MS Monarch
Monarch in Cartagena, Colombia | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Royal Caribbean International |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Route | Southern Caribbean |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique; Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Yard number | A30 |
| Laid down | July 31, 1989 |
| Launched | September 22, 1990 |
| Acquired | October 15, 1991 |
| Maiden voyage |
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| In service | 1991-2020 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Aliağa in 2021 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sovereign-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 268.32 m (880 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 36.0 m (118 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in) |
| Decks | 12 |
| Installed power | Four Pielstick-Alsthom diesel engines, 21,840 kW (29,288 hp) (combined) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,744 passengers |
MS Monarch (formerly Monarch of the Seas) was the second of three Sovereign-class cruise ships owned by Royal Caribbean International. Beginning on April 1, 2013, Monarch was operated by RCCL's Pullmantur Cruises, before being sold for scrap in 2020 following Pullmantur's closure. The ship was built in 1991 at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, France.
At 73,941 GT, Monarch was one of the largest cruise ships in the world at time of her completion. She could carry up to 2,744 passengers.