When was monarch of the seas refurbished

Fain said refurbishing Enchantment of the Seas makes sense, economically and strategically. Royal Caribbean said it was the first cruise line to lengthen a cruise ship in , when it inserted an foot section into the Song of Norway. The company also extended the Nordic Prince in Enchantment of the Seas will be out of service from early May until early July , the company said.

Launched in , the ship currently sails a rotating schedule of four- and five-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale, to ports in the Western Caribbean.

Following the lengthening, Royal Caribbean said Enchantment of the Seas will sail a special series of cruises from three ports in the Northeast throughout the summer and fall. In other ship moves, the company said the recently refurbished Empress of the Seas will call Fort Lauderdale her home port from May 5 to Oct. After evacuating a sick passenger at Philipsburg , St. Maarten, the Netherlands Antilles on 15 December , Monarch of the Seas grazed a reef while departing opening a 40 by 2 metres by 6.

Three of its watertight compartments were completely flooded and several others partially flooded. It was intentionally grounded on a sandbar to prevent further sinking. All passengers were evacuated by crew members and local tender operators.

No lives were lost. The grounding breached 2 diesel fuel tanks and an overflow tank causing a small fuel spill of approximately US gallons l; 83 imp gal resulted. There was also severe damage to the ship. The work also included the replacement of machinery, tons of shell plating, and 18 miles 29 km of electrical wiring. While docked at the port of Los Angeles in August of , maintenance on a sewage pipe caused a small amount of raw sewage and an unknown amount of hydrogen sulfide gas to escape.

Reports said that the deaths were almost instantaneous as the crew members were not wearing breathing apparatus at the time. The ship was returning to Los Angeles from a three-day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico.

A year old woman passenger jumped off the 11th deck of the ship around 4am on Thursday, December 31, The woman was reported missing by her husband, a Royal Caribbean employee. Wikimedia Foundation. Career Nam … Wikipedia. Career Name … Wikipedia. Career Name: Marine … Wikipedia. MS Monarch of the Seas. Monarch of the Seas docked at San Diego, California. Monarch of the Seas rides at anchor off Avalon, Catalina Island. Vessel Sanitation Program.

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