Home Ship building Awesome milestone: Keel laid for Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s next LNG-powered cruise ship
December 29, 2023,
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Naida Hakirevic Prevljak
The start of 2023 is marked with a huge success as the hull assembly of Royal Caribbean International’s Star of the Seas has begun, building our excitement! The ship is being put together at the Meyer Turku yard.
Royal Caribbean
We recently celebrated the keel laying ceremony for Star of the Seas, the second LNG-fueled Icon-class ship from Royal Caribbean International.
The keel laying at Meyer Turku shipyard was an exciting event to witness, featuring a crane lowering a massive steel block to signal the start of assembling the ship’s hull. The steel block was placed under the lucky coins put there by the ship’s owner and builder’s representatives a moment before.
“Star of the Seas is very important for both the shipyard and the partner network: the 13,000 man-years spent on building the ship create employment and business in Varsinais-Suomi and, with the supply chains, significantly wider as well. Once the ship is complete, it will strengthen a completely new kind of cruise experience with the standards set by its sister ship Icon,” said Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku.
Royal Caribbean
The Star of the Seas is expected to be delivered in the summer of 2025. Here’s the good news for all cruise lovers! The ship will debut in Port Canaveral, Florida in August 2025, and it is the company’s third ship powered by LNG, apart from the Icon of the Seas and Oasis Class vessel scheduled to debut in spring 2024.
The Star of the Seas will combine the use of the cleanest-burning maritime fuel available to date with a lineup of environmental programs on board. The cruise looks forward to showcasing efficient systems from waste heat recovery to shore power connection. Also, exciting details about more sustainable ships from Royal Caribbean Group are on their way to introducing a net-zero cruise ship by 2035.
The keel laying ceremony comes hot on the heels of the much-anticipated introduction of the Icon of the Seas. The ship, believed to be the world’s largest and most advanced cruise ship to date, was recently delivered to the US-based cruise company and is getting ready for its January 2024 debut in Miami.
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