Cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International
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Empress of the Seas in Grand Cayman on Monday, 30 May 2016.
History
Bahamas
Name
Originally ordered as: Future Seas (1989–1990)
1990–2004: Nordic Empress
2004–2008: Empress of the Seas
2008–2016: Empress
2016-2020: Empress of the Seas
2020 onwards: Empress
Owner
1990-2020: Royal Caribbean Group
2020-present: Cordelia Cruises
Operator
1989–1989: Admiral Cruises (Only in the construction)
1990–1990: Royal Admiral Cruises (Only in the construction)
1990–2008: Royal Caribbean International
2008–2016: Pullmantur Cruises
2016–2020: Royal Caribbean International
2020–present: Cordelia Cruises
Port of registry
1990–2002: Monrovia, Liberia
2002–2008: Nassau, Bahamas
2008–2016: Valletta, Malta
2016–present: Nassau, Bahamas
Builder
Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Yard number
G29[1]
Launched
25 August 1989[1]
Sponsored by
Gloria Estefan
Acquired
31 May 1990[1]
Maiden voyage
25 June 1990
In service
2020-present
Homeport
Miami, Florida
Identification
IMO number: 8716899[1]
Status
In Service
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Type
Empress-class cruise ship[2]
Tonnage
48,563 GT
5,344 DWT
Length
210.81 m (691.63 ft)
Beam
30.70 m (100.72 ft)
Draught
7.10 m (23.29 ft)
Decks
9 Passenger Decks
Installed power
2 × Wärtsilä-Duvant Crepelle diesels
combined 16,200 kW
Speed
19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity
1,840
Crew
668
Empress (formerly Nordic Empress and Empress of the Seas) is a cruise ship owned by Cordelia Cruises, an Indian cruise line. She is the sole ship of her class. She entered service with then-Royal Caribbean International in 1990, transferred to Pullmantur Cruises in 2008, and then returned to Royal Caribbean International in 2016. In December 2020, she was retired from the Royal Caribbean fleet and sold to Cordelia Cruises.[3]
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^"Empress of the Seas". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
^"Rebooted Indian Cruise Line Emerges as Buyer of Empress of the Seas". The Maritime Executive. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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