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Itineraries of the Explorer of the Seas

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Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Elevators
  • Self-service laundry room
  • Casino
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool
  • Beauty salon
  • Spa & body care

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Classe:  Voyager class
  • Tonnage:  137308
  • Speed:  22.0 knots
  • Passengers:  3114
  • Decks:  15
  • Length:  311 m
  • Width:  48 m

History

  • 2000: Année de construction
  • 28 octobre 2000: Date d'inauguration
  • avril 2015: Rénovation
  • 2017: Année de rénovation

Explorer of the Seas: the transformation announced for 2020 never happened

Royal Caribbean announced a major transformation of Explorer of the Seas for 2020. It was postponed, with no new date. Only a technical overhaul was carried out. The ship's last real refurbishment therefore dates from early 2015.

Eleven years. That is a fact to state before booking, not after. The ship remains sound and well kept, but a client expecting rebuilt spaces will be disappointed, and that disappointment is avoidable.

What measurement gives anyway

Explorer carries 3,286 guests at double occupancy with 1,180 crew, that is 2.78 guests per crew member. That is better than the 3.00 of Voyager of the Seas, from the same yard and the same generation, and in the better half of the measured spread across the fleet, which runs from 2.38 to 3.00.

On that precise criterion, the 2000 hull holds up better than her reputation. Staffing does not depend on the date of the last dry dock.

The measurements

Delivered in 2000 by the Turku yard in Finland, Explorer measures 311 metres, is rated at 138,194 gross tons and has 15 decks. Maximum capacity reaches 4,290 guests.

That is an intermediate format in the fleet: 138,194 tons against 90,090 for the Radiance class and 226,838 for Liberty of the Seas and her generation. Large enough to be steady, compact enough to walk end to end without thinking about it.

A calendar spread over two continents

Our 111 departures on Explorer split between Port Canaveral (29), Fort Lauderdale (22) and Ravenna, Italy (15), the rest scattered. That is one of the least concentrated calendars in the fleet.

That spread has an advantage: it offers the Adriatic and the Caribbean on the same ship, so the same stateroom configuration and the same rhythm aboard. It has a drawback: fewer dates per port, so a tighter booking window for a precise itinerary.

What 311 metres mean underfoot

Across 15 decks and 311 metres of length, the stateroom's position relative to the lifts weighs more than the deck number. That is true everywhere, but Explorer forgives more: 51 metres less than the 362.04 metres of Wonder of the Seas is felt over a week.

To place the scale: Explorer takes 3,286 guests at double occupancy, Grandeur of the Seas 1,992 and Icon of the Seas 5,610. A factor of 2.8 between the two ends of the company.

Who she suits

Travellers who put the itinerary ahead of new spaces, and those looking for the Adriatic on a mid-size ship. A client who insists on recent facilities will find better elsewhere, and it is worth saying so beforehand.

Our Royal Caribbean advisors confirm the exact fare, inclusions and applicable conditions before any booking, in line with Quebec consumer protection rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. A major transformation was announced for 2020, then postponed with no new date. Only a technical overhaul was carried out. The last real refurbishment dates from early 2015.
It is 2.78: 3,286 guests at double occupancy for 1,180 crew. That is better than the 3.00 of Voyager of the Seas, from the same yard and the same generation.
From Port Canaveral (29 departures), Fort Lauderdale (22) and Ravenna, Italy (15), out of 111 departures in total. That is one of the least concentrated calendars in the fleet.
She carries 3,286 guests at double occupancy and up to 4,290 maximum, with 1,180 crew, which gives a ratio of 2.78 guests per crew member.
She measures 311 metres, is rated at 138,194 gross tons and has 15 decks. That is an intermediate format, between the 90,090 tons of the Radiance class and the 226,838 of the Oasis class.
In 2000, at the Turku yard in Finland. She is the second ship of the Voyager class, after Voyager of the Seas in 1999.
Yes, with 15 departures from Ravenna in our catalogue. She is one of the few ships in the fleet offering the Adriatic and the Caribbean in the same year.
It depends what you are after. The ship remains sound and well kept, and her crew ratio is in the better half of the fleet. It is the spaces that are dated, not the technical upkeep.
Fifteen decks, like the whole Voyager class. That is one fewer than the Oasis class and five fewer than the Icon class.
By a flight to Bologna or Venice with at least one connection, then a ground transfer. The transfer is never included by default and is arranged separately.
Through Orlando, in about three hours of flying, then about 45 minutes by road to the pier. It is the simplest of her ports for a Quebecer.
A 138,194-ton hull moves far less than a 90,090-ton unit such as those of the Radiance class, without reaching the steadiness of the 226,838 tons of an Oasis-class ship.
Because her calendar is spread over two continents. The advantage is the choice of regions; the drawback is a tighter booking window for a precise itinerary.
No. None of her embarkation ports is drivable. Of the 30 Royal Caribbean ships in service, only four sail from a port reachable by car from Montreal.
Our advisors confirm the exact fare, inclusions and applicable conditions before any booking. AquaTerra Travels follows Quebec consumer protection rules and participates in the compensation fund for travel agency customers.
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