GTS Jewel of the Seas is a operated by Royal Caribbean. The ship was completed in the spring of 2004 with her maiden voyage in May of that year.
History
The ship was built at Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany. After her float out, she left the shipyard on 4 April 2004. The ship was delivered to RCI on 22 April 2004.
Jewel of the Seas initially operated cruises from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy, to the Greek Isles in the Mediterranean Sea until November 2016, the ship re-positioned to cruising from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Caribbean destinations. In March 2019 the ship re-positioned from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean where it operated cruises in the Greek Isles and as of December 2019 it has been home ported in Dubai and operated cruises within the Persian Gulf.
In April 2016, Jewel of the Seas completed a £20 million renovation.
In May 2024, Jewel of the Seas completed a three-week renovation in dry dock at Damen Shiprepair in Brest, France.
Coronavirus pandemic
On 11 March 2020, the ship was docked at the Dubai Cruise Terminal with two passengers that were experiencing respiratory illnesses.