''Vision of the Seas'' is a
Vision-class cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...
operated by
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International (RCI), also formerly known as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), is a cruise line brand founded in 1968 in Norway and organised as a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group since 1997. Based in Miami, Flori ...
, the last of her class. Her maiden voyage was on May 2, 1998, following which she sailed for a year in
Europe
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before being moved to other routes.
In 2013, ''Vision of the Seas'' received a dry dock refit.
Design
The cruise ship has a
deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage (also known as deadweight; abbreviated to DWT, D.W.T., d.w.t., or dwt) or tons deadweight (DWT) is a measure of how much weight a ship can carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provi ...
of 6,300 tons and a
gross tonnage
Gross tonnage (GT, G.T. or gt) is a nonlinear measure of a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage. Neither gross tonnage nor gross register tonnage should be confused with measures of mass or weigh ...
of 78,491. ''Vision of the Seas'' has a length of and a beam of . ''Vision of the Seas'' was launched in 1997. The draft of the vessel is . The cruise ship has 10 passenger decks and capacity for 2,416 guests. ''Vision of the Seas'' has a crew of 765.
See also
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List of cruise ships
This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have ceased to operate. Ocean liners are included on this list only if they also functioned as cruise ships. (See: list of ocean liners.)
As some cruise ships have operated und ...
References
External links
Official website
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Ships of Royal Caribbean International
Ships built in France
1997 ships