MS Voyager of the Seas, is a Voyager-class cruise ship, completed in 1999, operated by Kamewa International Shipping. She is the namesake of Voyager class.
Voyager of the Seas can handle up to 3114 guests, and, along with her sisters in the Voyager class, were the largest ships in the world when built. Constructed at Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland, the ship measures 137,276 GT with a displacement of 58,000 t (57,000 long tons; 64,000 short tons). It is 311 m (1,020 ft) long overall, has a waterline beam (width) of 47.4 m (156 ft) and a height of 63 m (207 ft).
Voyager of the Seas featured some world firsts for cruise ships when launched, including the first rock climbing wall (mounted on the funnel) and ice-skating rink at sea. During Voyager of the Seas ’ first weeks at sea there were doubts on how effective the ice rink would be due to the ice occasionally cracking in places due to the instability of the ship and hot ventilation pipes on the deck below, although these merely turned out to be teething troubles. Today the ice is used throughout the cruise as a public ice-skating venue and for professional ice shows.
An innovative feature of Voyager of the Seas, and another first, is the Royal Promenade: a marble floored street stretching just over 3/4 the length of the ship featuring shops and light dining venues. This area is the heart of the ship for evening activity, along with the three story high La Scala theatre in which some of the latest production technology is used to produce Broadway standard production shows at night.
All cabins on Voyager of the Seas feature en-suite bathrooms and an interactive television service, and most outward facing cabins on the upper decks feature balconies.
In October and November 2014, Voyager of the Seas underwent dry dock refurbishment to receive “Royal Advantage” upgrades. These upgrades included the installation of an outdoor movie screen near the pool, replacing the inline skating track with a flowrider surf simulator, changing the Italian restaurant from Portofino to Giovanni’s Table, and adding the Izumi asian fusion restaurant, Chops steakhouse, Diamond Club, digital signage, and ship-wide Wifi.