Enchantment of the Seas

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Enchantment of the Seas

Maiden Voyage:	July 13, 1997
Status:	in service
Shipbuilder:	Kvaerner Masa Yards, Helsinki, Finland
Tonnage:	81,500 gross tons
Length:	919 feet
Speed:	23.5 knots
Decks:	11
Complement:	2,252 passengers, 780 crew
Registry:	Bahamas

Enchantment of the Seas is a Vision Class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. Mainly, she cruises in the Caribbean, but can often be exploring the coast of Alaska and transiting the Panama Canal.

1 Propellers
2 Facilities
3 Overhaul
4 External links

[edit] Propellers

The two propellers are highly skewed fixed pitch types, manufactured in Sweden. Enchantment of the Seas and her sister ship Grandeur of the Seas are the first two major cruise ships to be equipped with a Dynamic Positioning System.

[edit] Facilities

The two-deck My Fair Lady dining room, where all passengers take their meals.

There are plenty of public areas, three pools, spas, several bars, and dining establishments in addition to the main dining room. Its facilities include a theater, a solarium, a children's and a regular pool, a spa and fitness center, a 2 story dining room called the My Fair Lady, the Windjammer Cafe, themed bars and lounges, a dance center, a shopping center, a teen disco, a piano bar, an observation center, a rock-climbing wall and the Viking Crown Lounge.

[edit] Overhaul

In 2005, the Enchantment of the Seas was overhauled by cutting it in half amidship and adding a 73 foot long section. This new section included 151 new staterooms, outdoor trampoline bungees, suspension bridges, an expanded pool area, and floor windows allowing an unobstructed view of the ocean below.