The Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, sits docked after arriving to its home port in Miami, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Rebecca Blackwell / AP ...

The ship took 900 days to build. “The Icon of the Seas will be the first of Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class cruise ships when she launches, marking the first new type of vessel for the cruise ...

While Icon and Utopia share brand DNA and have many similarities, these sister ships have a few key differences that may make one preferable to the other, depending on the trip and traveler.

Royal Caribbean launched its second biggest cruise ship, Utopia of the Seas, on July 19. Utopia is targeted more towards a slightly younger crowd that wants to escape for a 3 or 4 day weekend.

For comparison, Star – like Icon – will have 20 decks and measure 1,196 feet long. Royal Caribbean's newest Oasis Class ship, Utopia of the Seas, has 18 decks and measures 1,188 feet. But Star ...

Royal Caribbean’s newest and biggest ship, Icon of the Seas, is shaping up to be its most popular. The ship, which debuted in January, is currently sailing at 132 percent occupancy, according to a ...

Royal Caribbean International is bringing its Icon Class to Europe. Legend of the Seas, the third ship in the record-breaking series, will set sail from Barcelona, Spain, in 2026, the cruise line ...

As such, Icon actually has slightly fewer staterooms (2,805) than Utopia (2,834), despite being a bigger ship overall. Utopia, by contrast, is part of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class.