Judy and Sam's Photo Journal 

         The inaugural year, 1999, of the much anticipated Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas was also the year I (Sam) was introduced to the world of cruising. The occasion was a “familiarization” trip for travel agents and media to experience what was, at the time, the largest cruise ship afloat.

           Even Judy, who had sailed on too many cruise ships to count, was in total awe. Here was a floating city housing nearly 3,200 passengers not to mention over 1000 crew members. My first impression of the Voyager was accentuated by my “love boat” preconception of cruising, i.e., a small dining area and one bar with Ike serving drinks every now and then. The Voyager’s dining room is situated on three levels one above the other, accommodating over 1600 diners in each of 2 dinner seatings.

           While the dining area was modeled after that of the Titanic, the rest of the ship differed in every aspect. Besides the usual cruise ship amenities including swimming pools and Las Vegas quality stage shows, the Voyager features a gorgeous ice skating rink, rock climbing wall and a state of the art Gym and Health Spa.     

           Since the Voyager was placed in service, four additional “sister” ships have been added to the Royal Caribbean fleet. Christmas 2005 Judy, my kids and I revisited the mother of these Voyager class ships. Even though we have sailed on all but 1 of these look-alike ships since 1999, the Voyager of the Seas is still different. Like an exceptional sunset, the Voyager just holds a special place within me when it comes to cruising..

    Here is a link to the photos we took on our  Caribbean cruise aboard Voyager Christmas 2005.