Happy Birthday Voyager of the Seas!

[tahqa]

Voyager of the Seas made her maiden voyage 10 years ago today, November 21st, 1999! She was the first of the Voyager class ships and was built in Aker Finnyards, Turku Finland.

 

When she was launched she had a number of world's firsts, including:

- First rock climbing wall on a cruise ship

- First ice skating rink on a cruise ship -- I'm guessing this is why Katarina Witt is her Godmother :)

- First interior promenade on a cruise ship

 

Also, at her launching she was the worlds largest passenger ship.

 

Ship Facts

Maiden Voyage: November 21, 1999

Passenger Capacity: 3,114

Godmother: Katarina Witt

Gross Tonnage: 138,000

Length: 1020'

Max Beam: 156'

Draft: 29'

Cruising Speed: 23.7 knots

[bhughey]

Happy Birthday, Voyager - I will personally help you celebrate one week from tomorrow as we begin the voyage across the Atlantic together from Barcelona to Galveston!

[cruizinmimi]

Happy Birthday Voyager. I can't wait to be back on the Voyager.....Feb '10 :):D:)

[howard6933]

We were on the 3rd sailing of the Voyager in december 1999 and have been back on her two more times. That first sailing was memorable for a big reason. We were a group of twelve and had booked 6 inside cabins. Can you believe that we were all upgraded to outside cabins with balcony??? :D What a wonderful surprise that was. I guess that's a thing of the past and doesn't happen very often anymore. ;)

[BobBeaSea]

We were on Voyager in 2005, my first cruise since 1993, on Sovereign which was the largest ship I'd ever been on. Needless to say I was stunned at the size of Voyager.

[Bradiego]

Wow, it has been ten years, amazing how far RCL has come. I cannot wait to be on Voyager in February out of Galveston!! I was on her sister ship , the Navigator of the Seas twice, once for the inaugural cruise (my first cruise ever) and then a year later and had a blast.

[keasc]

Happy Birthday Voyager. We sailed on the inaugural, liked it so much we were back on here six months later. Can't believe it's been ten years already.

[Cruising89143]

Amazing that RCI has turned out thirteen ships in ten years and that doesn't include the six for Celebrity.

 

Five Voyager class

Three Freedom class

Four Radiance class

One Oasis class

 

Four Millie class for Celebrity

Two Solstice class

[Texas Teen]

Happy 10 years in service, Voyager of the Seas!!! I joined Cruise Critic on this day last year without even realizing it was Voyager's 9th birthday! :eek: I hope you have another great 10 years in service!

[amybeth4]

Faulous. I remember when Voyager went into service but there was no way I could afford her so I did the Enchantment and the Sea Princess.

 

Ten years later I STILL have yet to be on a Voyager-class ship (no cruising in 04, 05, 06, 07 or 08, sadly) although I did jump right over that class onto a Freedom-class ship 2 weeks ago. :) Now I feel like I don't need to bother. But I'm still dying to do a Radiance-class ship, based on all the comments over the years on these boards.

[flashcat]

Has Voyager been refurbished and if so when? We will be on it in February and did not realize it was 10 years old.

[Texas Teen]

Voyager of the Seas was just refurbished this past May.

[Bigtex1622]

I cannot wait to sail on her in April.

I think she was in dry dock back this year in April or May.

 

I bet people said when she came out,

that she is way too big and expensive to sail on her.

Sound familiar? Oasis ;)