![]() ![]() With the newer ships, the ship itself is often the attraction rather than the ports of call, so you may have more days at sea. Itineraries on smaller, older cruise ships are often more port-intensive with fewer sea days. For this reason, Royal Caribbean uses its smaller, older ships to visit destinations that are not accessible to mega-ships. Many cruise ports have a limit as to the size of the ships they can accommodate. In some cases, ships are based in Europe in the summer and the Caribbean in the winter. Read more: The best Royal Caribbean ships for kids DestinationsĮach cruise ship sails out of one or two ports. However, every Royal Caribbean ship does have swimming pools, a rock-climbing wall, an arcade and a kids’ club. You won’t find any of these things on the older ships. This video shows the incredible record-breaking waterslides on Icon of the Seas… Newer Royal Caribbean ships have an incredible array of facilities on-board with amenities like water slides, zip lines, skydiving simulators, virtual reality trampolines, escape room games and bumper cars. Read more: Royal Caribbean ships by size Facilities It’s the first Icon-class ship, with a gross tonnage of over 250,000, and it’s the first Royal Caribbean ship to be powered by LNG. The newest Royal Caribbean ship is Icon of the Seas, which is due to sail in January 2024 but has been available to book since late 2022. *Currently in construction What is the newest Royal Caribbean ship? Note that Utopia of the Seas and Icon of the Seas are yet to make their maiden voyages. This table shows all Royal Caribbean cruise ships from newest to oldest as well as when what class of ship they are. ![]() List of Royal Caribbean Cruise ships by age ![]() So, read on for a list of Royal Caribbean ships from newest to oldest. It’s not just that the decor is dated, the newer ships have some incredible technology and facilities that the old ones don’t. While it’s true that Royal Caribbean’s ships are each refurbished every three to five years, there’s still quite a stark difference between the oldest and newest ships. ![]()
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