Caribbean cruise ships after sailing in 2000 on Voyager of the Seas, which impressed him.[7] Salcedo said in a 2016 interview, "It was the biggest cruise ship in the world at the time, and so revolutionary—the first ice skating rink, the first rock climbing wall, so many elements that took cruising to another dimension."[7]

Design

Voyager of the Seas included the first rock climbing wall (mounted on the funnel) and the first ice-skating rink at sea.[8]

In October and November 2014, Voyager of the Seas underwent a refit.

flowrider surf simulator.[10]

Voyager of the Seas underwent a US$97 million refit in September 2019 which included the addition of 72 passenger cabins, water slides, and a number of other improvements as part of Royal Caribbean's Royal Amplified initiative.[11][12]

Route

Voyager of the Seas was chartered for Indian passengers in May 2016.

Tokyo, Japan during the summer of 2020,[19] and is set to call in Shanghai in the summer of 2021.[20]

Incidents

In December 2014, many passengers claimed that they were ill and had been diagnosed with whooping cough in the ship; it failed to detect the outbreak during the destination of Singapore to Sydney.[21]

In October 2018, the passengers were horrified when 1,300 workers from the Indian tobacco company Kamla Pasand boarded the ship and blocked them from using some facilities.[22]

In May 2019, two male passengers from Singapore died of unrelated natural causes while on board the ship.[23]

2020: spread of COVID-19

Further information: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships § Other ships with confirmed cases on board

Thousands of passengers of cruise ships that disembarked at

Manila, Philippines on April 19.[28] On 23 April, a 79-year-old New Zealand man died from the disease while his wife had also been infected.[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Voyager of the Seas (19902)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Smith 2010, p. 166.
  3. ^ a b c d "Voyager of the Seas Fact Sheet". Royal Caribbean Press Center. Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ISSN 0199-5111
    .
  5. ^ a b c "First Impressions of Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas". February 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Puhak, Janine (April 17, 2020). "Royal Caribbean extends suspended cruise operations until June 11". Fox News.
  7. ^ a b Ellwood, Mark (May 17, 2016). "This Man Has Been Living On Cruise Ships for Twenty Years. Mario Salcedo took his first cruise almost twenty years ago—and never stopped". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Saunders 2013, p. 94.
  9. ^ "Enjoy the first surfing experience at sea in Asia on Voyager of the Seas". ETB Travel News. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Voyager Class Flowrider Refurbishment". Mobimar.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  11. ^ Souza, Ben (October 23, 2019). "Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Resumes Cruises After $97 Million Renovation". cruisefever.net.
  12. ^ "Voyager of the Seas Ups the Anti Down Under with New Wave of Thrills". Royal Caribbean International Press Center. Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Staff, C. I. N. (May 6, 2016). "Voyager of the Seas to be Chartered for Indian Passengers". www.cruiseindustrynews.com.
  14. ^ "Manila maiden visit for Voyager of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. July 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "One of Asia's largest cruise ship, Voyager of the Seas, is back on its longest stint". The Jakarta Post.
  16. ^ "Cruise Season 2019: New itineraries for Australia and NZ". August 8, 2019.
  17. ^ "Voyager of the Seas' maiden stop at Bintan Island". seatrade-cruise.com. May 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Voyager Of The Seas First Cruise Liner Visit In 2020".
  19. ^ "Spectrum, Voyager to overnight in Tokyo next year". seatrade-cruise.com. June 10, 2019.
  20. ^ "Royal Caribbean Announces 2021 Itineraries". TravelPulse.
  21. ^ "Whooping Cough Outbreak on the Voyager of the Seas?". Cruise Law News. December 12, 2014.
  22. ^ "Cruise from hell as wild bender takes over ship". NewsComAu. October 1, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  23. ^ "Two Singaporeans die on board cruise ship Voyager of the Seas". CNA.
  24. ^ Ferrell, Paul & McDonald, Alex (March 23, 2020). "Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking". ABC.net. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  25. ^ "Coronavirus claims life of Toowoomba man infected on cruise ship who was allowed to travel home". ABC.net. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  26. ^ "DAILY BLOG: Three new Tasmanian coronavirus cases". www.themercury.com.au. March 28, 2020.
  27. ^ "COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics - News". NSW Health. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  28. ^ "Thousands of seafarers scheduled to come home this month". news.mb.com.ph. April 9, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  29. ^ "Covid 19 coronavirus on cruise ship Voyager of the Seas: Kāpiti man Bob James dies, wife sick". The New Zealand Herald. April 23, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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