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| Ship caption = ''Majesty of the Seas'' anchored off [[Little Stirrup Cay|CocoCay]] in 2009
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| Ship country = [[Bahamas]]
| Ship country = [[Bahamas]]
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahamas|civil}}
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahamas|civil}}
| Ship name = *1992–2020: ''Majesty of the Seas''
| Ship name = *1992–2021: ''Majesty of the Seas''
*2020–2021: ''Majesty''
*2021: ''Majesty''
*2021–Present: ''Majesty of the Oceans''
*2021–Present: ''Majesty of the Oceans''
| Ship namesake =
| Ship namesake =
| Ship owner =
| Ship owner = *[[Royal Caribbean International]] (1992-2020)
*[[Seajets]] (2020-present)
| Ship operator =
| Ship operator = * [[Royal Caribbean International]] (1992-2020)
| Ship registry = *1992–2005: [[Oslo]], {{NOR}} {{br}} 2005–present: [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
| Ship registry = *1992–2005: [[Oslo]], {{NOR}} {{br}} 2005–present: [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
| Ship homeport = [[Port Everglades]], [[Florida]]
| Ship homeport =
| Ship ordered =
| Ship ordered =
| Ship builder = [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]] ([[St. Nazaire|St. Nazaire, France]])
| Ship builder = [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]] ([[St. Nazaire|St. Nazaire, France]])
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| Ship refit = 12 January 2007
| Ship refit = 12 January 2007
| Ship out of service = 2020
| Ship out of service = 2020
| Ship identification = *Call sign: C6FZ8
| Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: C6FZ8
*{{IMO|8819512}}
*{{IMO|8819512}}
*{{MMSI|311734000}}
*{{MMSI|311734000}}
*{{Ship register|DNV|16765}}
*{{Ship register|DNV|16765}}
| Ship status = Laid up since December 2020
| Ship status = Laid up in [[Eleusis]] Bay
| Ship notes =
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| Ship tonnage = {{GT|73,941}}
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'''''Majesty of the Seas''''' (subsequently renamed '''''Majesty''''', then '''''Majesty of the Oceans''''') is a {{sclass-|Sovereign|cruise ship}} owned by [[Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd]] and operated by [[Royal Caribbean International]]. She was built at the [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]] shipyards in [[Saint-Nazaire]], France, and placed in service on 26 April 1992. The cruise ship offered guests 4 and 5-night Caribbean getaways. She sailed from Florida. Her Godmother is [[Queen Sonja]] of Norway. As of April 2021, she is the only remaining ''Sovereign''-class ship, although laid up since sale to [[Seajets]] in December 2020.
'''''Majesty of the Seas''''' was a {{Sclass|Sovereign|cruise ship}} owned and operated by [[Royal Caribbean International]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Majesty of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship |url=https://directlinecruises.com/cruise-ships/royal-caribbean-majesty-of-the-seas.htm |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=directlinecruises.com}}</ref> She was built at the [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]] shipyards in [[Saint-Nazaire]], France, weighing 73,941 gross tons. She was placed in service on 26 April 1992 offerering 4- and 5-night Caribbean cruises, sailing from Florida. Her Godmother is [[Queen Sonja]] of Norway. In December 2020 she was sold to [[Seajets]], renamed '''''Majesty''''' and laid up in Greece. Subsequently renamed '''''Majesty of the Oceans''''', she is the only remaining ''Sovereign''-class ship, although still out of service in November 2024.


==Description==
==Description==
The ship has a [[casino]] and 11 passenger elevators, two of which are glass-walled, various bars, two [[swimming pool]]s, four hot tubs, a [[basketball]] court, and a rock climbing wall. The ship holds 2,350 guests at double occupancy and a maximum of 2,767 guests.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/fact-sheet/11/majesty-of-the-seas/ |title=Majesty of the Seas Fast Facts |publisher=Royal Caribbean International |access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref>
The ship has a [[casino]] and 11 passenger elevators, two of which are glass-walled, various bars, two [[swimming pool]]s, four hot tubs, a [[basketball]] court, and a rock climbing wall. The ship holds 2,350 guests at double occupancy and a maximum of 2,767 guests, and 833 crew members.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/fact-sheet/11/majesty-of-the-seas/ |title=Majesty of the Seas Fast Facts |publisher=Royal Caribbean International |access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McGillivray |first=Robert |date=2021-02-05 |title=Is Majesty of the Seas Going to Be Scrapped? |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/is-majesty-of-the-seas-going-to-be-scrapped/46808 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Cruise Hive |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Service history==
==Service history==
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''Majesty of the Seas'' was dry-docked after her 29 April 2016 cruise to receive several upgrades, a children's water play area, a poolside movie screen, and modifications to the casino.<ref name=retention>{{cite web|url=http://www.rclcorporate.com/investors/press-releases/press-release/id/666/|title=Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Press Releases|work=rclcorporate.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=MJ|title=Majesty of the Seas - Royal Caribbean International|work=royalcaribbean.com}}</ref>
''Majesty of the Seas'' was dry-docked after her 29 April 2016 cruise to receive several upgrades, a children's water play area, a poolside movie screen, and modifications to the casino.<ref name=retention>{{cite web|url=http://www.rclcorporate.com/investors/press-releases/press-release/id/666/|title=Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Press Releases|work=rclcorporate.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=MJ|title=Majesty of the Seas - Royal Caribbean International|work=royalcaribbean.com}}</ref>

