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Wiki: Pullmantur Monarch

Specifications of Pullmantur Monarch
Year built 1991 / Age : 26
Builder Chantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, STX France)
Class Sovereign
Building cost USD 300 million
Owner Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd & Springwater Capital
Speed 22 kn / 41 kph / 25 mph
Length (LOA) 268 m / 879 ft
Beam (width) 32 m / 105 ft
Gross Tonnage 73937 gt
Passengers 2733 - 2752
Crew 822
Passengers-to-space ratio 31
Decks 12
Cabins 1193
Decks with cabins 11
Last Refurbishment 2013
Former names Monarch of the Seas, MS Monarch

History - construction & ownership

Pullmantur Cruises S.L. is a Spanish cruise line headquartered in Madrid. It started operations in the late 1990s as an offshoot of Madrid-based namesake travel agency "Pullmantur". Through its parent company, Pullmantur Cruises was purchased in 2006 by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Pullmantur offers high-quality, high-value cruising with a strong Spanish-Mediterranean flair. Company's hold on the Spanish cruise market started when the founded in 1971 Madrid travel agency Pullmantur, chartered ms Seawind Crown (Premier Cruises) in the late 1990's.

The 73,937-ton, 2,390-passenger cruise ship Pullmantur Monarch is the second of Royal Caribbean’s three Sovereign-class ships – sister ship ms Sovereign and Majesty of the Seas. MS Monarch was built in 1991 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire, France). At the time of completion, with her 73,941 GT, Monarch of the Seas was one of the largest cruise ships in the world.

In 2007, ms Monarch became the first of the major cruise ships in the world captained by a woman, Karin Stahre Janson (Sweden). She was the only one until 2010. The British Sarah Breton then took charge of P&O MS Artemis. On April 1, 2013, the ms Monarch cruise ship was transferred from RCI to Pullmantur Cruises and joined her sister, MS Sovereign ship, after 22-year service for Royal Caribbean International.

Cruise itinerary program

Pullmantur Monarch itinerary program is based on Caribbean round-trip cruises from Aruba, Colombia, Curacao, Panama, Mexico and Venezuela.

Prior to being retired from RCI fleet, the Monarch ship was sailing 3 and 4-days cruises to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, Florida. Beginning April 27, 2013, ms Monarch is sailing year-round Pullmantur cruises in the Southern Caribbean.

Cabins

Pullmantur Monarch offers a total of 1193 staterooms in 15 categories, of which 445 Inside, 63 Balcony and 63 Suites. The largest aboard Monarch are the Royal Suites (64.24 m2).

Entertainment options - Fun & Sport

MS Monarch boasts two shuffleboard courts and an outdoor basketball court. Two salt water pools, full-sized, are among the other amenities. After the 2003 refurbishment, a rock-climbing wall, a conference center, Asian-fusion restaurant, a Latin Bar, Seattle’s Best Coffee and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream were added. The spa and fitness center, as well as the kids’ area were enlarged.

In many ways the Pullmantur Monarch ship offers a nice compromise, mixing some of the signature Royal Caribbean fun facilities with the Pullmantur's more toned-down, quieter escapes. Well-supported, the ship secures a good introduction to cruising for first-timers. For more experienced travelers, MS Monarch secures an inexpensive, dependable and satisfying vacation.

Follows the complete list of Pullmantur Monarch lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.

Centrum (multi-deck atrium)
Broadway Show Lounge
Yogufruits (38-seat bar)
Bar Fragata (Piano Bar & Lounge)
Bar Panorama; 360º Bar & Lounge
The Waves Yacht Club
Rhoto Gallery; Video Arcade; Boutique
Rendez-Vous Lounge
Internet Center
Casino Del Mar
Cyan Disco
Card Room; Reading Room; Library
Teen's Club; Grumetes Club (for kids 3-5 years); Capi Club (for kids 6-8 years)
Spa del Mar Beauty & Fitness
Bar Marina (Pool Bar)
2 swimming Pools; 2 Jacuzzis; Solarium; Jogging Track
Fitness Center; Rock Climbing Wall; Sports Court.