Scale replica of the actual Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas cruise ship
Plank on frame construction that requires over one hundred hours to build from scratch (not from a model ship kit) by our master artisans.
Built 100% from rare, high quality woods such as mahogany, rosewood, birch, maple and yellow siris. The hull, lifeboats, and all other parts are on the Explorer of the Seas model ship are made from wood and not plastic.
Painted the exact colors of the actual Royal Caribbean cruise ships.
Amazing deck details, metal railings, metal propellers, golf course, helicopter launch pad, and more.
To build this model cruise ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as drawings, copies of plans and photos of the actual Explorer of the Seas cruise ship.
Rests on a sturdy removable wood base (marble stand with arched dolphin supports can be purchased as well).
Explorer of the Seas is one of five Voyager-class cruise ships from Royal Caribbean International. It can handle over 3100 guests, including scientists making use of a built-in atmospheric and oceanographic laboratory operated by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Voyager-class ships are the third largest passenger ships in the world, after Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and Royal Caribbean's own Freedom of the Seas.
Activities include:
Rock climbing wall
Roller skating
Nine-hole miniature golf course
Ping-Pong Tables
Shuffleboard Court
Golf simulators
Full-sized basketball court
Adventure Ocean youth facilities
Other amenities
Royal Promenade
Casino
Three-story main dining room
Windjammer Café
Restaurants such as Johnny Rockets (1950s-style) and Portofino (Italian)
Themed bars and lounges
Swimming pools and hot tubs
Day spa and Fitness Center
Library and Royal Caribbean Online Internet access
Wedding chapel
Ships Facts
Maiden Voyage: October 28, 2000
Passenger Capacity: 3,114
Godmother: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Gross Tonnage: 138,000
Length: 1020'
Max Beam: 157.5'
Draft: 29'
Cruising Speed: 23.7 knots
Norovirus exposure
On the February 26, 2005 sailing of Explorer of the Seas, 243 of the 3,252 guests onboard became sick with what Royal Caribbean identified as Norovirus. All guests who were sick during the ships stop at Grand Cayman island received 50% off a future Royal Caribbean cruise as compensation.
Sea Rescue
On February 16, 2008, while on-route from Bayonne, New Jersey, for a nine day cruise to the Caribbean the bridge crew heard a faint mayday over the radio. This turned out to be the crew from the Tumbleweed, a 40 foot sailboat, who had a planned sail from Baltimore to the Florida Keys. The crew apparently had a mechanical breakdown of both engine and sails. They drifted for 11 days to a the location N32.35 W 72.49 (roughly 275 miles South East east of North Carolina. The crew of the Explorer of the Seas located the craft and executed a perfect rescue of the three men. The rescued men departed the ship in Puerto Rico on February 21, 2008.
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