Spectrum of the Seas conveyance scheduled for March 19

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14 Mar 2019
By: 
Matt Hochberg

Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, Spectrum of the Seas, will have her conveyance down the River Ems on March 19, 2019 at 6:00pm.

Photo by Björn Haß

Spectrum of the Seas, is expected to leave Papenburg on Tuesday, March 19 and be transported on the Ems River to Eemshaven (Netherlands). The arrival in Eemshaven is scheduled for Thursday, March 21. After technical and nautical trials, Spectrum of the Seas arrives later in Bremerhaven.

Spectrum of the Seas' conveyance will take the ship from Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany along the Ems River to the North Sea.

The conveyance is scheduled to being at 6:00pm local time with a tentative timetable, which can be postponed due to weather or tide conditions:

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

  • approx. 6:30 pm Ship in waiting position (Papenburg) 
  • approx. 7:00 pm Passing the Dockschleuse (Papenburg)

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

  • approx. 01:30 am Passing the Weener Bridge (Weener) 
  • approx. 06:00 am Passing the Jann-Berghaus-Brücke (Leer) 
  • approx. 10:15 am Arrival Emsperrwerk (Gandersum) 
  • approx. 11: 45 am passing Emsperrwerk 
  • about 1:15 pm passing Emden

All information is subject to the wind and weather conditions, the water levels and thus without guarantee. Time shifts are possible at short notice!

The river conveyance is necessary because the Meyer Werft shipyard is located inland to avoid the North Sea's unpredicatability.


Matt started Royal Caribbean Blog in 2010 as a place to share his passion for all things Royal Caribbean with readers. He oversees all the writers at Royal Caribbean Blog, and writes a great deal of content on a daily basis.  He has become one of the foremost experts on a Royal Caribbean cruise.

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