Stern’s Guide to the Greatest Resorts of the World, Stern’s Guide to the
Cruise Vacation and The Indispensable Guide to Foreign Words and Phrases by Steven B. Stern (Sponsored by Stern’s Travel Guides, Ltd.)
MS EMPRESS (formerly Empress of the Seas): entered service 1990; renovated 2004; 48,563 G.R.T.; 692’ x 100’; 1,840-passenger capacity; 801 cabins. (Category C—Not Rated)
MOON EMPRESS (formerly Sovereign of the Seas): transferred from Royal Caribbean and to be renamed; entered service 1988; renovated 2004; 73,192 G.R.T.; 880’x 106’; 2,773-passenger capacity (2,292 double occupancy); 1,146 cabins; international officers and crew. (Category C—Not Rated)
MS OCEAN DREAM (formerly Tropicale, Costa Topicale, and Pacific Star): entered service 1982; renovated 2001; 35,000 G.R.T.; 1,400-passenger capacity; 511 cabins; international officers and crew. ( (Category D—Not Rated)
MS ISLAND STAR (formerly Horizon): entered service 1990; 47,000 G.R.T.; 682’ x 95’; 1,875-passenger capacity; 753 cabins; international offices and crew.(Category C—Not Rated)
SKY WONDER (formerly Fairsky, Sky Princess, and Pacific Sky): to be renamed; entered service 1984; 46,314 G.R.T.; 189’ x 91’; 1,550-passenger capacity. (Category D—Not Rated)
ZENITH: transferred from Celebrity Cruises and to be renamed; entered service 1992; refurbished and renovated 1999; 47,255 G.R.T.; 682’ x 95’;1,375-passenger capacity; 687 cabins.(Category C—Not Rated)
