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| Name: | Explorer of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry: | Nassau  Bahamas |
| Builder: | Kværner Masa-Yards of Turku, Finland |
| Yard number: | 1345 |
| Completed: | September 2000 |
| In service: | 28 October 2000 |
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| Class and type: | Voyager-class cruise ships |
| Tonnage: | 137,308 GT (gross tonnage) [1] |
| Length: | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Beam: | 157.5 ft (48 m) |
| Decks: | 15 |
| Propulsion: | Three propellerss |
| Speed: | 23.7 knots |
| Capacity: | 3,114 passengers[1] |
| Crew: | 1,180 crew |
| Notes: | CDC sanitation score: 98% (11/1/2008)[2] |
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 fourth largest passenger ships in the world, after Cunard's Queen Mary 2, Royal Caribbean's own Freedom Class, and Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class.
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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
- Ice skating rink
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
Sea Rescue
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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 rescued the three men aboard. The rescued men departed the ship in Puerto Rico on February 21, 2008.
 Balcony of the ship's only Royal Suite |
References
- ^ "Cruise Ship Guide". Cruise Travel (Lakeside Publishing Company): 37–43. January/February 2009. ISSN 0199-5111.
- ^ "Cruise Ships Inspection Score for MS Explorer of the Seas". Vessel Sanitation Program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 11/1/2008. http://wwwn.cdc.gov/InspectionQueryTool/Forms/InspectionScoresAll.aspx?Vessel=7195.
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| Preceded by Voyager of the Seas |
World's largest passenger ship 2000 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Navigator of the seas |
External links
- Official website
- 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
- Miramar Ship Index - Explorer of the Seas
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