World’s largest cruise ship performs sea trials before Port Canaveral arrival

[1srelluc]

World’s largest cruise ship performs sea trials before Port Canaveral arrival

What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trial…

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What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trials.

The sister ship to current titleholder Icon of the Seas that debuted out of Miami last year ventured out into the waters off the coast of Turku, Finland, where the 248,663-gross-ton vessel has been under construction since February 2023.

With less than 100 days before its Aug. 31 debut from the Orlando-area port, the ship left Monday on an 11-day series of trials to test out the vessel’s navigation, naval architecture and engineering with more than 2,000 watchful eyes on board making sure Star of the Seas is seaworthy.

The open-ocean trials will cover hundreds of miles before it returns to the shipyard for final touches followed by an official handover to Royal Caribbean and transatlantic sailing to Port Canaveral.

The ship is the second of four announced Icon-class vessels that will each be incrementally larger than their sister ships. The class is about 15,000 more than the six existing Oasis-class vessels — five of which had previously held the title for world’s largest cruise ship.

Star of the Seas will have a 5,610-passenger capacity based on double occupancy — but will approach 8,000 passengers plus 2,350 crew at full capacity.

The signature architectural feature of the class is the 367-ton, 82-foot-tall, 164-foot-wide glass-and-metal AquaDome that sits atop the bow of the ship.

It’s the signature space on board the Icon class that houses the AquaTheater, home to original productions that combine diving, aerialists and dancing with a high-energy fountain and light show. The ship also features an ice-skating rink and main stage theater, for which the marquee show will be a “Back to the Future” musical.

Star of the Seas will feature 40 food and beverage options mostly mirroring the venues found on Icon of the Seas, except Icon’s Empire Supper Club themed to 1920s-era New York will become the Lincoln Park Supper Club themed to 1930s-era Chicago.

The ship will sail seven-night alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, partnering alongside Royal’s Utopia of the Seas that debuted in summer 2024 at Port Canaveral. It will continue three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries.

WOW!

8,000 passengers, 2350 crew.
10,000+ meat sacks on one boat.

The ship is powered by Azipods and not direct screws. Electrics are in a directional pod with propeller and is powered by generators. No conventional rudders. 3 pods powered by 3x 22,000kW and 3x 19,000kW gennies. 5 bowthrusters. 22 knots, thats pretty impressive for a 250,000 GT ship. USS Ford is 200ft shorter and is only 100,000 tons. The cruise ship is a monster.​

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

It would be like being in a cattle truck
No thanks

 

[Oddball]

Worlds largest trailer park with bronze propellers is more like it.

 

[1srelluc]

Worlds largest trailer park with bronze propellers is more like it.

It moves by blow thrusters.

 

[Oddball]

It moves by blow thrusters.

I don't GAF if it's towed by magical fairy dolphins....You couldn't pay me to board that floating sardine can, let alone that I give them money for the "privilege".

 

[1srelluc]

I don't GAF if it's towed by magical fairy dolphins....You couldn't pay me to board that floating sardine can, let alone that I give them money for the "privilege".

Hey maybe the DNC will sponsor a cruise.

 

[norwegen]

I'd Cruise on that boat. It would take a long time to sink.

 

[Delldude]

It moves by blow thrusters.

Blow? Hunter Captain?

8000 people....... not me.

 

[rightwinger]

I take Royal Caribbean often but prefer the smaller ships. You can get into ports the big ships can’t handle and you don’t have 4,000 people rushing into port.
I don’t need all the bells and whistles and a bar is a bar

 

[Delldude]

I take Royal Caribbean often but prefer the smaller ships. You can get into ports the big ships can’t handle and you don’t have 4,000 people rushing into port.
I don’t need all the bells and whistles and a bar is a bar

Happened in Bah Habah one time. We had the town pretty much to ourselves, couple cold ones in a tavern, then bam......

 

[Independent thinker]

World’s largest cruise ship performs sea trials before Port Canaveral arrival

What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trial…

www.orlandosentinel.com

What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trials.

The sister ship to current titleholder Icon of the Seas that debuted out of Miami last year ventured out into the waters off the coast of Turku, Finland, where the 248,663-gross-ton vessel has been under construction since February 2023.

With less than 100 days before its Aug. 31 debut from the Orlando-area port, the ship left Monday on an 11-day series of trials to test out the vessel’s navigation, naval architecture and engineering with more than 2,000 watchful eyes on board making sure Star of the Seas is seaworthy.

The open-ocean trials will cover hundreds of miles before it returns to the shipyard for final touches followed by an official handover to Royal Caribbean and transatlantic sailing to Port Canaveral.

The ship is the second of four announced Icon-class vessels that will each be incrementally larger than their sister ships. The class is about 15,000 more than the six existing Oasis-class vessels — five of which had previously held the title for world’s largest cruise ship.

Star of the Seas will have a 5,610-passenger capacity based on double occupancy — but will approach 8,000 passengers plus 2,350 crew at full capacity.

