Soverign of the Seas

[hellokitty49]

What ever happened to Soverign of the Seas?

[K&RCurt]

She was renamed MS Sovereign and is in use by Pullmantur Cruises of Spain, which is owned by RCCI.

[mikats]

And I miss her dearly- Monarch just doesn't do it for me.

[LBumb]

i loved the sovereign. i remember the splash she made when introduced.

[aloha of the seas]

The SOS was something special during its time. back in 1995 my wife and I had the good fortune to sail on her and was given a bridge tour when we sailed out of San Juan. I will never forget it. It was spectacular and there was no ship like it at that time.

[seacruise9]

Yes, the Sovereign of the Seas was the first modern very large cruise ship (first ship with a large atrium, glass elevators, etc.) I cruised aboard the Sovereign in summer 1988 (when she was only about six months old) and again in 1995. The Sovereign was a very trendsetting ship. It is hard to believe that the ship is now 22 years old!

 

Chuck

[lovevacadays]

I cruised on her in 89 or so and loved it. I had only cruised once previously and it was on the Carnival Tropicale. Boy what a difference. I also cruised the Sovereign when she started doing the Bahama's 3 and 4 night cruises in the mid 90's or so. I took my mom and it was her very first cruise. We had a spectacular time. The Sovereign will hold a special place for me as my mom recently passed and now I have these type of special memories.

[renata102]

SOS was my first in the late 90's!

[LogiesMom]

We have been on the SOS twice! We went right after they refurbished it and we had such a nice time :)

[Copper10-8]

 

ms Sovereign of the Seas (1988-present) Built in 1988 as ms Sovereign of the Seas by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France for Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL). She was the lead ship of a three-ship (Sovereign) class, her sisters being Monarch of the Seas (1991) and Majesty of the Seas (1992). They were the first modern megaships to be built and the first series of cruise ships to include a multi-story atrium with glass elevators. They also had a single deck consisting entirely of cabins with private balconies instead of oceanview cabins.

 

 

 

After having been delivered to her new owners on 19 December 1987, she then crossed the Atlantic to Miami, Fl. She was christened and named by her godmother, Rosalyn Carter, wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on 15 January 1988. At the time of her maiden voyage on 16 January 1988, she was the largest cruise ship in the world at 73,192 gross tons. She held that record until 1990 when the ss Norway succeeded her after being refurbished with the addition of two more decks.

 

 

 

RCCL initially operated Sovereign OTS out of Miami, Fl on seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises. Later on during her RCI career, she operated on three and four-night sailings to the Bahamas, also from Miami. In 2006 however, she switched her home base to Port Canaveral, Fl with a smilar itinerary. Besides Nassau, these cruises also visited CocoCay (Little Stirrup Cay), RCI's (Royal Caribbean International - name change in 1997) privately-owned island in the Berry Islands

 

 

In October 2007, RCI announced that Sovereign of the Seas would receive an internal transfer to the fleet of their subsidiary, Spanish-based Pullmantur Cruises in November 2008. Sovereign of the Seas' last scheduled sailing for Royal Caribbean International was on 31 October 2008 and in November 2008, her sister Monarch of the Seas assumed her sailings out of Port Canaveral.

The ship received a refit and a new name 'Sovereign'. Beginning in March 2009, she has been operating Mediterranean cruises for Pullmantur out of Barcelona, Spain.

 

 

 

 

 

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[LBumb]

great photos. she looks weird with the red above the viking crown lounge.

[Carol Anne]

This was my first ship back in 1992. At the time the largest cruise ship afloat. I stepped onboard and fell in love with cruising. DH and I sailed her 6 times over the years. She was amazing for her time. :)

[green_paper]

Great pics! I think my 3rd cruise was on SotS and she was definitely an amazing ship. Feeling a bit nostalgic here...

[Philly Steve]

Remember the aft hot tub? :cool:

[navytsg]

My DH and I took our honeymoon on Sov of Seas in 1990. She was a beautiful ship. Now taking my two sons for their first cruise on Splendour of the Seas! ;)

[jotabecu]

Was on it only once about 5 years ago, I remember it as a fun trip to Key West and Nassau.

[perkli25]

It was our first cruise in 2002 out of Port Canaveral (cooper, I think you may have your dates wrong.) We sailed to Nassau and Cococay on a 4 nighter. Got us hooked on cruising and RCI.

