Empress of the Seas

MS Empress, Ex (Royal Caribbean International) Empress of the Seas
History
Bahamas
Name
  • Originally ordered as: Future Seas (1989–1990)
  • 1990–2004: Nordic Empress
  • 2004–2008: Empress of the Seas
  • 2008–2016: Empress
  • 2016-2020: Empress of the Seas
  • 2020 onwards: Empress
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Yard numberG29
Launched25 August 1989
Sponsored byGloria Estefan
Acquired31 May 1990
Maiden voyage25 June 1990
In service2020-present
HomeportMiami, Florida
IdentificationIMO number: 8716899
StatusIn Service
General characteristics (as built)
TypeEmpress-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length210.81 m (691.63 ft)
Beam30.70 m (100.72 ft)
Draught7.10 m (23.29 ft)
Decks9 Passenger Decks
Installed power
  • 2 × Wärtsilä-Duvant Crepelle diesels
  • combined 16,200 kW
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity1,640
Crew668

Empress (formerly Nordic Empress and Empress of the Seas) is a cruise ship owned by Cordelia Cruises, an Indian cruise line. She is the sole ship of her class. She entered service with then-Royal Caribbean International in 1990, transferred to Pullmantur Cruises in 2008, and then returned to Royal Caribbean International in 2016. In December 2020, she was retired from the Royal Caribbean fleet and sold to Cordelia Cruises.

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