Royal Caribbean has finished it once more. The Miami-based cruise line floated a brand new world’s largest cruise ship earlier this month, Legend of the Seas. The third vessel of the Icon-class is below development on the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, like the 2 earlier ships in 2022 and 2024. The Icon of the Seasthe category namesake, and the Star of the Seas shared the title of world’s largest cruise ship till Legend’s launch. The brand new 250,800-ton behemoth outweighs its sisters by simply over 2,100 tons. And development already began on a fourth Icon-class ship.
It is troublesome to fathom how huge the present era of cruise ships is within the scope of maritime historical past. Legend of the Seas is sort of 5 and a half instances bigger than the Titanic. For a extra fashionable comparability, Legend is 2 and a half instances bigger than the USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy’s latest nuclear-powered plane provider. Whereas the world’s largest title is undoubtedly a fascinating accolade for advertising and marketing, it isn’t merely dimension for dimension’s sake; it has to suit each the world’s largest water park in addition to the Crown’s Edge tightrope attraction.
Royal Caribbean is constructing a flotilla of huge cruise ships
Royal Caribbean is completed but. Every week after Legend of the Seas was floated, development started on a fourth Icon-class cruise ship in Finland, with the yet-to-be-named vessel anticipated to enter service in 2027. To not point out that the cruise line has already positioned an order for a fifth Icon-class vessel. In line with the New York Instancesthese ships price $2 billion to construct. Nonetheless, Royal Caribbean has the monetary assets and the revenue motive to maintain pumping these behemoths out of shipyards. The corporate generated $16.48 billion in income in 2024, a $2.58 billion improve from the earlier yr.
It is clear that the demand for cruises hasn’t been totally happy, and Royal Caribbean goes to capitalize on it. Legend of the Seas is ready to enter service subsequent summer season with a service of seven-night cruises within the Western Mediterranean. It is going to be the primary Icon-class ship to go to Europe earlier than returning to the road’s typical Caribbean itineraries. To reposition the ship, Royal Caribbean is providing a 13-night transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale, a contemporary rarity. It’s going to take Legend 9 days to cross the Atlantic, 5 and a half days slower than the ocean liner file set by the SS United States.
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