It's time to say goodbye to a legend of the cruise world.
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Royal Caribbean Thursday announced that one of its oldest ships, Legend of the Seas, will leave its fleet in 2017.
Unveiled to much fanfare in 1995, the 21-year-old vessel was the first of six ships in Royal Caribbean's successful Vision class series, which was groundbreaking in the cruise industry at the time.
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The 1,832-passenger vessel will be transferred to Britain's Thompson Cruise after a final sailing in March 2017.
At 69,130 tons, Legend was one of the larger ships in the cruise world when it debuted. But over the years, Legend and its sisters have been eclipsed by ever-larger, more-amenity-filled megavessels, and by today's standards they're considered almost small. At 226,983 tons, Royal Caribbean's new Harmony of the Seas is more than three times larger.
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Thursday's announcement came just weeks after another Vision class vessel, Splendour of the Seas, left the Royal Caribbean fleet. The 20-year-old ship also is moving to Thompson Cruises.
With the departures, Royal Caribbean will be left with 24 vessels.
USA TODAY in recent days received exclusive access to Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Harmony of the Seas, in advance of its first sailing. For our exclusive first photos of the vessel, scroll through the carousels below.
Marella Discovery 2 anchored at Argostoli, Kefalonia | |
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| Yard number: | A31[2] |
| Launched: | September 5, 1994 |
| In service: | 1995[2] |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Tonnage: | 69,472 GT[1] |
| Length: | 264.26 m (867.0 ft)[1] |
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| Height: | 50 m (160 ft) air draft |
| Draft: | 8.068 m (26.47 ft)[1] |
| Depth: | 10.45 m (34.3 ft)[1] |
| Decks: | 11 |
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| Propulsion: | 2 5.8-metre (19 ft) diameter, fixed pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1,836 passengers[3] |
| Crew: | 771 crew[3] |
Marella Discovery 2 was the lead ship of the Vision Class of cruise ships originally operated by Royal Caribbean International. With a gross tonnage of 69,130 GT, the ship can carry 2,074 passengers. Its maiden voyage was May 16, 1995. The ship's facilities include a rock climbing wall, a mini-golf course, dining areas and bars, an atrium, 2 pools, a theatre and a fitness centre.[3][4]
As Legend of the Seas, it was the most-traveled ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet, having been based in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, Alaska, Central America, Caribbean, the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Middle East during her 19-year career at sea.[citation needed] Starting in the winter of 2009 she was based in Asia on a year-round basis.[citation needed]
After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, almost all of her North Asia routes were canceled.
In 2013 she returned to Europe to offer cruises in the Mediterranean Sea. During the winter period the ship was based at Fort Lauderdale for Caribbean cruises. In the summer period in 2014, she offered cruises to Northern Europe where she visited port in the Baltic Sea and Norway.[5]
On 2 June 2016, Royal Caribbean sold Legend of the Seas to the UK based Thomson Cruises. Legend of the Seas's last scheduled cruise with Royal Caribbean ended on 26 March 2017 before the ship was transferred to Thomson.[6] She first appeared as the TUI Discovery 2 in Malaga, Spain on 14 May 2017.[7]
Following the announcement on 9 October 2017, that Thomson Cruises would be renamed Marella Cruises, TUI Group also announced that TUI Discovery 2 would adopt the name Marella Discovery 2 at the end of October 2017. On 28 October 2017, TUI Discovery 2 was renamed Marella Discovery 2 in a ceremony held at the port of Tenerife by members of the ship's crew chosen as 'outstanding performers' by the company, together with the Captain.[8]
Marella Discovery 2 is the sister ship to Marella Discovery (formerly Splendour of the Seas).[2]
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- ^ abcdefg'Marella Discovery 2 (18204)'. DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas.
- ^ abcFakta om fartyg(in Swedish)
- ^ abc'Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Ship | Thomson now Marella Cruises'. www.tui.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^'Marella Discovery 2 Facilities | Thomson now Marella Cruises'. www.tui.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/13033455_LG_Northern_Europe_Deployment_2014.pdf
- ^'Thomson Cruises Acquires Second Royal Caribbean Ship – Tui Cruises – Cruise Critic'. cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^Ford, Matt. 'Homeport honours for Malaga'. euroweeklynews.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^''TUI Discovery 2' formally renamed as 'Marella Discovery 2''. Crew Center. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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