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The first large cruise ships were the Voyager-class from Royal Caribbean Group's Royal Caribbean International (RCI). These ships, which debuted in 1998 at over 137,000 GT, were almost 30,000 GT larger than the next-largest cruise ships, and were some of the first designed to offer amenities unrelated to cruising, such as an ice rink and climbing wall. [1]
In October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon". [7] The ships were expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2023 and in 2025 [8] [9] and would be classified by DNV. [10] Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for "Icon of the Seas" in 2016 ...
As of 2024 this class is the largest cruise ship class ever constructed. Royal Caribbean plans to have at least four Icon-class ships, which will include Icon of the Seas (entered service in 2024), Star of the Seas (entering service in 2025), and unnamed third and fourth ships (planned to enter service in 2026 and 2027). It also has an option ...
Royal Caribbean launched its 28th cruise ship, the world's second-largest, in July. Despite its gargantuan stature and equally sized list of amenities, Utopia is only operating three- and four ...
The Voyager-class ships were the largest class of cruise ships in the world when constructed, were the first ships to have an ice rink at sea and the first to have Royal Caribbean's "Royal Promenade" concept, a main thoroughfare extending most of the length of the ship, flanked by bars, cafes, and shopping venues.
I spent three nights on Royal Caribbean's new giant cruise ship, Utopia of the Seas. The cruise line's second-largest vessel is operating short voyages to attract new cruisers. The new ship has ...
Oasis of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is the first of her class, the Oasis class, whose ships were the largest passenger ships in the world, until surpassed in 2023 by the Icon class. Her hull was laid down in November 2007 and she was completed and delivered to Royal Caribbean in October 2009.
The ship was near Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands when it was hit by an “unexpected wind gust”, ... Royal Caribbean said the ship had to make a call at Las Palmas, Gran ...