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Utopia of the Seas is a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is the sixth ship in the Oasis Class and entered service on 19 July 2024 out of Port Canaveral.[3] She is larger than sister ship Wonder of the Seas by gross tonnage.
Utopia of the Seas in La Rochelle June 25, 2024. | |
History | |
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Name | Utopia of the Seas |
Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Route | The Bahamas |
Ordered | 2019 |
Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
Laid down | 2022 |
Launched | July 2023 |
Completed | 13 June 2024 |
Maiden voyage | July 19, 2024 |
In service | July 19, 2024 |
Identification | IMO number: 9880001[1] |
Status | In service |
Notes | The world’s second largest cruise ship as of July 19, 2024. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oasis-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | 236,473 GT[2] |
Length | 362 metres (1,188 ft) |
Beam | 64 metres (210 ft) |
Draught | 9 metres (30 ft) |
Decks | 18 decks |
Capacity | 5,668 passengers (double occupancy) |
Crew | 2,290 |
On 18 February 2019, Royal Caribbean and Chantiers de l'Atlantique announced an order of a sixth Oasis-class cruise ship for delivery in Fall 2023.[4] She is the first in the class to be powered by liquefied natural gas.[5]
Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for Utopia of the Seas in 2021, along with 23 other ship names.[6] The company announced the name Utopia of the Seas at the steel cutting ceremony on 5 April 2022,[7] and the keel was laid on 1 July.[8]
The LNG-tanks were built by Wärtsila and delivered in November 2022.[9] Utopia of the Seas was floated out of the building dock in September 2023,[10] and started her sea trials on 7 May 2024.[11][12]
Utopia of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean on 13 June 2024, leaving the shipyard ten days later, and arrived at Port Canaveral on 11 July.[13][14][15] She started her maiden voyage on 19 July from Port Canaveral.[16][17]
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