Explorer of the Seas
Explorer of the Seas docked at Argostoli, Greece in 2023 | |
| History | |
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| Bahamas | |
| Name | Explorer of the Seas |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Port of registry | |
| Route | Caribbean & Mediterranean |
| Builder | Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland |
| Yard number | 1345 |
| Laid down | 15 June 1998 |
| Launched | 4 November 1999 |
| Christened | 21 October 2000 |
| Completed | 28 September 2000 |
| Maiden voyage | 28 October 2000 |
| In service | 2000–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Voyager-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 311 m (1,020 ft 4 in) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 63 m (206 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Decks | 15 |
| Deck clearance | 3,400 m (11,154 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 6 × Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW (16,900 hp)) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph) |
| Capacity | 3,286 passengers (double occupancy), 4,290 (maximum) |
| Crew | 1,180 |
| Notes | |
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Explorer of the Seas is a Voyager-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International, completed in 2000. She can accommodate over 3,000 guests, including scientists making use of a built-in atmospheric and oceanographic laboratory operated by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. The lab, with its attendant educational and outreach programs for passengers, was discontinued in 2007.