Utopia of the Seas was announced one year ago by Royal Caribbean International today during the ship’s steel-cutting ceremony at the shipyard in France. This enormous vessel will be the sixth Oasis Class ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet when it’s going to make its debut in 2024.
Harmony of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Wonder of the Waves, and Oasis of the Seas are the other five ships that belong to the Oasis class. These vessels, which can accommodate about 7,000 guests on a single voyage, are the largest cruise ships now cruising the oceans.
Utopia of the Seas becomes the first ship of the record-breaking class to be powered by LNG, the cleanest fossil fuel that can power ships today.
In order to save the environment and reduce carbon emissions, Royal Caribbean will buy the sixth and final Oasis-class cruise ship powered by LNG in February 2019. It has an incredible potential to reduce carbon emissions to 30%, sulphur emissions to 100%, and nitrogen oxide emissions to about 85%.
The 362-meter-long ship is currently under construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Royal Caribbean has not yet released any specific details on the ship, such as onboard features and itineraries.
Because Chantiers de l’Atlantique of France is the most reputable and skilled shipbuilding firm in the opinion of the Royal Caribbean, they chose them to build the sixth Oasis-class cruise Utopia of the Seas.
The firm has already built 14 gigantic ships for Royal Caribbean. The new ship will be regarded as an enormous cruise ship in the world once its construction is finished in terms of GT tonnage/volume and passenger capacity.
The Wonder of the Seas, which has an overall weight of 236,875 GT is currently the largest cruise ship sailing in the oceans. It can accommodate 6,988 passengers in a single run and is 362 metres (1,188 feet) long and 64 metres (210 feet) broad.
