Cruise ships

Utopia of the Seas

Listed active · Source reviewed 2026-09-09

Utopia of the Seas is a cruise ship with a reported length of 361.12 metres and gross tonnage of 236,473. The source lists Royal Caribbean International as operator. Sources ↓

LENGTH OVERALL361.12 m

GROSS TONNAGE236,473 GT

LENGTH RANK IN DIRECTORY#168

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Vessel particulars

Reported values from the references below. Cruise-ship beam uses the waterline measurement where supplied. Year may refer to delivery or first service.

Length overall	361.12 m ↗
Gross tonnage	236,473 GT ↗
Beam	47.46 m ↗
Year in source	2024 ↗
Operator	Royal Caribbean International ↗
Ship class	Oasis class ↗

Listed in the source’s completed fleet. Operational status is not independently confirmed.

Its place in the fleet

This vessel ranks 168 by reported length and 20 by gross tonnage in this directory. Equal measurements share a rank.

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Length comparison

Utopia of the Seas · 361.12 m

Seawise Giant · 458.45 m

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Where is it now?

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BEHIND THE PARTICULARS

Built for a purpose

Builder / location: Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Original role: Oasis-class cruising from Port Canaveral

Why it was built

Utopia of the Seas continues the Oasis-family idea of arranging a very large ship around distinct neighbourhoods. Royal Caribbean positioned it for short Caribbean itineraries from Port Canaveral in Florida, a market that rewards large public areas and intense use rather than a long ocean passage. The hull was completed at Saint-Nazaire in 2024 with a reported 236,473 GT.

Royal Caribbean: Utopia of the Seas fast facts ↗List of the largest cruise ships ↗

A French build for a Florida programme

Chantiers de l’Atlantique has long built cruise hulls for this scale. Delivery to Royal Caribbean and assignment to Florida itineraries are separate steps from construction: the 2024 delivery and home port belong to the operator’s deployment history. The Saint-Nazaire yard, meanwhile, remains the place where the hull and its machinery were assembled.

List of the largest cruise ships ↗Saint-Nazaire in the yard guide ↗

Reading its size

At 361.12 metres long it is far from the longest vessel in the directory, yet its enclosed volume places it among the largest cruise ships. That contrast is exactly why this site keeps length and gross tonnage in separate rankings: a hull built around passenger volume can be shorter than a tanker while enclosing far more space. Measurements come from referenced sources, not a single headline number.

Measurement methodology ↗Royal Caribbean: Utopia of the Seas fast facts ↗

Historical information reviewed 9 September 2026. Documented journeys are not live vessel positions.

A life in milestones

Dated events from the sources below. A missing milestone means it has not been documented here; present status is reported separately above.

2024
Build / delivery year in the source
The fleet reference records this year. A precise launch or handover date is not inferred from a year-only entry.
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Sources & measurement notes

Length measures the vessel from end to end. Gross tonnage measures enclosed volume, not weight. Historical GRT is excluded from the GT ranking. Published figures can differ by configuration and measurement precision.

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Name, reported dimensions, gross tonnage, delivery year and operator from the completed-ships table.
"Utopia of the Seas (42320)" ↗
"Utopia of the Seas Fast Facts" ↗

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