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21 September, 2023

Utopia of the Seas commences float out, bringing it one step closer to inaugural sailing

Royal Caribbean International’s Utopia of the Seas is now one step closer to its debut in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida, in July 2024.

The game-changing Oasis Class ship floated for the first time over the weekend, marking a major
milestone and the next phase of construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire,
France.

Known as the float out, the key moment in the construction of Utopia took 17 months to reach.

The process itself took nearly 15 hours, beginning with filling the new ship’s dry dock with more than
46 million gallons of water overnight. Utopia was then moved into an outfitting dock, where it will be
completed in summer 2024.

Utopia of the Seas floated at de ‘Atlantique shipyard. (Supplied)

Since construction on the next Oasis Class ship started in April 2022, the new holiday has taken shape with more than 74 blocks of steel that have been lifted and assembled into place.

Utopia will now begin to come to life as its highly anticipated features are installed, from the longest dry slide at sea – the 295-foot-long Ultimate Abyss – to a first-of-its-kind immersive train car dining experience.

Utopia will introduce unmatched weekend energy across a combination of more than 40 ways to dine and drink, more pools than the days to count, thrills, ways to chill and more.

Friends and families celebrating any occasion can create their ultimate weekend and memories with their pick and mix of new signature adventures and reimagined experiences, like newly designed resort-style pools, a
new Caribbean tiki bar – the Pesky Parrot – a reimagined Izumi restaurant, now in Central Park, with a convenient pick-up window for fresh sushi and Japanese street food, and al fresco dining; and showstopping nightlife and entertainment.

The ultimate 3-night weekend and 4-night weekday getaway will be the first in the revolutionary Oasis
Class to offer short escapes when it debuts in July 2024.

Every holiday will feature visits to Nassau, The Bahamas, and Perfect Day at CocoCay – Royal Caribbean’s award-winning private island – that will feature its first adults-only slice of paradise, Hideaway Beach, starting in January 2024.

Utopia will also make waves when it debuts in July 2024 as the first Oasis Class ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the cleanest-burning marine fuel to date.

As the cruise line’s second LNG powered ship – following Icon of the Seas -– Utopia will advance Royal Caribbean’s decades-long commitment to the environment by combining LNG technology with a lineup of the brand’s already established environmentally friendly initiatives and features, from waste heat recovery systems to shore power connection.

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