Jewel of the Seas

GTS Jewel of the Seas is a Radiance class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean. The ship was completed in the spring of 2004 with her maiden voyage in May of that year.

Jewel of the Seas sailing out of Greenock.
History
Bahamas
Name: Jewel of the Seas
Owner: Royal Caribbean International
Operator: Royal Caribbean
Port of registry:  Bahamas
Builder: Meyer Werft
Laid down: 9 November 2002[1]
Launched: 13 March 2004[2]
Maiden voyage: May 8, 2004
In service: 2004-present
Identification:
Status: Service suspended
Notes: Final ship of the radiance class
General characteristics
Class and type: Radiance-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 90,090 GT
Length: 962 ft (293 m)
Beam: 105.6 ft (32.2 m)
Draft: 26.7 ft (8.1 m)
Decks: 12 passenger decks (deck 2-13)
Propulsion: 2x ABB azipods, 3x bow thrusters
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity: 2,501 passengers
Crew: 842
Notes: 3,343 total passenger/crew

Jewel of the Seas initially operated cruises from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy, to the Greek Isles until in November 2016, the ship repositioned to cruising from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Caribbean destinations. In March 2019 the ship repositioned from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean where it operated cruises in the Greek isles and as of December 2019 it has been home ported in Dubai and Operated cruises within the Persian Gulf.[3]

In April 2016, Jewel of the Seas completed a £20 million[4] renovation[5][6][7]

Incident

Coronavirus pandemic
Further information: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships § Jewel of the Seas, and COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships § Suicides

On 2020.03.11, the ship was docked at the Dubai Cruise Terminal with two passengers that were experiencing respiratory illnesses.[lower-alpha 1][8][9] After the ship was placed in quarantine, test results for the two sick passengers returned negative, and the ship was given the all clear.[lower-alpha 2][11] However, because many ports had begun to close, Jewel of the Seas ended up staying at Dubai for the duration of the cruise, and Royal Caribbean gave the passengers full refunds and allowed them to use the ship as a hotel.[11][9]

On 2020.04.29, a 27-year-old male Polish electrician of Jewel of the Seas jumped overboard from deck 12 while the ship was anchored near Corfu, Greece.[12][13][14][15] His absence was only realized over two days later.[12] The Hellenic Coast Guard conducted a large search operation but was unsuccessful.[12]

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Search Results - Royal Caribbean International". Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  4. Stone, Deborah (2015-12-28). "Royal Caribbean half-price offers as Jewel of the Seas get £20million refurbishment". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  5. "Royal Caribbean releases details for Jewel of the Seas renovation". Royalcaribbeanblog. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. "Jewel of the Seas Set for $30 Million Renovation". Travelmarketreport.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. "ROYAL CARIBBEAN JEWEL OF THE SEAS REVITALIZATION APRIL 2016 - WGC". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. Ebelthite, Shaun (March 11, 2020). "Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas returns to Dubai after passengers develop respiratory symptoms". cruisearabiaonline.com.
  9. "Royal Caribbean Ship Cancels Cruise After COVID-19 Tests". March 12, 2020.
  10. Premack, Rachel. "Royal Caribbean is halting new cruises for the next 30 days in the US amid coronavirus threat". Business Insider.
  11. Ebelthite, Shaun (March 12, 2020). "Royal Caribbean ship Jewel of the Seas gets all clear after Coronavirus scare in Dubai". cruisearabiaonline.com.
  12. "Τι έδειξαν οι κάμερες του Jewel of the Seas για τον 27χρονο ναυτικό - 48 ώρες αργότερα κατάλαβαν την απουσία του".
  13. "Crew Member Goes Overboard from Jewel of the Seas". Cruise Law News. May 3, 2020.
  14. "Jewel Of The Seas accidents and incidents". CruiseMapper.
  15. "Crew Member Goes Overboard from Jewel of the Seas | Crew Center". crew-center.com.

Notes
  1. Both passengers were diagnosed with symptoms unrelated to the coronavirus.[8]
  2. Business Insider reported that the two passengers had tested positive, while inexplicably linking to an article that said they had tested negative.[10]
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