EXPLORER OF THE SEAS

'Explorer of the Seas'
'Placed in Service:'	October 28, 2000
'Status:'	in service
'Tonnage:'	137,308 gross tons [1]
'Length:'	1,020 feet
'Beam:'	157.5 feet
'Decks:'	15
'Speed:'	23.7 knots
'Complement:'	3,114 passengers, 1,180 crew
'Registry:'	Nassau, Bahamas

'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 Freedom of the Seas.

Contents

Activities include:

Other amenities

Norovirus exposure

External links

Activities include:

★ Ice skating rink

★ Rock climbing wall

★ Inline skating

★ Nine-hole miniature golf course

★ Ping-Pong Tables

★ Shuffleboard Court

★ Golf simulators

★ Full-sized basketball court

★ Adventure Ocean® youth facilities

Other amenities

★ Royal Promenade

★ 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

Norovirus exposure

On the February 26, 2005 sailing of Explorer of the Seas, 243 of the 3,252 guests onboard became sick with what Royal Caribbean identified as Norovirus. All guests who were sick during the ships stop at Grand Cayman island received 50% off a future Royal Caribbean cruise as compensation.

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

★ RCIfan.com, an RCI Fan site.

★ CruiseCritic.com review

★ 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