Explorer is coming

As posted in the Rhapsody is going thread:

Dear Adrian,

We are excited to announce that you are among the first to hear about some exciting news that Royal Caribbean International announced today.

Explorer of the Seas will join the region's local fleet in November 2015. This 3,800-guest megaliner is part of the Voyager Class of ships and is the sister ship to Voyager of the Seas.Both ships will be based in Sydney and will share the prestigious mantel of 'Australia's biggest megaliner'. Explorer of the Seas replaces Rhapsody of the Seas, which will leave the local fleet in April 2015 after eight successive seasons.

Radiance of the Seas will return to the region again for the 2015-2016 Australia New Zealand cruise season and continue to sail on her popular itineraries, with a focus on cruising in the South Pacific and around Australia.

Royal Caribbean's South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand 2015-16 cruise season will be on sale from Tuesday 29 April 2014.

Heres a link to Beyond Ships which gives all the facts on Explorer

http://www.beyondships.com/Explorer.html

The link to a photo tour of Explorer of the Seas

http://www.beyondships.com/Explorer-tour.html

VITAL STATISTICS

THE BASICS

CLASS: Voyager

BUILDER: Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku, Finland

ENTERED SERVICE: October 28, 2000

LINE: Royal Caribbean International

SIZE

DISPLACEMENT: 137,308 g.r.t. (109,370 tons deadweight).

LENGTH: 1,020.7 feet.

BEAM: 157.5 feet.

DRAFT: 28.2 feet.

SPEED: 22 knots (service speed).

PROPULSION: 2 azipods, 1 fixed pod

POWER PLANT: Diesel Electric

PEOPLE

CAPACITY: 3,835 passengers.

CREW: 1,185.

OFFICERS: International

PASSENGER TO CREW RATIO: 3.23.

STATEROOMS: 1,879 (939 ocean view, 707 with balconies).

RCCI have announced that when Rhapsody goes to Europe she will be replaced by another Voyager Class ship - Explorer. Starting November 2015.

Radiance will return.

Bookings open 29th April.

Raina

RCCI have announced that when Rhapsody goes to Europe she will be replaced by another Voyager Class ship - Explorer. Starting November 2015.

 

Radiance will return.

 

Bookings open 29th April.

 

Raina

someone else posted this earlier http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2020427

Excellent news! I'll be booking a cruise on her. I would imagine she'll be coming down from Asia?

Isnt her last posted schedule in southhampton so she come from there.

Voyager is about to get an upgrade when dry docked in Singapore.

Does anyone know if Explorer will be updated before she is deployed to Oz?

Yes, she is due for her refurb in Feb 2015.:)

She will be getting a flow rider, 3D movie theatre & the new virtual balconies for inside cabins as well as the usual upgrades.

Yes, she is due for her refurb in Feb 2015.:)

 

She will be getting a flow rider, 3D movie theatre & the new virtual balconies for inside cabins as well as the usual upgrades.

Cool

And along with legend will be a good mix

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It's all still a bit up in the air, are we getting 2 new ships or just one? Explorer is going to the UK at least until Sept 2015 according to a recent RCCL news release so is she then coming to Australia?

I guess all will be revealed soon enough, I just wish we could get a few new itineraries our of Sydney.

From the above, it may also mean that Voyager is going.

Did all the C&A members get this e-mail from RCCL? I didn't.

From the above, it may also mean that Voyager is going.

 

Did all the C&A members get this e-mail from RCCL? I didn't.

I didn't get one either.

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I didnt get it either.

But no information about Legend yet...:confused:

Will she do Australia/NZ as well, or just Asia than??

But no information about Legend yet...:confused:

 

Will she do Australia/NZ as well, or just Asia than??

I have been told we are definitely getting legend

The sep ta would fit with normal arrivals to Australia for each season

We get two new ships and lose one

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Hubby got the email and I didn't! It was the called the monthly news.

I have been told we are definitely getting legend

The sep ta would fit with normal arrivals to Australia for each season

We get two new ships and lose one

I can't see that happening.

If we get Legend then I'd expect Voyager to also go as implied above.

Hubby got the email and I didn't! It was the called the monthly news.

Thanks for the replies ... so RCL/Celebrity have been as reliably inconsistent with e-mails - as they always have been!

It's all still a bit up in the air, are we getting 2 new ships or just one? Explorer is going to the UK at least until Sept 2015 according to a recent RCCL news release so is she then coming to Australia?

 

I guess all will be revealed soon enough, I just wish we could get a few new itineraries our of Sydney.

Now if it was August that Explorer was coming from the UK we might be able to escort her.

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.....I'd expect Voyager to also go as implied above.

The info reads:

Explorer of the Seas will join the region's local fleet in November 2015. This 3,800-guest megaliner is part of the Voyager Class of ships and is the sister ship to Voyager of the Seas.Both ships will be based in Sydney and will share the prestigious mantel of 'Australia's biggest megaliner'

I don't see how it can be interpreted that Voyager is going

I don't see how it can be interpreted that Voyager is going

Thanks for the correction. I scanned it too quickly and missed a sentence.

It'll be good to have both available.

Yes, she is due for her refurb in Feb 2015.:)

 

She will be getting a flow rider, 3D movie theatre & the new virtual balconies for inside cabins as well as the usual upgrades.

Does anyone know exactly what virtual balconies are? perhaps they supply you with electronic face viewers!!:)

Does anyone know exactly what virtual balconies are? perhaps they supply you with electronic face viewers!!:)

They're big screens showing an outside view.

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Perhaps the thinking is that they will send the big ships because the ports where they can actually dock are limited and there is far more to do on the mammoth ships on sea days.

There are downsides however.......

Imagine 3,800 people all going down with Norovirus , at the same time....:eek:

They're big screens showing an outside view.

 

 

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Thanks for answering:) that sounds like a great idea, as long as the screen has reasonable resolution and they keep the cameras lens clean.