While still incredibly large, the slightly smaller 18-deck, 236,473-ton Utopia of the Seas can accommodate 5,668 travelers at double occupancy and roughly 6,988 guests when it's full.

A view of the Central Park neighborhood —below the slides and pool deck— on Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas after the ship made its inaugural arrival at Port Canaveral, Fla., Thursday ...

The second is Utopia of the Seas, the world’s second-largest cruise ship. I attended Utopia’s three-day media preview sailing — it debuted to the public on July 19, 2024, the day after I ...

This rendering shows the two-deck Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar coming on board Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas when it debuts from Port Canaveral in summer 2024.

Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas departs the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France on Sunday, June 23, 2024 on its way for a July 11 arrival in Port Canaveral.