Explorer of the Seas

Explorer of the Seas (pre-OceanScope) 2000-2017

Science equipment installed

Name Installation Date Organization
Prototype AMOS: February 2008 – February 2015 UM
MAERI: 2001-2006 UM
ADCP (38kHz & 150kHz) 2000 & 2001- February 2015 NOAA/AOML
pCO2: 2003-present NOAA/AOML
Wind Profiler: 2001-2007 UM
Aerosol Particle Counter 2000-2004 UM
Ship Details
Name: Explorer of the Seas
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry: Bahamas, Nassau
Route: Bahamas, Bermuda, Eastern Caribbean, and New England itineraries out of Bayonne, New Jersey
Builder: Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland
Maiden voyage: 28 October 2000
Identification: Call sign: C6SE4
Class & type: Voyager-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 137,308 GT
Length: 311 m (1,020 ft)
Beam: 38.6 m (127 ft) - Waterline; 48 m (157 ft) - Max
Draught: 8.3 m (27 ft)
Height: 63 m (206.69 ft)
Decks: 15
Cruising Speed: 23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph)
Capacity: 3,114 passengers
Crew: 1,180