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.[4] She is the first in the class to be powered by liquefied natural gas.[5]
Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for Utopia of the Seas in 2021, along with 23 other ship names.[6] The company announced the name Utopia of the Seas at the steel cutting ceremony on 5 April 2022,[7] and the keel was laid on 1 July.[8]
The LNG-tanks were built by Wärtsila and delivered in November 2022.[9]Utopia of the Seas was floated out of the building dock in September 2023,[10] and started her sea trials on 7 May 2024.[11][12]
Utopia of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean on 13 June 2024, leaving the shipyard ten days later, and arrived at Port Canaveral on 11 July.[13][14][15] She started her maiden voyage on 19 July from Port Canaveral.[16][17]
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