MS Explorer of the Seas
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| Explorer of the Seas | |
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| Placed in Service: | October 28, 2000 |
| Status: | in service |
| Tonnage: | 137,308 GT (gross tonnage) [1] |
| Length: | 1,020 feet (311 meters) |
| Beam: | 157.5 feet (48 meters) |
| Decks: | 15 |
| Speed: | 23.7 knots |
| Complement: | 3,114 passengers, 1,180 crew |
| Registry: | Nassau, Bahamas |
MS Explorer of the Seas is one of five Voyager-class cruise ships from Royal Caribbean International. It can handle over 3100 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. Voyager-class ships are the third largest passenger ships in the world, after Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and Royal Caribbean's own Freedom of the Seas.
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[edit] Activities include:
- Rock climbing wall
- Roller skating
- Nine-hole miniature golf course
- Ping-Pong Tables
- Shuffleboard Court
- Golf simulators
- Full-sized basketball court
- Adventure Ocean youth facilities
[edit] Other amenities
- Casino
- Three-story main dining room
- Windjammer Café
- Restaurants such as Johnny Rockets (1950s-style) and Portofino (Italian)
- Themed bars and lounges
- Swimming pools and hot tubs
- Day spa and Fitness Center
- Library and Royal Caribbean Online Internet access
- Wedding chapel
[edit] Sea Rescue
On February 16, 2008, while on-route from Bayonne, New Jersey, for a nine day cruise to the Caribbean the bridge crew heard a faint mayday over the radio. This turned out to be the crew from the Tumbleweed, a 40 foot sailboat, who had a planned sail from Baltimore to the Florida Keys. The crew apparently had a mechanical breakdown of both engine and sails. They drifted for 11 days to the location N32.35 W 72.49 (roughly 275 miles southeast east of North Carolina. The crew of the Explorer of the Seas located the craft and executed a perfect rescue of the three men. The rescued men departed the ship in Puerto Rico on February 21, 2008.
[edit] External links
- RCI
- RSMAS/RCCL - University of Miami's Ocean Labs on Explorer of the Seas
- Voyager-Class.com - the largest online resource for information & pictures of the Voyager-class ships
- Research website for the onboard laboratory
- June 2004 article about the ship and lab from CNN
- Article about the Norovirus outbreak from CBS 4 Miami
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| Preceded by Voyager of the Seas |
World's largest passenger ship 2000 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Queen Mary 2 |
