FAST FACTSRegistry: Bahamas • Built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Helsinki, Finland
Maiden Voyage: July 13, 1997 • Lengthened by 73 feet in June 2005, mid-body constructed at Aker
Finnyards, Turku, Finland, and inserted at Keppel Verolme Shipyard, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Refurbished: December 2012
Godmother: Colleen Fain, wife of Royal Caribbean Chairman and CEO Richard D. Fain
82,910 GRT • 989 feet long • 105.6 feet wide • 25 feet draft • 22 knots cruising speed
11 guest decks • 12 total decks • 9 passenger elevators • 2 bow thrusters • 1 stern thruster • 2 stabilizers
2,252 guests (double occupancy) • 2,730 guests (total) • 852 crew (International)
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SHIP FACILITIES |
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| Public Rooms |
Capacity |
| My Fair Lady Dining Room |
1,346 |
| Windjammer Marketplace |
566 |
| Chops Grille |
108 |
| Chef’s Table |
14 |
| Park Café |
68 |
| Latte’tudes |
36 |
| Orpheum Theater |
870 |
| Casino Royale |
259 |
| Spotlight Lounge |
575 |
| Viking Crown Lounge |
174 |
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| Public Rooms |
Capacity |
| Schooner Bar |
135 |
| Boleros |
113 |
| R Bar |
52 |
| Concierge Club |
32 |
| Diamond Club |
36 |
| Adventure Ocean (Youth Area) |
60 |
| Royal Babies and Tots Nursery |
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| Fuel (Teen Center) |
60 |
| Conference Center |
100 |
| Library |
10 |
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STATEROOMS
Total: 1,142 • Balcony: 248 • Outside: 431• Interior: 463
Staterooms with additional berths: 491 • Wheelchair accessible staterooms: 19
All staterooms convert to Royal king size bed configuration and have private bath, vanity area, closed-circuit
flat panel LED televisions, electric mini-bar, hair dryers and individually controlled air-conditioning
OTHER AMENITIES
Vitality Spa and Fitness Center • Beauty Salon • Solarium • Three Pools • Six Whirlpools
Splash Deck (interactive play fountain) • Rock-climbing Wall • Bungee Trampolines • Vitality Course
Outdoor Movie Screen • Video Arcade • Boutiques • Art and Photo Gallery • Medical Center •Royal Caribbean Online Internet Center
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Scott S. Bateman is a professional journalist who has traveled widely throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. He is the author of four books about cruising in the Caribbean, Alaska and Mexican Riviera.
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