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Meyer Turku Completes Hero of the Seas Hull Assembly
The fifty-meter-wide AquaDome was lifted in June after about twenty-four hours of work; Meyer Turku said no larger single glass-and-steel component had been lifted onto a ship.
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Royal Caribbean Extends Labadee Suspension Through June 2027
Royal Caribbean has leased Labadee since 1986; the fenced peninsula on Haiti's northern coast includes Dragon's Breath Flight Line and a roller coaster.
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Meyer Turku Lifts AquaDome Onto Hero of the Seas
The shipyard said the twenty-five-meter-high, fifty-meter-wide dome is the largest one-piece glass-and-steel element ever hoisted onto a vessel.
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Nassau Cruise Port Sets Single-Day Record With 33,254 Passengers
The redevelopment raised Nassau’s daily passenger capacity from roughly twenty thousand to about thirty-three thousand, with room for six full-size ships at once.
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Royal Caribbean Names Six Artists for Legend of the Seas
The line received two hundred fifty applications, with final pieces set for shipboard spaces from the Royal Promenade to the Suite Sundeck and guest boarding area.
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Engine-Room Work Starts on Royal Caribbean’s Sixth Icon-Class Ship
The prefabricated module contains the ship’s main engines, liquefied natural gas tanks and auxiliary machinery before tugboats move it from Gdynia to Turku.
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Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Legend of the Seas in Finland
Before revenue service, the twenty-deck ship is due to sail from Turku to Cádiz for final outfitting, with a Málaga-to-Rome preview scheduled for June twenty-ninth.
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Royal Caribbean Adds Bahamas Cruise Before Legend’s Florida Debut
The added voyage includes Perfect Day at CocoCay, and guests booked on the November 11 sailing were told they can keep their reservation or switch.
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Global Cruise Ship Orderbook Climbs to $90 Billion
Princess’s three Voyager-class ships will be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard, the company’s largest shipbuilding facility by area and capacity.
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Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas Completes Baltic Sea Trials
A quicker rollout for the next Icon-class ship underscores Royal Caribbean’s push to keep new megaships coming. It also highlights the battle for Caribbean capacity and private island appeal.
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Royal Caribbean Orders Two More Icon Class Ships for 2029-30
By locking in scarce shipyard slots for the next decade, Royal Caribbean is signaling confidence in mega-ship demand and tightening the race for new cruise capacity.
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Port Canaveral Begins Vertical Build on $93M Cruise Parking Garage
As Florida’s drive-to cruise hub keeps growing, Port Canaveral is betting on smoother curb-to-ship access, a key advantage as homeports compete for lines and loyal passengers.