Maritime Reporter, September 1992

<BODY> <div> The cruise ship MS Royal Majesty, built by Kvaerner-Masa Yards for Majesty Cruise Line. Kvaerner Masa-Yard Delivers MS Royal Majesty The 32,400-gt cruise liner MS Royal Majesty was recently deliv- ered to its owners, the Majesty Cruise Line of Dolphin Cruises, Inc., Miami, Fla., by Kvaerner Masa- Yards, Inc., Turku New Shipyard, Turku, Finland. Built at a cost of $220 million, the 528-cabin vessel will be used by Majesty Cruise Line to introduce a new segment in the Caribbean short cruise market. The MS Royal Majesty was built to Det norske Veritas class +1A1, Ice 1A+, Passenger Ship A, Unre- stricted Service for long interna- tional voyages with 1,746 persons onboard fulfilling the International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules and regulations for passenger ves- sels. The vessel will operate under Panamanian registry. The cruise ship has been designed to meet the requirements for typical short Caribbean cruises and has been fitted with 16 suites, 253 de- luxe class and 255 standard class cabins, 340 of which have large win- dows. The vessel can accommodate a crew of 549 in 253 cabins. The cabins are of modular construction and have been supplied by Kvaerner Masa-Yards Piikkio Works. The large dining room Epicurean Restaurant on deck five has 568 seats. This entrance deck also ac- commodates the night club Royal Fireworks, a library, card room, meeting room, the rendezvous Square, video game room, photo shop and a shopping mall. Deck six is the main area of entertainment with the 602-seat show lounge, The Pal- ace Theater, and the casino. The MS Royal Majesty has an overall length of 568 feet, a breadth of 91 feet and a 20.5-foot draught. The ship has four resiliently mounted Wartsila Vasa 6R46 diesel main engines, rated at 5,280 kW each and giving the ship a service speed of 20.8 knots. 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