Star of the Seas is sitting in water for the primary time.
Royal Caribbean’s new cruise ship is being constructed on the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, and has reached an essential building milestone. It is taken 19 months to achieve this milestone, and represents hundreds individuals’s collective effort to achieve it.
Star of the Seas is the second Icon Class ship, following up the wildly profitable Icon of the Seas.
The brand new ship has been floated out, which suggests the ship has its dry dock is full of water and it turns into a moist dock.
A ceremony was held to commemorate the event as a result of this implies Star of the Seas is properly on her option to enter service.
In the course of the ceremony, there was a shot from a canon that happened within the Meyer Turku shipyard.
At that time, 92 million gallons of water was added to the dry dock, which took in a single day to finish. After 9 hours, Star of the Seas was efficiently floated out and the following part of labor can begin.
Supply of Star of the Seas ought to happen in 2025, along with her first cruise scheduled for August 31, 2025.
What’s totally different about Star of the Seas?
Whereas Star of the Seas will be the second Icon Class ship, she is just not a direct copy of Icon of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean has revealed only some particulars to date, however we all know a couple of key areas shall be up to date.
The Surfside household neighborhood will develop its scope to supply extra for barely older youngsters too. As a substitute of catering to younger youngsters, Surfside will supply extra for elementary college aged youngsters too. That is as a result of Royal Caribbean seen older youngsters had been hanging on the market.
Whereas unconfirmed, it seems Star of the Seas could have a Broadway musical onboard.
Again to the Future The Musical seems to be headed to Star, based mostly on a submit on Royal Caribbean’s web site looking for auditions.
It’s tailored from the 1985 movie Again to the Future by Robert Zemeckis and Gale. The present options authentic music, in addition to songs featured within the movie.
The supper membership venue could have a Chicago theme to it on Star of the Seas, which contains music, meals, and a Chicagoland motif.
Two different eating places will get updates: Aquadome Market and Pier 7.
Aquadome Market will get up to date in some capability, whereas retaining its core method. Pier 7 shall be utterly overhauled with a brand new idea that the cruise line remains to be working by way of.
Journey Ocean will get some updates to be much less tech centered, and embrace play extra.
The cruise line can also be experimenting with facial recognition by providing a handful of cabins which have the power to open the cabin door together with your face.
One different stateroom change is an replace to the epic household suite on Star of the Seas, generally known as the Final Household Townhouse.
That is the costliest suite ever that covers three flooring and has an in-suite slide, movie-viewing room, karaoke machine and a “yard” with a ping pong desk, out of doors seating and a white picket fence main on to the Surfside space.
Crusing from the Orlando space
Star of the Seas will sail year-round from Port Canaveral, Florida. That is a brief drive from the Orlando space.
The brand new ship will supply seven-night cruises to the Jap and Western Caribbean, beginning in August 2025.