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. By gross tonnage, she is the fourth largest cruise ship in the world, larger than sister ship Wonder of the Seas, but surpassed by the Icon-class cruise ships, starting with Icon of the Seas.
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 the fall of 2023. She is the first in the class to be powered by liquefied natural gas.
Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for Utopia of the Seas in 2021, along with 23 other ship names. The company announced the name Utopia of the Seas at the steel cutting ceremony on 5 April 2022, and the keel was laid on 1 July.
The LNG-tanks were built by Wärtsila and delivered in November 2022. Utopia of the Seas was floated out of the building dock in September 2023, and started her sea trials on 7 May 2024.
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.https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:8762822/mmsi:311001259/imo:9880001/vessel:UTOPIA_OF_THE_SEAS She started her maiden voyage on 19 July from Port Canaveral.
On February 26, 2025, Utopia of the Seas diverged from her routine sailing route to the Bahamas to pass the historic ocean liner as it was being towed to Mobile, Alabama to be prepared for conversion into an artificial reef.
References
External links Utopia of the Seas official webpage The ship's unofficial weblog Video of construction Video of first arrival in Port Canaveral