Royal Caribbean’s Seventh Oasis-Class Ship Enters Assembly
Currently identified as B35, the unnamed 236,900-gross-ton newbuild will join a class that began with Oasis of the Seas in 2009 and includes Utopia of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean and Chantiers de l’Atlantique have laid the keel for Royal Caribbean’s seventh Oasis-class ship at the French shipbuilder’s yard in Saint-Nazaire. The unnamed newbuild is currently identified as B35. It is scheduled to debut in 2028 after roughly two years of construction.
The ceremony on June 11 moves the project from steel fabrication into block assembly. Royal Caribbean has released few commercial details beyond the ship’s class and delivery window.
Assembly begins in Saint-Nazaire
During the keel-laying ceremony, teams from Royal Caribbean and Chantiers de l’Atlantique placed newly minted euro and dollar coins beneath the first steel block in dry dock, a maritime tradition associated with luck for the vessel, crew and future passengers.
“The first block of Oasis 7 has been set in the dry dock ... as Oasis 7’s assembly officially begins,” Chantiers de l’Atlantique said in a social-media post.
The keel laying follows the first steel cut on Oct. 23, 2025, after Royal Caribbean announced the seventh Oasis-class order in February 2024. The event also came a day after Royal Caribbean took delivery of Legend of the Seas, its next Icon-class ship, from Meyer Turku in Finland.
What is known about Oasis 7
Royal Caribbean has described the new ship as a 236,900-gross-ton vessel. Oasis-class ships share a platform of roughly 1,188 feet in length and about 225,000 to 237,000 gross tons, with total passenger capacity generally in the 6,300-to-6,800 range depending on the ship.
The completed ship will become the seventh member of a class that includes Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, Wonder of the Seas and Utopia of the Seas. The class began in 2009 with Oasis of the Seas and is built around neighborhood-style spaces such as Central Park, Boardwalk and Royal Promenade, along with AquaTheater venues and multiple dining and recreation areas.
Utopia of the Seas, the most recent Oasis-class ship, was designed for three- and four-night cruises. Royal Caribbean has not said whether the seventh ship will follow that short-cruise deployment pattern or sail a different program.
The company has not announced the new ship’s public name, homeport, opening itineraries or ship-specific attractions. Royal Caribbean says additional details will be released closer to the 2028 debut.
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