Royal Caribbean International has placed orders for two new cruise ships in a series to be built by Meyer Turku of Finland.
The ships will be the sixth and seventh in the same series as the 2024-built Icon of the Seas, the 2025-built Star of the Seas, and Legend of the Seas (pictured), which recently began undergoing sea trials.
Upon completion, the new ships will each measure 1,196 by 159 feet (364.75 by 48.47 metres) and will boast over 2,800 cabins for housing 5,600 guests. A parabolic bow design will be incorporated into each ship's hull to provide additional stability, ensuring smoother motion while underway.
Each ship's propulsion system will consist of six dual-fuel main engines, five bow thrusters, three 20MW diesel-electric driven azimuthing thrusters, and fuel cells.
The main engines will run primarily on LNG while the fuel cells will be used as a lower-emission alternative energy source for generating onboard electricity as well as freshwater.
Meyer Turku said the orders for the two additional ships are part of the company’s long-term framework agreement with Royal Caribbean that will secure access to shipbuilding capacity through 2036.
