Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL), the world’s second largest cruise shipping company, says that the 1999 built Voyager of the Seas will undergo a multi-million dollar refurbishment before starting its 2014-15 cruise season in Australasia.
The shipyard which will carry out the work has not been disclosed. However, RCCL has signed an agreement with the Sembawang shipyard in Singapore, which makes it a strategic partner for RCCL in refurbishment and repair work in the Far East.
RCCL commercial director Adam Armstrong said:“We began with the revitalisations of Radiance of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas in 2011-12, and now we’ve come full circle as Voyager of the Seas will undergo a bow-to-stern refurbishment to offer even more amazing features.”
The company will announce more details later this year, but Armstrong hinted the revitalisation will see Voyager of the Seas fitted with many of the features found on the cruise line’s newest Oasis Class ships, it said in royalcaribbeanblog.com
Radiance and Rhapsody will arrive in Sydney in October 2014 for the season’s start with Voyager to join them in December 2014. The programme features 55 cruises from two to 18 nights in length, calling at 37 ports across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific before the season’s end in April 2015.
