Explorer of the Seas.
Class: Voyager
Built: 2000
Registry: Nassau/Bahamas
Entered service: --
Status: in service
Tonnage: 137,308 gross register tons
Length: 1,020 feet
Beam: 157.5 feet
Draft: --
Decks: 15
Speed: 23.7 knots
Crew: 1,180
Passengers: 3,114
Note:
Explorer of the Seas is the second unit in the Voyager class ships from Royal
Caribbean International. Unique in the cruise industry, Explorer of the Seas
hosts a working labratory, administered by the University of Miami. The Rosenstiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science makes use of the regular schedule the
ship maintains, to gain data on the regions in which the ship operates. Short
tours can be taken aboard ship, of the labs facilities.