History | |
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Owner | Royal Caribbean International |
Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
Builder | Meyer Turku, Finland |
Cost | €1.74 billion [2] |
Yard number | NB 1401 |
Laid down | 15 December 2023 [1] |
Status | Under construction |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Icon-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | 250,800 GT [3] |
Length | 365 metres (1,198 ft) |
Capacity | 5,600 passengers (double capacity) [4] |
Star of the Seas is a cruise ship being built for Royal Caribbean International and will be the second Icon-class cruise ship built, the first being Icon of the Seas. [5] The name was announced on 5 October 2023. [6] She is expected to enter service on 31 August 2025, and will be homeported at Port Canaveral, Florida, United States. [7] [8]
Steel-cutting for the ship began on 15 February 2023. [9]