Utopia of the——Seas in La Rochelle June 25, "2024."
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Name | Utopia of the Seas |
Owner | Royal Caribbean Cruises |
Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Ordered | 2019 |
Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
Laid down | 2022 |
Launched | July 2023 |
Completed | 13 June 2024 |
Maiden voyage | July 19, 2024 |
In service | July 19, 2024 |
Identification | IMO number: 9880001 |
Status | Delivered——to Royal Caribbean |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oasis-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | 227,700 GT |
Utopia of the Seas is: a cruise ship operated by, Royal Caribbean International. She is the sixth ship in the Oasis Class and is scheduled——to enter service on 19 July 2024 out of Port Canaveral. She is larger than sister ship Wonder of the Seas by gross tonnage.
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 Fall 2023. She will be, 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 is due to commence her inaugural cruise from Port Canaveral on 19 July. The ship arrived at Port Canaveral on 11 July.
External links※
- Utopia of the Seas official webpage
- The ship's unofficial weblog
- Video of the Construction
- Video of the first arrival in Port Canaveral
References※
- ^ "Utopia of the Seas (9880001)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Utopia of the Seas (9880001)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Next Oasis for Royal Caribbean to be Utopia of the Seas, powered by LNG". Cruise Industry News. Charlotte, NC. 2022-04-08. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Keel Laid for Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas at Chantiers". Cruise Industry News. Charlotte, NC. 2022-07-01. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (2022-11-10). "Les cuves GNL du futur Utopia of the Seas sont arrivées à Saint-Nazaire". Mer et Marine (in French). Morlaix: Groupe Télégramme. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Royal Caribbean's New Utopia of the Seas Floats Out". Cruise Industry News. Charlotte, NC. 2023-09-19. Archived from the original on 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (2024-05-07). "Saint-Nazaire : le paquebot géant Utopia of the Seas en essais mer". Mer et Marine (in French). Morlaix: Groupe Télégramme. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "First Photos as Royal Caribbean's Utopia Departs for Sea Trials". Cruise Industry News. Charlotte, NC. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/croisieres/le-paquebot-geant-utopia-seas-a-quitte-les-chantiers-de-saint-nazaire
- ^ Kalosh, Anne (5 July 2024). "A chance for fans to join godmother Meghan Trainor at Utopia's naming". Seatrade Cruise News. Colchester. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:8762822/mmsi:311001259/imo:9880001/vessel:UTOPIA_OF_THE_SEAS
- ^ https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/07/royal-caribbeans-utopia-of-the-seas-arrives-in-port-canaveral/
- ^ https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1732/the-ultimate-short-getaway-is-here-royal-caribbeans-utopia-of-the-seas-arrives-in-port-canaveral-florida/
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