[momofmeg]

It was our first cruise in 2002 out of Port Canaveral (cooper, I think you may have your dates wrong.) We sailed to Nassau and Cococay on a 4 nighter. Got us hooked on cruising and RCI.

 

You are right-we did go to Key West on her in 1999, but we sailed out of Miami. Majesty of the Seas does that cruise now. In 2001 we sailed Sovereign of the seas for a second time from Pt. Canaveral-no Key west. Instead of Key West you get a sea day.

 

So anyway, it had to be more than 5 years unless they cruised Majesty of the Seas. They are sister ships-so perhaps they were confused.

[dirvin0500]

We sailed on the "Grand Finale" of the Sovereign in Oct 08. If you'd like a commemorative T-Shirt, one of our fellow Cruise Critics (Flying Pirate) designed a shirt and is available at Cafe Press. Just Google that and then enter Sovereign of the Seas and you'll see the shirts, mugs, etc.

[Gingee]

Sovereign was our first cruise in 2003 out of Port Canaveral. Ports were Nasauu and Coco Bay or Cay.

[ExAstris]

My first cruise was aboard the Sovereign. I was able to sail on her both before and after her refurbishment that was detailed on the TV show Dry Dock: A Cruise Ship Reborn. It was really interesting to see all of the changes in person that I had watched on the show.

 

Has anyone else seen that show? I'm still trying to get a copy of it; no one seems to have it.

[berwyn]

My first cruise was aboard the Sovereign. I was able to sail on her both before and after her refurbishment that was detailed on the TV show Dry Dock: A Cruise Ship Reborn. It was really interesting to see all of the changes in person that I had watched on the show.

 

Has anyone else seen that show? I'm still trying to get a copy of it; no one seems to have it.

I taped the 2 hour version on vhs. But I guess that's not much help.

[near the beach]

We live just south of Port Canaveral. So we tried a cruise of the Sovereign of the Seas in 2008. I know at one time it was the largest cruise ship on the seas. Unfortunately for us there was a lot wrong with our stateroom and then with the stateroom we were moved to. It was our only experience with RCCL. We may try them again sometime. For now we will stick with Carnival. This was not intended to be a RCCL bashing post just our singular experience on RCCL.

[blonde375]

SOS was my first cruise in Sept 1996. Like another poster said, I fell in love with cruising and will take a cruise to anywhere, anytime!!!

[Woobstr112G]

 

ms Sovereign of the Seas (1988-present) Built in 1988 as ms Sovereign of the Seas by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France for Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL). She was the lead ship of a three-ship (Sovereign) class, her sisters being Monarch of the Seas (1991) and Majesty of the Seas (1992). They were the first modern megaships to be built and the first series of cruise ships to include a multi-story atrium with glass elevators. They also had a single deck consisting entirely of cabins with private balconies instead of oceanview cabins.

 

 

 

After having been delivered to her new owners on 19 December 1987, she then crossed the Atlantic to Miami, Fl. She was christened and named by her godmother, Rosalyn Carter, wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on 15 January 1988. At the time of her maiden voyage on 16 January 1988, she was the largest cruise ship in the world at 73,192 gross tons. She held that record until 1990 when the ss Norway succeeded her after being refurbished with the addition of two more decks.

 

 

 

RCCL initially operated Sovereign OTS out of Miami, Fl on seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises. Later on during her RCI career, she operated on three and four-night sailings to the Bahamas, also from Miami. In 2006 however, she switched her home base to Port Canaveral, Fl with a smilar itinerary. Besides Nassau, these cruises also visited CocoCay (Little Stirrup Cay), RCI's (Royal Caribbean International - name change in 1997) privately-owned island in the Berry Islands

 

 

In October 2007, RCI announced that Sovereign of the Seas would receive an internal transfer to the fleet of their subsidiary, Spanish-based Pullmantur Cruises in November 2008. Sovereign of the Seas' last scheduled sailing for Royal Caribbean International was on 31 October 2008 and in November 2008, her sister Monarch of the Seas assumed her sailings out of Port Canaveral.

 

 

The ship received a refit and a new name 'Sovereign'. Beginning in March 2009, she has been operating Mediterranean cruises for Pullmantur out of Barcelona, Spain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for all those pictures Marine......Semper Fi.....

 

Bob