Utopia of the Seas
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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 currently the second largest cruise ship in the world, larger than sister ship Wonder of the Seas by gross tonnage, but surpassed by the Icon-class cruise ships, starting with Icon of the Seas.
.jpg) Utopia of the Seas in La Rochelle on June 25, 2024. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 15 September 2020 |
| Launched | 16 September 2023 |
| Christened | 15 July 2024 |
| Completed | 14 June 2024 |
| Maiden voyage | 19 July 2024 |
| In service | 19 July 2024 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| Notes | The world’s second largest cruise ship as of 19 July 2024. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oasis-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 236,473 GT, 290,833 NT[1] |
| Length | 362.12 metres (1,188.1 ft) |
| Beam | 47.46 metres (155.7 ft) |
| Draught | 9.3 metres (31 ft) |
| Decks | 18 decks |
| Installed power | 6 × Wärtsilä W12L46TS-DF, 15,600 kW (21,200 hp) each[2] |
| Propulsion |
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| Capacity | 5,668 passengers (double occupancy) |
| Crew | 2,290 |
History
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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