Name Adventure of the Seas Cost $500 million Launched 5 January 2001 Beam 48 m | Ordered 24 April 1997 Construction started 17 June 1998 Length 311 m Builder Meyer Turku | |
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Owner Adventure of the Seas Inc. Operator Royal Caribbean International Port of registry 2001 Monrovia, Liberia
2001 onwards Nassau, Bahamas | ||
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MS Adventure of the Seas is a Voyager-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International.
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She was built at Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland and completed in 2001. From 2001, she mostly sailed in the Southern Caribbean and departed weekly from the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. As of 2012, she is based in the Atlantic in the Summer and offers seven-day cruises from Málaga and in the winter she departs from San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2013, her summer cruises will be based out of Southampton, England and offer Baltic, Mediterranean, and Northern Europe itineraries.
In April 2014, Adventure of the Seas received "Royal Advantage" upgrades, including an outdoor movie screen, digital signage, ship-wide Wifi, new Concierge and Diamond lounges, and the changeover of the Portofino restaurant to the Giovanni's Table concept first introduced on the Oasis class cruise ships.
On May 31, 2016, Royal Caribbean announced features for the upcoming refit in November 2016. This includes the Splashaway Bay Aqua Park, cyclone and typhoon water slides, as well as a FlowRider. In addition, a new lineup of culinary and entertainment venues with Izumi Japanese Cuisine, the brand’s signature steakhouse, Chops Grille and Boleros Latin Lounge. The ship also will receive more than 100 new staterooms, a refresh of all existing staterooms and a brand new Suites Lounge.
On October, 31, 2016, Royal Caribbean announced modified revitalization plans for Adventure of the Seas due to storm damage caused by Hurricane Matthew at Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport. Plans to add 100 new staterooms as well as the lines signature Japanese restaurant Izumi were cancelled. In addition, the storm forced delays in completion of the aqua park, FlowRider, and water slides as well as Chops Grille and Suites Lounge.
Cruise destinations
Adventure of the Seas routinely cruises the Caribbean. During the first quarter of 2012, she cruised to St. Kitts with over 280,000 passengers in total, the most of any Royal Caribbean vessel.
In 2013, Adventure of the Seas was moved to a new base in Southampton, Hampshire for her European season. Royal Caribbean had confirmed that the ship will continue to be based in the UK for the 2013 season.
For 2017, Adventure of the Seas offers weekly sailings from San Juan, Puerto Rico to the Southern Caribbean.