''Majesty of the Seas'' was again dry-docked on 24 January 2018. The dry-dock was completed on 4 February 2018. From 11 July 2019, ''Majesty of the Seas'' offered guests 4 and 5-night Caribbean getaways sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Along with {{ship||Empress of the Seas}}, she was scheduled to sail to Cuba until 2020, but as the US Government applied travel restrictions to the Caribbean island, Royal Caribbean worked to secure alternative itineraries. For the cruises beginning in January 2020, she would have sailed year-round voyages with New Orleans as her homeport offering seven-night voyages to the Caribbean including Key West, Nassau, Grand Bahama, and Coco Cay. Majesty completed her final passenger cruise from New Orleans on 14 March 2020 before entering a warm layup period during the cruise shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately leaving the fleet in December 2020. New manager is ''Eaglepower Shipping Limited''.<ref>https://vesselregister.dnvgl.com/VesselRegister/vesseldetails.html?vesselid=16765</ref>


===COVID-19 pandemic===
===COVID-19 pandemic===
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] reported, as early as 22 April 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] was symptomatic while on board.<ref name="cdc.2020.04.22">{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422081046/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|archive-date=22 April 2020|title=CDC's role in helping cruise ship travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic|publisher=Centers for Disease Control|date=21 April 2020|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref> From 14 March 2020 the ship's cruising operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-is-largest-ever-to-enter-british-port/40642|title=Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Is Largest Ever to Enter British Port|work=cruisehive.com|date=10 July 2020|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] reported, as early as 22 April 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] was symptomatic while on board.<ref name="cdc.2020.04.22">{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422081046/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html|archive-date=22 April 2020|title=CDC's role in helping cruise ship travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic|publisher=Centers for Disease Control|date=21 April 2020|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref> From 14 March 2020 the ship's cruising operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-is-largest-ever-to-enter-british-port/40642|title=Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Is Largest Ever to Enter British Port|work=cruisehive.com|date=10 July 2020|access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref>


==Sale to SeaJets==
==Sale to SeaJets==
In December 2020, Royal Caribbean sold ''Majesty of the Seas'' to [[Seajets]] who renamed her ''Majesty''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 December 2020|title=Royal Caribbean Sells Majesty and Empress of the Seas|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24059-royal-caribbean-s-majesty-and-empress-sold.html|access-date=16 December 2020|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Antoniou |first1=Sakis |title=At SeaJets the Majesty of the Seas |url=https://arxipelagos.gr/%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7-seajets-%cf%84%ce%bf-majesty-of-the-seas/ |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Arxipelagos |date=3 February 2021 |language=Greek}}</ref> Seajets renamed the ship ''Majesty of the Oceans'' in April 2021, while still laid up at [[Piraeus]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Antoniou |first1=Sakis |title=Majesty of the Oceans the new name of Majesty |url=https://arxipelagos.gr/majesty-of-the-oceans-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BF-%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-majesty/ |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Arxipelagos |date=18 April 2021 |language=Greek}}</ref>
In December 2020, Royal Caribbean sold ''Majesty of the Seas'' to [[Seajets]] who renamed her ''Majesty''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 December 2020|title=Royal Caribbean Sells Majesty and Empress of the Seas|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24059-royal-caribbean-s-majesty-and-empress-sold.html|access-date=16 December 2020|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Antoniou |first1=Sakis |title=At SeaJets the Majesty of the Seas |url=https://arxipelagos.gr/%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7-seajets-%cf%84%ce%bf-majesty-of-the-seas/ |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Arxipelagos |date=3 February 2021 |language=Greek}}</ref> Seajets renamed the ship ''Majesty of the Oceans'' in April 2021, while still laid up at [[Piraeus]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Antoniou |first1=Sakis |title=Majesty of the Oceans the new name of Majesty |url=https://arxipelagos.gr/majesty-of-the-oceans-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BF-%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-majesty/ |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Arxipelagos |date=18 April 2021 |language=Greek}}</ref> The ship is currently on sale for $33,000,000.00.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Commercial Custom for sale - YachtWorld |url=https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1992-custom-cruise-ship-8186858/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.yachtworld.com}}</ref>


