Royal Caribbean’s 5,600-guest Icon of the Seas, which shares the title of world’s largest cruise ship with sister ship Star ...

Codenamed "Project Sunshine," Royal Caribbean's ambitious vision for a new class of ships started to take shape in February 2011 with an order placed with Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.

The ship also features an AquaDome Market, which is the only food hall in the Royal Caribbean fleet. The hall has five food stands offering a broad range of cuisine, from barbecue to Thai.

Royal Caribbean shares smaller ship-class news. Freed was speaking to a group of travel advisors (or travel agents, depending upon the lingo), and she confirmed the new class of ships.

Royal Caribbean's massive new Star of the Seas departs the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, heads for Spain for final ...

She’s the sister ship of Icon of the Seas, which debuted in January 2024, and Star of the Seas, which is scheduled to launch in August. The vessel will be Royal Caribbean’s fourth ship powered by ...

An exclusive look at the world's largest cruise ship 02:05. Royal Caribbean is growing its fleet of megaships, with plans to build three more Icon of the Seas-style vessels.

Royal Caribbean International’s new Wonder of the Seas ship made its debut in the U.S. on March 4, 2022, at Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades in Florida.

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship will have 20 decks packed with more than 20 bars and restaurants, seven pools, nine whirlpools, and six water slides, as well as mini golf, rock climbing and an arcade.

In addition, some of Royal Caribbean’s smaller ships are near the end of their lifetime. All ships get repurposed and refurbed all the time; 35 years is considered a reasonable lifespan.