Royal Caribbean celebrated the official begin of development on one other mega cruise ship this week when the primary block of Star of the Seas was laid.
Star of the Seas would be the second Icon class ship from Royal Caribbean and can be certainly one of, if not the biggest cruise ship ever constructed when the vessel debuts in 2025.
The keel laying ceremony for Star of the Seas occurred on the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. The laying of the keel marks the official begin of development on a brand new ship because the blocks will start to come back collectively to type the cruise ship.
The primary block was positioned on newly minted cash, a maritime custom to deliver good luck throughout development.
As soon as the entire ship’s blocks are full, the vessel can be floated out and transfer to the ultimate stage of development. Right here, the inside of the ship can be accomplished earlier than the vessel is delivered to the cruise line.
Star of the Seas will homeport at Port Canaveral beginning in August 2025 and sail week lengthy cruises to the Caribbean. All cruises will go to CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s fashionable non-public island in The Bahamas. Cruises on Star of the Seas are actually open for bookings.
Star of the Seas could have most of the similar options as Icon of the Seas together with few new surprises. The ship could have a neighborhood only for households, an insane waterpark on the highest deck, and over 40 eating and drink venues. There may also be an infinity pool suspended 135 toes over the ocean.
Royal Caribbean’s Icon class ships are the biggest on the planet at greater than 250,000 gross tons. The primary one, Icon of the Seas, has been accomplished and the crew is making ready the ship for its debut in late January 2024.
