When it comes to ranking the largest cruise ships in the world, size is measured in gross tonnage (GT), not gross register tonnage (GRT), an older measurement system phased out decades ago under international maritime convention and no longer used…
Star of the Seas, debuting in August 2025, is Royal Caribbean’s second Icon-class cruise ship and one of the largest passenger vessels ever built. Constructed at Meyer Turku in Finland, the ship measures about 250,800 gross tons, with capacity for…
The 2025 Perspective on LNG and the upcoming, fuel cells on cruise ships Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Star of the Seas is the latest in the LNG powered newbuilds that are being launched. In early August, she completed her first…