MV Majesty of the Oceans
Ex Majesty, Majesty of the Seas
© Simonwp (Dodge Island, Miami 01/11/2001)
Steel twin screw ”Sovereign Class” motor vessel built in 1992 by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire, France (Yard No B30) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship for Royal Caribbean International
Technical Data
- Original Cost: $300 million
- Length: 268.32m (overall) 236.0m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 32.20m
- Depth: 9.70m
- Draught: 7.875m
- Tonnage: 73,941 – 74,077 gross/47,515 – 47,599 net/8600 – 6953t deadweight
- Engines: Four 9-cyl, Pielstick-Alsthom 9PC20L400 diesels
- Power: 21844 kW/29,719 HP
- Speed: 21.6 knots (service)
- Passenger Decks: 13
- Capacity: 2,744
- Crew: 833
- Call Sign: C6FZ8
- MMSI Number: 311734000
- IMO Number: 8819512
- Official Number: 9000118
- Port of Registry: Oslo/Norway 🇳🇴, Nassau/Bahamas 🇧🇸
- Sister-Ship: Monarch of the Seas (A30), Sovereign of the Seas (A29)
History
December 6th 1988: Keel laid.
September 21st 1991: Launched.
March 27th 1992: Delivered to Majesty Of The Seas (management Royal Caribbean Cruises), Oslo, Norway.
April 26th 1992: Christened in Miami.
April 1992: Commenced cruising in the Caribbean.
January 12th 2007: Entered a 4-week dry-dock period where she underwent a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of the pool decks, all public areas, restaurants, shops and cabins.
© Wil Weijsters (Miami, 19/01/2008)
June 8th 2020: Arrived at Dover.
© Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping)
June 8th 2020: Sailed from Dover to be replaced on the Eastern Arm by AURORA.
June 9th 2020: Arrived back in Dover (CT2). She then visited Southampton and Poole Anchorage.
August 21st 2020: Arrived at Dover.
© Dover Strait Shipping
August 23rd 2020: Left Dover showing destination as Valletta.
September 3rd 2020: Arrived at Souda Anchorage (Greece) joining her fleet mate EMPRESS OF THE SEAS.
December 28th 2020: Registered Owner: Saturn Oceanway Inc. Manager: Campbell Cruise and Yacht Management.
January 2021: Renamed MAJESTY.
February 1st 2021: Arrived in Piraeus.
April 1st 2021: Renamed MAJESTY OF THE OCEANS.
April 8th 2021: Registered Owner: Majesty of the Oceans Inc.
© Giwrgos Mertis (Eleusis, 15/12/2021)
June 2024: Remains in Piraeus.
🆕 Google Earth (Image dated 01/03/2024)
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Giwrgos Mertis, Nigel Scutt (Dover Strait Shipping), Simonwp and Wil Weijsters for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
