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Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas Officially Departs Finnish Shipyard

Summary by Cruise Hive
Two-and-a-half years after the first steel was cut for Star of the Seas’ hull construction, Royal Caribbean’s second Icon-class ship has officially left the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland and will soon enter service. The 248,663-gross-ton vessel, sister to Icon of the Seas, was delivered to the cruise line on July 10, 2025 during a ceremony in Turku. The ship, which will accommodate 5,600 guests in double occupancy, remained at the shipyard unt…

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The luxury cruise ship Star of the Seas, built at the Turku shipyard, is the second of the Icon-class cruise ships built in Turku. The third is currently under construction at the shipyard.

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20 restaurantsThe ship is so new that there are no passengers on board yet and is owned by the company Royal Caribbean. The future home port for Star of the Seas will be in Port Canaveral in the US state of Florida, and it will set sail on its first cruise in the Caribbean on August 31. On board Star of the Seas there are, among other things, 20 restaurants, six water slides, an ice rink, mini golf, a climbing wall, laser tag and a surf simulato…

A luxury ship stopped by Finland. The over 100-meter long Le Lapérouse cruise ship stopped at Helsinki's South Harbour. It is a ship of the French shipping company Ponant. The Risteilykeskus.fi website uses the term "exploration yacht" for the ship.

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yle broke the news in Finland on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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