VOYAGER OF THE SEAS
October 16, 2026 | Los Angeles, California
Voyager of the Seas alongside Berth 93 at the World Cruise Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 16, 2026. Her visit preceded a six-night Royal Caribbean cruise featuring an overnight stay in Cabo San Lucas and a call at Ensenada, with a scheduled return to Los Angeles on October 22.
Voyager of the Seas was photographed alongside Berth 93 at the World Cruise Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 16, 2026. Docked in San Pedro, she was preparing for a six-night Royal Caribbean cruise to Mexico, with an overnight stay in Cabo San Lucas and a call at Ensenada. These photographs show her at the terminal before her departure later that day, placing one of Royal Caribbean’s most influential ships within a long-established center of passenger shipping in Southern California.
When Voyager of the Seas entered service in November 1999, she was the largest cruise ship in the world. Built in Turku, Finland, she introduced the Voyager class and brought together an indoor Royal Promenade, an ice-skating rink and a rock-climbing wall. Those features helped broaden the activities available aboard a cruise ship and became familiar elements of Royal Caribbean’s later designs. Subsequent modernization added further attractions while retaining the public spaces that distinguished her original layout.
Berth 93 belongs to a passenger-terminal complex whose origins reach back to the early 1960s. Dedicated in March 1963, the original main terminal combined passenger facilities upstairs with cargo operations below, reflecting an era when ocean travel and freight handling often shared the same shoreside infrastructure. Its later conversion and expansion followed the growth of modern cruising. With Voyager of the Seas alongside in 2026, the berth continued its role as a gateway between Los Angeles and destinations across the Pacific.
Information List
Ship: Voyager of the Seas
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Class: Voyager class — first ship of the class
Builder: Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland
Entered Service: November 1999
Date Photographed: October 16, 2026
Location: Berth 93, World Cruise Center, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
Status: Docked before departure
Voyage: Six-night Cabo Overnight & Ensenada cruise
Scheduled Return: Los Angeles on October 22, 2026
History and Features
Construction and Introduction:
Voyager of the Seas was built at Kværner Masa-Yards in Turku, Finland, for Royal Caribbean’s expanding fleet.
At her introduction in 1999, she held the distinction of being the largest cruise ship in the world.
She arrived in Miami on November 11, ahead of the celebrations surrounding her entry into passenger service.
Her inaugural cruise departed on November 21, 1999, beginning a program of seven-night Western Caribbean sailings from Miami.
The Voyager-Class Design:
As the first ship of her class, Voyager of the Seas established a layout that influenced Royal Caribbean’s subsequent development.
Her design combined extensive passenger accommodation with large indoor gathering spaces and a varied range of sports facilities.
The Royal Promenade created an internal shopping and dining boulevard, with some interior staterooms overlooking the space.
Studio B introduced ice skating at sea, adding a dedicated rink and ice-show venue to the ship’s entertainment facilities.
Recreation and Modernization:
The ship’s recreational facilities include a rock-climbing wall, FlowRider surf simulator, miniature golf, swimming pools and whirlpools.
Her approximately US$97 million Royal Amplified refurbishment in 2019 added The Perfect Storm racing waterslides.
Battle for Planet Z laser tag joined the entertainment lineup, while Adventure Ocean and the teen spaces were redesigned.
The project also introduced a nursery, enhanced and relocated the spa and fitness facilities, and added 72 staterooms.
The Origins of Berth 93:
In 1958, the Port of Los Angeles decided to develop a centralized passenger-terminal complex at Berths 91–93.
The development occupied a site along the Main Channel, immediately south of the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
Its principal terminal building was dedicated in March 1963, several months before the bridge opened.
The new complex brought passenger services together in San Pedro during the final decades of regular long-distance liner travel.
A Terminal for Passengers and Cargo:
The original Berth 93 terminal was designed with passenger facilities on its upper level and cargo operations on the ground floor.
Ramps and elevated vehicle access helped connect travelers with the upper-level passenger areas.
A spectators’ gallery provided a place for visitors to watch activity around the terminal and ships.
This combination of functions reflected the needs of passenger liners that carried both travelers and freight on their voyages.
Adapting to Modern Cruise Ships:
The Berth 93 terminal was remodeled and expanded in 2002 as cruise ships and passenger volumes increased.
The Port’s environmental documentation describes improvements intended to meet contemporary security requirements and accommodate newer vessels.
Berth 93 forms part of the World Cruise Center, also identified by the Port as its Inner Harbor Cruise Terminal.
Port planning documents describe its wharf as approximately 1,200 feet long, alongside the neighboring cruise facilities at Berths 90–92.
San Pedro and the World Cruise Center:
The cruise terminal is located at 100 Swinford Street in San Pedro, a harbor community within the City of Los Angeles.
Its position beside the Main Channel places passenger ships within the wider working harbor.
The World Cruise Center has served numerous cruise operators, linking Southern California with Mexico, Hawaii and more distant destinations.
Berth 93’s continued use connects today’s cruise operations with a site developed more than six decades before these photographs.
The October 16, 2026 Visit:
Voyager of the Seas was photographed docked at Berth 93 before beginning her six-night voyage.
Her published itinerary scheduled an overnight stay in Cabo San Lucas on October 18–19.
Ensenada was scheduled for October 21, followed by a return to Los Angeles on October 22.
OLP Social: Alongside at Berth 93 before a six-night Mexico cruise, using a passenger terminal whose origins date to 1963 and the era of combined passenger-and-cargo facilities.
