Mariner of the Seas

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Mariner of the Seas in June 2018
History
Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
NameMariner of the Seas
Owner Royal Caribbean Group
Operator House Flag of Royal Caribbean International.svg Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry Nassau, Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Builder Kværner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland
CostUS$650 million
Yard number1348
Laid down3 April 2002
Launched28 February 2003
Christened14 November 2003
Completed31 October 2003
Maiden voyage16 November 2003 [1]
In service16 November 2003
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and type Voyager-class cruise ship
Tonnage139,863  GT [2]
Length311.12 m (1,020 ft 9 in) [2]
Beam
  • 38.6 m (126 ft 8 in) - Waterline [2]
  • 48.0 m (157.5 ft) - Max [3]
Draft8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) [2]
Installed power6 ×  Wärtsilä 12V46 (6 × 12,600 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (service)
  • 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (maximum)
Capacity3,114 passengers [3]
Crew1,185 [3]

Mariner of the Seas is one of five Voyager-class cruise ships of Royal Caribbean International and can accommodate 4,252 passengers.

Contents

Mariner of the Seas is a second generation Voyager-class vessel.

The ship's godmother[ clarification needed ] is American paralympic athlete Jean Driscoll. [4]

Description

The ship has a diesel-electric powertrain using three Azipod azimuth thrusters. Each propeller is driven by a double wound 3-phase synchronous motor of 14,000  kW (19,000  hp ) with four-bladed fixed-pitch bronze propellers. She has a maximum speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph). [5]

Mariner of the Seas has 1,674 passenger cabins. [1]

Service history

In early 2018, after a month long refit costing US$120 million which included adding additional cabins, the ship's gross tonnage was increased to 139,863 from 138,279. [6]

In 2018, Mariner of the Seas operated cruises from Port Canaveral, Florida to the Bahamas visiting Nassau and Coco Cay. To facilitate re-positioning to Miami, Florida the ship performed three cruises. Firstly from Singapore to Dubai, then Dubai to Barcelona via the Suez Canal and the final leg sailed from Barcelona to Miami. [7]

COVID-19 pandemic

During the coronavirus pandemic, the Miami Herald reported that, after cruises were cancelled worldwide and they had disembarked all passengers, Royal Caribbean Cruises had refused the CDC rules to repatriate many of their crew members due to the associated costs, with many crew members turning to desperate measures, such as hunger strikes, as a result. [8] [9] On 10 May 2020, a male Chinese crew member of Mariner of the Seas was found dead aboard the ship. [10] [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Schiffe und Kreuzfahrten reported that Cruise Law News had stated that the crew member was found dead in his cabin, although the article Cruise Law News published appeared to not include this detail. [11] [10]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mariner of the Seas (22760)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Just how much fuel does a cruise ship burn?". Cruise Critic forum. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Arrives in Miami After Huge Dry Dock". Cruise Hive. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Royal Caribbean Introduces New Adventures From the Gulf Coast with the Addition of Two Ships in the Region in 2018". Royal Caribbean International. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Dolven, Taylor (30 April 2020). "Cruise companies refuse CDC terms to repatriate crew, call transport 'too expensive'". Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Ocasio, Bianca Padró & Dolven, Taylor (10 May 2020). "Desperate cruise employees say they're losing hope amid reports of overboard deaths". Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Crew Member Found Dead on the Mariner of the Seas". Cruise Law News. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mariner of the Seas: Crewmitglied Tot in seiner Kabine gefunden" [Mariner of the Seas: Crewmember found dead in his cabin]. Schiffe und Kreuzfahrten (in German). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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