Explorer of the Seas Last Drydock: Aug 2020 Year Built: 2000 Years old: 20 Tons: 138194 Speed: 22.0 Length: 1020 Beam: 161 Cabins: 1641 Crew: 1180 Passengers: 3282 to 3938 Space Ratio: 35 Total decks: 15 Decks with cabins: 8. Explorer of the Seas is a Voyager-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International, completed in 2000. She can accommodate over 3,000 guests, including scientists making use of a built-in atmospheric and oceanographic laboratory operated by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. (The manned lab with its attendant educational and outreach programs for passengers was discontinued in 2007. Explorer of the Seas in 2015 History Bahamas Name. It has been relegated to a mere footnote in naval history - a strange realization given the massive size and scope of the events. Beginning in the year 1405 AD and spanning 28 years, the. Dan Snow sheds light on the evolution of Nelson's Navy and the national enterprise which supported it. Through the stories of naval heroes like Captain Cook, Charles Middleton and Admiral Nelson, Snow explores the elite training, the growing navel meritocracy and years of tough experience which created a ruthless and professional 'Band of Brothers'.