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Royal Caribbean Puts the Finishing Touches on Symphony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas is floated out of dry dock at the STX shipyard in France. The ship is scheduled to be delivered in 2018. Photo credit: Royal Caribbean

The world’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, is set to be delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, but before she’s turned over some last minute finishing touches need to be done.

Once delivered, she will be the largest Oasis-class cruise ship to be built and will take over the title of “World’s Largest” from the current holder – Harmony of the Seas.

Symphony of the Seas is the fourth Oasis-class cruise ship built by Royal Caribbean.  The first, which the class is named after, was Oasis of the Seas, followed by Allure of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas.  A fifth is ordered and expected to be delivered in 2021.

The newest ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet has a price tag of $1.3B, holds 6,680 passengers, has 18 decks, and 2,200 crew.  She enters service offering cruises from Barcelona before making her way to PortMiami to sail the Caribbean this fall.

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Check out this video where you can have a peek at some of the areas of the ship as well as an inside look at the final phase of the ship’s construction.

Scott Sanfilippo
Scott is the captain (well, founder and editor) behind Scott's Cruises! After making waves as an eCommerce pioneer during the dot-com boom of the '90s and '00s, Scott decided the only surfing he wanted to do was on the actual ocean. He’s been blogging about his nautical adventures since 2005, transforming into a full-time professional vacationer. Over the last two decades, he's racked up nearly a quarter-million nautical miles, conquered almost every ocean cruise line, explored 50+ different ships, and spent hundreds of nights on mattresses that, quite frankly, could have used a pillow-top.
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