The Biggest Cruise Ship in the World “Legend Of The Seas"
Legend of the Seas.
Legend of the Seas is a planned Icon-class cruise ship, the third in the Royal Caribbean fleet, expected to debut in July 2026. It will be built at Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. Like its sister ships, Icon of the Seas and Star of the Seas, it will be a large Icon-class ship.
On the new Legend of the Seas, where you stay is just as exciting as how you play. From expansive balconies that welcome the sea breeze to our most extravagant family accommodations, our variety of spacious rooms is crafted with family comfort at the forefront.
Specifications of Legend Of The Seas.
Year of build | 2026 New Ship |
Builder | Meyer Werft (Turku, Finland) |
Class | RCI ICON |
Building cost | EUR 1,9 billion (USD 2 billion) |
Engines (power) | Wartsila-LNG (46 MW / 61687 hp) |
Propulsion power | 84 MW / 112646 hp |
Speed | 22 kn / 41 km/h / 25 mph |
Length (LOA) | 365 m / 1198 ft |
Beam (width) | 65 m / 213 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 250,800 gt |
Passengers | 5,610 - 7,600 |
Crew | 2,350 |
Passengers-to-space ratio | 34 |
Decks | 19 |
Cabins | 2,805 |
Decks with cabins | 12 |
Sister-ships | Icon Of The Seas, Star Of The Seas |
Former names | ICON3, Mayer Turku NB-1402 |
Christened by | TBA |
Owner | RCG-Royal Caribbean Group (via RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) |
Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
Legend Of The Seas Review.
The 2026-built Legend of the Seas cruise ship (currently under construction) is RCI-Royal Caribbean's third ICON-Class vessel scheduled for delivery and inauguration in 2026-Q2 (August). The sisterships are Icon of the Seas (2024 Jan), Star of the Seas (2025 Aug) and TBN of the Seas (2027).
These liners are currently the world's largest (~6% bigger than Wonder OTS/OASIS Plus-class). "Project Icon" is the name for a cruise ship class ordered by RCG-Royal Caribbean Group (shipowner) and all units of the series will be built by Meyer Merf's Shipyard in Turku Finland.
The vessel (IMO number 9888560) will be Bahamas-flagged (MMSI tba) and registered in Nassau.
Curiously, the same name was carried by a former RCI ship - the 1995-built Legend OTS/now Marella Discovery 2.
History - construction and ownership.
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) is a USA company, trademarked brand, and subsidiary owned by Royal Caribbean Group (RCG/shipowner). RCI was established in 1968 and currently has over 1/5 of the worldwide cruise market. RCI also has RCG's largest fleet by both vessel number and GT tonnage (ship sizes and capacities).
All RCI liners have names ending with "of the Seas".
Each vessel from the ICON series has passenger capacity 5610 (lower berths) and GT tonnage/volume 250800 tons, making the design Royal Caribbean's/world's largest.
On May 5, 2022, an RCI spokesperson announced that the ICON class will be bigger (in both passenger capacity and volume) than the OASIS class, which makes ICON ships currently the world's ever-largest. On October 20th, RCI revealed more details, including the vessel's exact volume (250800 GT-tons) and max capacity (9950/7600 passengers + 2350 crew). For comparison, the previously largest passenger ships (OASIS PLUS class) have GT ~227000 tons and max capacity 8800 (6410 pax + 2390 crew).
Initially, the ICON ship design was announced with passenger capacity ~5200 and GT tonnage ~200K.
Decks and Cabins.
Of all Legend of the Seas staterooms (2805 total, in 28 grades), ~70% are balconies and over 80% accommodate 3 or more people. The ship has 179x suites, 1815x balconies, 276x oceanviews (including 12x Panoramic) and 744x inside cabins (534x Standard plus 214x Interior-Facing/Promenade View Balcony). Infinite Balconies are 693 (615x Standard plus 78x Family). Wheelchair-accessible cabins are 50.
Star OTS has 14 new for RCI cabin categories - Inside Plus, Panoramic Ocean View (redesigned/both cabins and suites), Infinite Balcony, Family Infinite Balcony, Surfside Family Suite, Sky Junior Suite, Sunset Suite, Sunset Corner Suite, Icon Loft Suite, and the Ultimate Family Townhouse.
"Panoramic Ocean View" cabins and suites are in the AquaDome Neighborhood and all are with floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows.
"Infinite Balcony" are "French Balcony" cabins with drop-down panoramic/wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling windows enclosing the terrace. These accommodations are designed as convertible, transforming the veranda into an indoor space (within the cabin/separated by accordion doors) at the push of a button. This category (as Edge Veranda Infinity) debuted on Celebrity Cruises' EDGE-class ships.
"Family Infinite Balcony" cabins accommodate 6 people and are with split bathrooms, a separate kids' bedroom (with bunk beds), and an infinite balcony.
"Surfside Family Suite" is in the Surfside Neighborhood, accommodates 4 people, has a separate kids' bedroom (convertible into a lounge room) and its occupants receive Royal Suite Class perks.
"Sunset Corner Suite" (fleet's first) represents aft-facing staterooms (located at the stern) featuring large wraparound terraces.
The "Ultimate Family Townhouse" is a 3-deck/level suite designed for families. The stateroom is with private access to Surfside Neighborhood and features an indoor dry slide, media room/cinema, karaoke room, huge terrace.
The 3-deck Suite Neighborhood houses all the top-tier staterooms. It features an exclusive 2-deck Sundeck and an expanded Coastal Kitchen (suite-only restaurant on 2 levels, overlooking the AquaTheater). There is a larger exclusive sundeck (accessed only by Star Class and Sky Class suites) with its own swimming pool and an outdoor Jacuzzi, plus a new, suite-only casual dining venue (The Grove) offering traditional Mediterranean cuisine specialties.
The suites are in categories (high to low grade) Family Townhouse, Royal Loft, Icon Loft, Owner's, Infinite Grand, Grand, Sunset Corner, Surfside Family, Sunset, Junior, and Panoramic (with windows).
ICON ships also have a new (patented design) crew cabin type with an L-shaped bed layout.
The boat has 19 decks, of which 18 are passenger-accessible and 12 with cabins.
Shipboard facilities and amenities.
RCI's ICON class features the OASIS class' Central Park Neighborhood - an inside-the-ship, open-air, multi-deck space whose base level is fitted with live vegetation (trees, bushes, flowers). The design also includes the fore-located Solarium - a 2-decks spanning adults-only relaxation complex (covered by a glass rooftop) with its own cafe/bistro, bar, thalassotherapy pool, large Jacuzzies, indoor sunbathing area (deckchairs, loungers, daybeds), an outdoor sundeck.
The Sun Deck (positioned midship) is on two levels and fitted with a large swimming pool surrounded by a sunbathing area. A series of columns (midship-aft) support the waterslides and the ropes court.
The stern (like on the OASIS liners) is open-deck and with cascading suite terraces.
Like all RCI boats, Legend OTS also has a FlowRider (surfing simulator positioned aft-starboard on top deck), an island-themed Mini-Golf Course (Lost Dunes) and Rock-Climbing Walls (at Adrenaline Peak), Ice-Rink Arena (Absolute Zero/fleet's largest).
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