==Scale model==
==Scale model==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Majesty of the Seas (ship, 1992)}}
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160730003412/http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?br=R&shipClassCode=SS&shipCode=MJ ''Majesty of the Seas'' former Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160730003412/http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?br=R&shipClassCode=SS&shipCode=MJ ''Majesty of the Seas'' former Official Site]


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Majesty of the Seas anchored off CocoCay in 2009
History
Bahamas
Name
  • 1992–2021: Majesty of the Seas
  • 2021: Majesty
  • 2021–Present: Majesty of the Oceans
Owner
OperatorRoyal Caribbean International (1992-2020)
Port of registry1992–2005: Oslo,  Norway
2005–present: Nassau,  Bahamas
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique (St. Nazaire, France)
Launched21 September 1991
ChristenedQueen Sonja of Norway
Completed26 April 1992
Maiden voyage4 April 1992
In service1992
Out of service2020
Refit12 January 2007
Identification
StatusLaid up in Eleusis Bay
General characteristics
Class and typeSovereign-class cruise ship
Tonnage73,941 GT
Length880 ft (270 m)
Beam106 ft (32 m)
Draught28 ft (8.5 m)
Decks13 passenger decks
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity2,767 passengers
Crew833

Majesty of the Seas was a Sovereign-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International.[1] She was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, France, weighing 73,941 gross tons. She was placed in service on 26 April 1992 offerering 4- and 5-night Caribbean cruises, sailing from Florida. Her Godmother is Queen Sonja of Norway. In December 2020 she was sold to Seajets, renamed Majesty and laid up in Greece. Subsequently renamed Majesty of the Oceans, she is the only remaining Sovereign-class ship, although still out of service in November 2024.

Description

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The ship has a casino and 11 passenger elevators, two of which are glass-walled, various bars, two swimming pools, four hot tubs, a basketball court, and a rock climbing wall. The ship holds 2,350 guests at double occupancy and a maximum of 2,767 guests, and 833 crew members.[2][3]

Service history

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The pool deck at sunset in 2018

On 12 January 2007, Majesty of the Seas entered a 4-week dry-dock period where she underwent a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of the pool decks, all public areas, restaurants, shops, centrum and cabins.

Plans to transfer Majesty of the Seas to Pullmantur in 2016 had been announced on 21 November 2014, however in July 2015, Royal Caribbean reversed those plans, instead stating that Majesty of the Seas would stay with Royal Caribbean International.[4]

Majesty of the Seas was dry-docked after her 29 April 2016 cruise to receive several upgrades, a children's water play area, a poolside movie screen, and modifications to the casino.[5][6]

COVID-19 pandemic

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC reported, as early as 22 April 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 was symptomatic while on board.[7] From 14 March 2020 the ship's cruising operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Sale to SeaJets

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In December 2020, Royal Caribbean sold Majesty of the Seas to Seajets who renamed her Majesty.[9][10] Seajets renamed the ship Majesty of the Oceans in April 2021, while still laid up at Piraeus.[11] The ship is currently on sale for $33,000,000.00.[12]

Scale model

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A 1⁄8th scale model of Majesty of the Seas was built in Morsbach, by François Zanella. The model was launched in 2005 and performs river cruises in and around Paris, France.

References

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  1. ^ "Majesty of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship". directlinecruises.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Majesty of the Seas Fast Facts". Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ McGillivray, Robert (5 February 2021). "Is Majesty of the Seas Going to Be Scrapped?". Cruise Hive. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Why Majesty of the Seas is Perfect for Pullmantur". Pullmantur Cruises. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Press Releases". rclcorporate.com.
  6. ^ "Majesty of the Seas - Royal Caribbean International". royalcaribbean.com.
  7. ^ "CDC's role in helping cruise ship travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic". Centers for Disease Control. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Is Largest Ever to Enter British Port". cruisehive.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Royal Caribbean Sells Majesty and Empress of the Seas". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ Antoniou, Sakis (3 February 2021). "At SeaJets the Majesty of the Seas". Arxipelagos (in Greek). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. ^ Antoniou, Sakis (18 April 2021). "Majesty of the Oceans the new name of Majesty". Arxipelagos (in Greek). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. ^ "1992 Commercial Custom for sale - YachtWorld". www.yachtworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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