The vessel, which debuts in spring 2024, will be fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and follow Royal’s first LNG-powered vessel, Icon of the Seas, launching in autumn next year.
Utopia’s steel-cutting ceremony was attended by Jason Library, president and chief executive of Royal Caribbean Group and Laurent Castaing, general manager at Chantiers de l’Atlantique.
Royal Caribbean International president and chief executive, Michael Bayley, said: "On the sixth Oasis-class ship, vacationers can look forward to the signature combination of Royal Caribbean experiences and many brand new adventures that has and will continue to make the Oasis class of ships the ultimate vacation for guests of all ages.”