The signature architectural feature of the class is the 367-ton, 82-foot-tall, 164-foot-wide glass-and-metal AquaDome that sits atop the bow of the ship.

It’s the signature space on board the Icon class that houses the AquaTheater, home to original productions that combine diving, aerialists and dancing with a high-energy fountain and light show. The ship also features an ice-skating rink and main stage theater, for which the marquee show will be a “Back to the Future” musical.

Star of the Seas will feature 40 food and beverage options mostly mirroring the venues found on Icon of the Seas, except Icon’s Empire Supper Club themed to 1920s-era New York will become the Lincoln Park Supper Club themed to 1930s-era Chicago.

The ship will sail seven-night alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, partnering alongside Royal’s Utopia of the Seas that debuted in summer 2024 at Port Canaveral. It will continue three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries.

WOW!

8,000 passengers, 2350 crew.
10,000+ meat sacks on one boat.

The ship is powered by Azipods and not direct screws. Electrics are in a directional pod with propeller and is powered by generators. No conventional rudders. 3 pods powered by 3x 22,000kW and 3x 19,000kW gennies. 5 bowthrusters. 22 knots, thats pretty impressive for a 250,000 GT ship. USS Ford is 200ft shorter and is only 100,000 tons. The cruise ship is a monster.​

Scares me a little. Reminds me of the saying, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall". Wasn't the Titanic bragging about this stuff before launching? Imagine the Norovirus on that ship. I hope they have Doctor Odyssey and his staff on board, as long as they're not busy having threesomes.

 

[Delldude]

Check this out:

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

It moves by blow thrusters.

Azipods are not bow thrusters, nor "blow thrusters".

Great thread BTW!

We are thinking about going on a cruise later this year.

 

[1srelluc]

Check this out:

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Something that size brings "The arrogance of man" to mind.....Either that or, "damn we are awesome!"

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

World’s largest cruise ship performs sea trials before Port Canaveral arrival

What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trial…

www.orlandosentinel.com

What will become the largest cruise ship in the world is set to begin sailing from Port Canaveral in August, but first Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas has to complete a series of sea trials.

The sister ship to current titleholder Icon of the Seas that debuted out of Miami last year ventured out into the waters off the coast of Turku, Finland, where the 248,663-gross-ton vessel has been under construction since February 2023.

With less than 100 days before its Aug. 31 debut from the Orlando-area port, the ship left Monday on an 11-day series of trials to test out the vessel’s navigation, naval architecture and engineering with more than 2,000 watchful eyes on board making sure Star of the Seas is seaworthy.

The open-ocean trials will cover hundreds of miles before it returns to the shipyard for final touches followed by an official handover to Royal Caribbean and transatlantic sailing to Port Canaveral.

The ship is the second of four announced Icon-class vessels that will each be incrementally larger than their sister ships. The class is about 15,000 more than the six existing Oasis-class vessels — five of which had previously held the title for world’s largest cruise ship.

Star of the Seas will have a 5,610-passenger capacity based on double occupancy — but will approach 8,000 passengers plus 2,350 crew at full capacity.

The signature architectural feature of the class is the 367-ton, 82-foot-tall, 164-foot-wide glass-and-metal AquaDome that sits atop the bow of the ship.

It’s the signature space on board the Icon class that houses the AquaTheater, home to original productions that combine diving, aerialists and dancing with a high-energy fountain and light show. The ship also features an ice-skating rink and main stage theater, for which the marquee show will be a “Back to the Future” musical.

Star of the Seas will feature 40 food and beverage options mostly mirroring the venues found on Icon of the Seas, except Icon’s Empire Supper Club themed to 1920s-era New York will become the Lincoln Park Supper Club themed to 1930s-era Chicago.

The ship will sail seven-night alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, partnering alongside Royal’s Utopia of the Seas that debuted in summer 2024 at Port Canaveral. It will continue three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries.

WOW!

8,000 passengers, 2350 crew.
10,000+ meat sacks on one boat.

The ship is powered by Azipods and not direct screws. Electrics are in a directional pod with propeller and is powered by generators. No conventional rudders. 3 pods powered by 3x 22,000kW and 3x 19,000kW gennies. 5 bowthrusters. 22 knots, thats pretty impressive for a 250,000 GT ship. USS Ford is 200ft shorter and is only 100,000 tons. The cruise ship is a monster.​

The USS Gerald R. Ford is about 100 feet shorter, not 200 feet. That data is incorrect.

 

[rightwinger]

Check this out:

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Symphony of the Seas would have sank that Iceberg

 

[Meathead]

Symphony of the Seas would have sank that Iceberg

The only way to sink an ice cube is to melt it.

 

[Delldude]

Symphony of the Seas would have sank that Iceberg

There's a webcam at Miami Beach right by the harbor entrance, aimed across the beach at the entrance. Cruise ships come and go all the time. The webcam is pretty much aimed at the same spot and the cruise ships are pretty big. One day I watched an outbound ship and it was as high as the top of the viewing frame. Biggest I ever saw. Had to be it.