MS Adventure of the Seas

	; Adventure of the Seas moored at Barbados.
Name:	Adventure of the Seas
Owner:	Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry:	Nassau, Bahamas
Builder:	Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Finland)
Cost:	$500 million
Christened:	November 10, 2001 by Rudy Giuliani; in New York
Maiden voyage:	November 18, 2001
In service:	November 2001 -present
Identification:	IMO number: 9167227; Call Sign C6SA3; MMSI 311263000
Status:	In Active Service as of 2010
Notes:	CDC sanitation score: 100% (1/4/2009)
General characteristics
Class and type:	Voyager class cruise ship
Tonnage:	137,276 GT (gross tonnage)
Length:	1,020 ft (310.90 m)
Beam:	157.5 ft (48.01 m)
Draft:	28.8 ft (8.78 m)
Decks:	15 decks
Installed power:	diesel-electric (75,600 kW)
Propulsion:	3 Azipods
Speed:	22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity:	3,114 passengers
Crew:	1,180 crew
Notes:	14 elevators, post-Panamax

MS Adventure of the Seas is the third Voyager-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International that cannot transit the Panama Canal^[7]. Voyager-class ships are the fifth largest passenger ships in the world; currently, only Cunard's Queen Mary 2, Norwegian Epic, Royal Caribbean International's Freedom Class and MS Oasis of the Seas ships are larger. She was built in Aker Finnyards in Turku, 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. She is now (2010) based in the Mediterranean and offers four or five day cruises from Barcelona

Activities

Four-story Royal Promenade (see photo)
Casino
Main dining room on three floors, each named after a composer (Mozart, Strauss, and Vivaldi) with total capacity 1,919^[7]
Restaurants such as Johnny Rockets (1950s-style) and Portofino (Italian)
Themed bars and lounges
Lyrics Showlounge, spanning 5 decks, with 1,350 seats, features cabaret acts and late-night adults-only comedy^[7]
Day spa and Fitness Center
Wedding chapel
Internet café and 2-level library^[7]

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The Royal Promenade of Adventure of the Seas.
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Adventure of the Seas in port at Philipsburg, St. Martin.
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Adventure of the Seas moored at Philipsburg, St. Martin.
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Adventure of the Seas docked in Aruba.

Career
Adventure of the Seas moored at Barbados.
Name:	Adventure of the Seas
Owner:	Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry:	Nassau, Bahamas
Builder:	Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Finland)^[1]
Cost:	$500 million^[1]
Christened:	November 10, 2001 by Rudy Giuliani in New York^[1]^[2]
Maiden voyage:	November 18, 2001^[3]
In service:	November 2001^[1] -present
Identification:	IMO number: 9167227^[4] Call Sign C6SA3^[5] MMSI 311263000^[5]
Status:	In Active Service as of 2010
Notes:	CDC sanitation score: 100% (1/4/2009)^[6]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Voyager class cruise ship
Tonnage:	137,276 GT (gross tonnage)^[1]
Length:	1,020 ft (310.90 m)
Beam:	157.5 ft (48.01 m)^[3]
Draft:	28.8 ft (8.78 m)^[1]
Decks:	15 decks
Installed power:	diesel-electric (75,600 kW)^[1]
Propulsion:	3 Azipods^[1]
Speed:	22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity:	3,114 passengers^[3]
Crew:	1,180 crew
Notes:	14 elevators, post-Panamax