Cordelia Empress

Cordelia Cruises · RCI Empress class · 1990

Cordelia Empress measures 48,563 gross tons, with room for 1,607 guests. Cordelia Empress sails 2-night cruises from Cochin and moves to Chennai in Jun 2027.

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Cordelia Empress
Built
1990
Tonnage
48,563
Decks
11
Cabins
796
Guests
1,607
1,910 at full occupancy
Crew
671

Cordelia Empress cruise schedule

107 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

    1. Cochin
      ParkingHotels
      Fri 13 Nov 11:59 pm
      Port crowd
    2. At sea
      Sat 14 Nov
    3. Lakshadweep Islands
      Sun 15 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
      Port crowd
    4. Cochin
      ParkingHotels
      Mon 16 Nov 11:59 pm
      Port crowd

Showing 6 of 107 cruises

Where Cordelia Empress sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Asia, with more in the Africa, Indian Ocean Islands. Cordelia Empress sails from Cochin (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027), Chennai (Jun 2027 – Sep 2027) and Visakhapatnam (Jun 2027 – Jul 2027).

CochinChennaiVisakhapatnamNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Cordelia Empress visits

9 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Cordelia Empress sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

107sailings

  • Up to 5 nights107100%
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights0–
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
–
median
Port days
46%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
111
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 0 ports · 1 sea day2 nights41 cruises
  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights23 cruises
  • 1 port · 1 sea day3 nights22 cruises
  • 2 ports · 1 sea day4 nights14 cruises
  • 3 ports · 1 sea day5 nights5 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

Cordelia Empress specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Cordelia Cruises
Class
RCI Empress class
Year built
1990
Status
In service
IMO
8716899
MMSI
311000515

Size

Gross tonnage
48,563 GT
Length
211 m
Beam
30.7 m
Decks
11
Cruising speed
20 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,607
Guests, full occupancy
1,910
Cabins
796
Crew
671
Guests per crew member
2.4
Space per guest
30.2 GT

How it compares

253rd largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Cordelia Empress48,563
  • Cordelia Cruises average62,834
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Cordelia Empress1,607
  • Cordelia Cruises average1,806
  • All ships in service2,189

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About Cordelia Empress

Cordelia Empress was built in 1990 at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, as Nordic Empress for Royal Caribbean. She became Empress of the Seas in 2004, sailed for Pullmantur from 2008 and returned to Royal Caribbean in 2016. She began sailing for India's Cordelia Cruises in 2021 and has 796 staterooms across 11 decks.