Utopia of the Seas is a cruise ship under construction for Royal Caribbean International. She will be the sixth ship in the Oasis Class and is scheduled to enter service on 19 July 2024 out of Port Canaveral.[2]
 Utopia of the Seas under construction in April 2023
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Identification | IMO number: 9880001[1] |
| Status | Sea trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oasis-class cruise ship |
History edit
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.[3] She will be the first in the class to be powered by liquefied natural gas.[4]
Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for Utopia of the Seas in 2021, out of 23 other ship names.[5]
The keel was laid on 1 July 2022[6]
The ship was launched in Septenber 2023.[7][8][9]
On 5 April 2022, Royal Caribbean announced the name, Utopia of the Seas and the steel cutting ceremony.[10]
The LNG-tanks were built by Wärtsila and delivered in November 2022.[11]
The ship started her sea trials on 7 May 2024.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
References edit
- ^ "Utopia of the Seas". Equasis. French Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Utopia of the Seas | Cruise Ships | Royal Caribbean Cruise". Utopia of the Seas. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "A new Oasis-Class cruise ship to build". 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Sixth Oasis Class Ship | Royal Caribbean Blog". www.royalcaribbeanblog.com. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ "Royal Caribbean's sixth Oasis Class cruise ship will be called Utopia of the Seas". Royal Caribbean Blog. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ News, Cruise Industry. "Keel Laid for Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas at Chantiers - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". https://cruiseindustrynews.com/. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help); External link in|website= - ^ "Utopia of the Seas floats out in France". Crew Center. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "New! Utopia of the Seas Construction Update: Floating Out". Cruise Lowdown. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Utopia of the Seas Construction Update: Floating Out for the First Time. Retrieved 2024-05-09 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Next Oasis for Royal Caribbean To Be Utopia of the Seas, Powered by LNG". 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/construction-navale/les-cuves-gnl-du-futur-utopia-seas-sont-arrivees-a-saint-nazaire
- ^ "Saint-Nazaire : le paquebot géant Utopia of the Seas en essais mer | Mer et Marine". www.meretmarine.com (in French). 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "AIS". Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Picture 2". Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Picture 2". Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ News, Cruise Industry. "First Photos as Royal Caribbean's Utopia Departs for Sea Trials - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". https://cruiseindustrynews.com/. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help); External link in|website= - ^ "TESTING THE WATERS: ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S UTOPIA OF THE SEAS BEGINS TESTS AT SEA". www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Royal Caribbean shares an inside look at Utopia of the Seas construction | Royal Caribbean Blog". www.royalcaribbeanblog.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Photos show Utopia of the Seas is nearing completion | Royal Caribbean Blog". www.royalcaribbeanblog.com. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Photos show Utopia of the Seas is nearing completion | Royal Caribbean Blog". www.royalcaribbeanblog.com. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Thakkar, Emrys (2021-08-09). "Construction on World's Largest Cruise Ship is 95% Complete". Cruise Hive. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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