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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.

History

The ship was built at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. After her float out, she left the shipyard on 4 April 2004.[4][5][6][7] The ship was delivered to RCI on 22 April 2004.[8][9]

Jewel of the Seas initially operated cruises from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy, to the Greek Isles in the Mediterranean Sea until November 2016, the ship re-positioned to cruising from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Caribbean destinations. In March 2019 the ship re-positioned 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.[10]

In April 2016, Jewel of the Seas completed a £20 million[11] renovation.[12][13][14] In May 2024, Jewel of the Seas completed a three week renovation in dry dock at Damen Shiprepair in Brest, France.[15]

Coronavirus pandemic

On 11 March 2020, the ship was docked at the Dubai Cruise Terminal with two passengers that were experiencing respiratory illnesses.[16][17] After the ship was placed in quarantine, test results for the two sick passengers returned negative, and the ship was given the all clear.[19] 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.[19][17]

In May 2020 while moored outside Piraeus, a 27 year old crewmember went overboard and died. The crewmember, who worked as an electrician, reportedly was not missed for over 48 hours, before crew of the Jewel of the Seas began searching for him.[20]

Up until late April 2021 Jewel of the Seas was at anchor in Poole Bay off the Dorset coast in the UK sitting out the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] As with the other cruise ships in the area the ship made occasional visits to The Port of Southampton to collect supplies and fuel. The ship has since returned to service in the Caribbean.

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References

  1. DNV: Jewel of the Seas retrieved 2025-07-12^
  2. First Block of New Luxury Cruise Ship Laid Meyer Werft, 11 November 2002, retrieved 20 October 2010^
  3. Cruise Ship to leave covered building dock Meyer Werft, 9 March 2004, retrieved 20 October 2010^
  4. Erfolgreiche Emsfahrt 2004-04-05, retrieved 2024-01-29^
  5. Schiffsüberführungen mit Hilfe des Emssperrwerks seit 2002 2023-03-15, retrieved 2024-01-29^
  6. Ems-Überführung Jewel of the Seas verschoben 2004-04-01, retrieved 2024-01-29^
  7. Jewel of the Seas sticht in See 2004-04-30, retrieved 2024-01-29^
  8. Delivery of Cruise Ship Jewel of the Seas 2004-04-22, retrieved 2024-01-29^
  9. DNV: Jewel of the Seas retrieved 2024-01-19^
  10. Search Results - Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International, retrieved 17 June 2016^
  11. Deborah Stone. Royal Caribbean half-price offers as Jewel of the Seas get £20million refurbishment Express.co.uk, 28 December 2015, retrieved 17 June 2016^
  12. Royal Caribbean releases details for Jewel of the Seas renovation Royalcaribbeanblog, 2 December 2015, retrieved 21 December 2016^
  13. Jewel of the Seas Set for $30 Million Renovation Travelmarketreport.com, retrieved 3 April 2019^
  14. Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas Revitalization April 2016 - WGC retrieved 3 April 2019^
  15. Jewel of the Seas Enters Drydock in Europe retrieved 17 June 2024^
  16. Shaun Ebelthite. Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas returns to Dubai after passengers develop respiratory symptoms cruisearabiaonline.com, 11 March 2020, retrieved 14 August 2020^
  17. Royal Caribbean Ship Cancels Cruise After COVID-19 Tests cruisehive.com, 12 March 2020, retrieved 14 August 2020^
  18. Rachel Premack. Royal Caribbean is halting new cruises for the next 30 days in the US amid coronavirus threat Business Insider, 14 March 2020, retrieved 14 August 2020^
  19. Shaun Ebelthite. Royal Caribbean ship Jewel of the Seas gets all clear after Coronavirus scare in Dubai cruisearabiaonline.com, 12 March 2020, retrieved 14 August 2020^
  20. Jim Walker. Crew Member Goes Overboard from Jewel of the Seas Cruise Law News, 2020-05-03, retrieved 2024-12-14^
  21. JEWEL OF THE SEAS (Passenger Ship) Registered in Bahamas - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9228356, MMSI 311583000, Call Sign C6FW9 www.marinetraffic.com, retrieved 2021-04-19^