Royal Caribbean takes delivery of the new worlds largest cruise ship

The Ultimate Family Townhouse is Royal Caribbean's most expensive cruise ship suite. It's not uncommon to find rates around $80,000 to $100,000 for a family of four. The 1,772-square-foot suite is comprised of three stories and has a private "backyard" that leads directly to Surfside. In addition to the new stateroom designs, Royal Caribbean built Icon to cater to families, meaning that more than 82% of all cabins will accommodate three or more passengers.

Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas

As Jalopnik’s Ryan Erik King writes, it’s the size of five Titantics. More specifically, Icon of the Seas measures 1,198 feet long—nearly a quarter of a mile—and has a gross tonnage of 250,800. All that space means it can accommodate 5,600 guests and 2,350 crew members. Utopia of the Seas is expected to be roughly the same size as Wonder of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's second-biggest cruise ship. But it'll be smaller than the line's biggest ship, Icon of the Seas.

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Royal Caribbean currently makes the biggest cruise ships in the world. The Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas has a construction date of 1996 and a total size of 73,817 gross tons. The ship measures 916 feet (279 meters) in length and falls in line as number 28 among Royal Caribbean's 36 existing and former cruise ships.

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It is 1,198 feet long, has 20 decks in total, and a capacity for 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew. The cruise line has announced it's building the largest cruise ship ever — even bigger than its recently unveiled Wonder of the Seas, the current record-holder for world's largest cruise ship. The new Icon of the Seas will carry 7,600 passengers at maximum occupancy (or nearly 10,000 people when you account for the crew) when it first sets sail with guests Jan. 28, 2024.

On the world’s largest cruise ships, bigger means bolder adventures. There isn’t a holiday in the world that packs more adventure into one week than Oasis Class ships – Harmony®, Allure®, Symphony®, Oasis®, Wonder® and Utopia of the Seas℠. Discover why the largest cruise ships sailing to Caribbean and Europe vacation destinations are consistently awarded Best Ship year after year by Travel Weekly readers.

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Harmony of the Seas

The Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas has a construction date of 2002 and a total size of 90,090 gross tons. The ship measures 962 feet (293 meters) in length and falls in line as number 22 among Royal Caribbean's 36 existing and former cruise ships. At full capacity, the Brilliance of the Seas holds 2,993 passengers.

Voyager of the Seas (137,276 GRTs)

Teens will get an exclusive space that’s all their own —Social100. Beyond the secret entrance, there’s a hangout spot where it’s always game on with the latest consoles. Plus music to jam out to, movies, and plenty of comfortable places to kick back with new friends. Tee off for a game of mini golf unlike anything you've played before —on land or sea, day or night.

Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas

The 15-deck ship took her maiden voyage on November 16, 2003. Navigator of the Seas is the third ship in the Voyager Class and is 137,276 GT’s. Allure of the Seas is the second ship in the Oasis Class and is 226,963 GT’s. The 18-deck ship took her maiden voyage on December 5, 2010. Harmony of the Seas is the third ship in the Oasis Class and is 226,963 GT’s. She carries 5,479 passengers (based on two per cabin) with a total guest capacity of 6,687.

Navigator of the Seas Size

The Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas has a construction date of 1998 and a total size of 78,340 gross tons. The ship measures 915 feet (279 meters) in length and falls in line as number 27 among Royal Caribbean's 36 existing and former cruise ships. At full capacity, the Vision of the Seas holds 2,790 passengers. That includes 2,048 cruise vacationers and 742 staff members. The Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas total number of staterooms is 997.

Wonder of the Seas may be the biggest cruise ship at the moment, but that title will be relinquished in late 2023. Wonder of the Seas has a capacity of 5,734 guests at double occupancy, or 7,084 passengers if at maximum capacity. Replaced by Gross Tonnage (GT), gross register tonnage uses the total permanently enclosed capacity of the vessel as its basis for volume.

Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, now the fifth-largest cruise ship in the world, was actually the largest cruise ship from 2016 to 2018. Onboard, passengers can find 16 guest decks, 2,747 staterooms and suites and 23 pools and whirlpools. Until Utopia of the Seas launches in 2024, Sun Princess will be among the twenty largest cruise ships afloat on the world’s oceans. The ship’s first cruise is set for February 2024, and will debut Princess Cruises' largest number of dining options, offering guests 29 choices. Keep in mind that this list of biggest cruise ships in the world changes annually, as cruise lines update their fleets.

That includes 7,600 cruise vacationers and 2,350 staff members. The Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas total number of staterooms is 2,805. P&O Cruises held its spot on the top ten list of largest cruise ships in the world with an aptly named ship.