MS Voyager of the Seas

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 cousins 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 are larger. Constructed at Aker Finnyards in Turku, Finland, the ship measures 137,276 gross tons [ [https://exchange.dnv.com/Exchange/Main.aspx?EXTool=Vessel&VesselID=19902 DNV Exchange] ] on a 64,000 ton displacement. [ [http://www.seaward.com/looking/index.html Seaward SEA GUARD Marine Fenders Protect World's Largest Cruise Ship at “The Cruise Ship Capital of the World”] ] It is 1,020 ft. long overall, has a waterline beam of 127 ft. and a maximum width of convert|156|ft|m|2|abbr=on.

Onboard Voyager of the Seas

Voyager of the Seas is commonly referred to as a 'Floating hotel' due to the vast range of cutting edge facilities that it offers to cater for all tastes, 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 plays host to the ice show, performed in the evening to special effects by a world-class team of professional ice skaters.

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 such as a Ben and Jerry's ice cream parlor and a traditional English pub. This area is the heart of the ship for evening activity , along with the three story high 'La Scala' theatre in which some of the latest production technology is used to produce Broadway standard production shows at night featuring the ship's in-house dancers as well as other guest acts such as magicians and illusionists.

On the same deck is the three story dining room near the aft of the ship, serving upmarket fine evening food and wines, with set seating times and places and personalised waiter service to give a memorable dining experience. Attire for the dining room is either casual or formal and guests are notified through the ship's daily 'Compass' newsletter.

Almost all outward facing cabins on Voyager feature balconies as well as en-suite bathrooms and an innovative interactive television service 'Royal Caribbean Television', in which the guest can order on demand movies, room service, check their bill and more. Shows and major events are often broadcast live to stateroom televisions from the TV control center on board to accompany the usual assortment of international channels (BBC World, Cartoon Network, CNN etc.)

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:*Childrens 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 island owned by Royal Caribbean
*Jamaica
*Grand Cayman
*Mexico
*Mediterranean
*Nassau, Bahamas
*St. Maarten
*San Juan, Puerto Rico

References

External links

* [http://viajarencruceros.com/voyager-seas/21-07-2008 Voyager of the Seas] - blog with information about the cruise
* [http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/voyager/ "Voyager of the Seas"] at [http://www.ship-technology.com/ ship-technology.com]
* [http://www.voyager-class.com Voyager-Class.com] - the largest online resource for information & pictures of the "Voyager"-class ships
* [http://www.relevantsearchscotland.co.uk/ships/ships/080voyager.html "Voyager of the Seas" info and large photos]