LATEST NEWS: Royal Caribbean reveals details about Star of the Seas

[@ifiveoh]

Fred Durst was with Limp Bizkit, not Linkin Park.

[@MikeThepiper]

Thank you! Came here to say this and to defend Linkin Park

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

D’oh!

[@RedCyanPhotos]

Ha ha, my Mum was once sat watching a Linkin Park concert on TV & really enjoying it. Then suddenly said hang on a minute he doesn’t look like Fred Durst! After a second or two thinking she was like oh hang on a minute, that’s Limp Bizkit!! 😂

[@zach2992]

Well, in the end it doesn't even matter.

[@CaptainCJ97]

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[@ReneIsSoCool101Yes]

My girlfriend and I haven't sailed on Icon, but I already went ahead and booked the Star of the Seas for December 2025. From the ship overview video you posted, her and I are very excited to go on this ship! We've only been on Liberty and Grandeur of the seas so this is going to be a big change of ship for us, literally and figuratively!

[@wavey61]

Wow that is a huuuuuge jump! Oasis class is probably the closest I've been on. If Icon class is the same or better, you're going to love it!

[@ReneIsSoCool101Yes]

@@wavey61 That's what we're hoping for! When I booked the two cruises on those ships we were first time cruisers, so I had no idea of the different classes on Royal Caribbean. Now that I've been on a couple and understand things more, we're really looking forward to the Icon class!

[@car7605]

I was looking forward to that video, because some of the images we have been given make the Star look very similar to Icon ! Thanks once again for the great content !

[@ThsboiWilliam]

Well yeah obvi the star of the seas, icon of the seas, and utopia of the seas are all in the icon class so they’re gonna look alike

[@car7605]

@@ThsboiWilliamYes, obviously, but like any other cruise ships, some stuff will differ. As an example, Utopia is very different from Oasis.

[@bobdonovan424]

​@@ThsboiWilliamutopia is not an icon clasd ship

[@ThsboiWilliam]

@ HELP ARE YOU DUMB YES IT IS-

[@lightwarrior432]

Thanks for the info Matt! 😃👍🏽🛳️🛟⚓️🏖️🏝️🌅🍹

[@IOSARBX]

Royal Caribbean Blog, I really enjoyed this video, so I hit the like button!

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

Thank you so much!

[@RCKmak]

We went to Pier 7 on our last day on Icon and absolutely loved it. I kinda like the idea of it being maybe exclusive to Icon so it is something unique to that ship.

[@24isabelp]

Hi Matt! We are booked for the September 14th sailing! Can’t wait for more news coming up soon!

[@lightwarrior432]

Would love to take the family on her! Everything sounds AMAZING 😃🤩👍🏽 Thanks again Matt! 😊

[@lashawnw3870]

I'd love to see Child Free of the Sea.

[@stephanieholmes2074]

😂

[@darianwilliams3452]

Virgin voyages no children at all, have at it.

[@IOSARBX]

Royal Caribbean Blog, cool content keep it up dude

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

Appreciate it!

[@PamSzpila]

I think they need some kind of solarium. The reason is that where the adults only section on Icon is there 8s very little shade coverage. I have been on wonder,harmony, sympathy, oasis, Allure etc and the covered solarium is very very popular on all of those ships.

[@TravelYesOuiSi]

The Solarium is not gone. It's just been converted to The Grove for people who pay for suites

[@cruisingal2]

I would like more covered options. They have the ability to add more sail shades in my opinion.

[@victorlindquist5154]

​@@cruisingal2Icon has a bunch of shade areas around pools.

[@71intothevoid]

Thanks for the update Matt!

[@davemiller6249]

Hey Matt, keep the content coming. Can't wait to hear more and more new features for the upcoming star of the seas. Can't wait till they announce the new shows and when the beach clubs will be actually opening. We'll be on icon for New Year's and then doing a back-to-back On Star early 2026. Can't wait so will love to hear more and more about her as it's released. Thank you so much for all your continued information... Would also be interested to know if they're going to modify any of the new suite categories besides finishes

[@davemiller6249]

The icon class has improved on the suite deck by adding a plunge pool. It would be nice if they could add a real pool for the suite guests compared to the Oasis class where the plunge is more for your ankles and it's really just an oversized hot tub.... that started on wonder n now utopia...they're slowly learning! Maybe the third icon will add something new. Can't wait!

[@kilrathi827]

Honestly? I don't think we're going to be sailing on Icon or Star any time soon. Our currently booked cruises are on Harmony, Quantum, and Mariner. While we enjoyed Icon a lot, we definitely missed things about the Oasis ships too. I don't know that the net plusses were enough to justify the premium cost, especially since Harmony/Allure are sailing out of our home port in Galveston now.

[@lborg960]

We were on Icon of the Seas 14-21 Sept 2024. Now we are booked on Star of the Seas, 7 - 14 Sept 2025, room 9560. Thanks for the video.

[@LizsTravelAdventures]

Sailing on the inaugural, can’t wait!!

[@cruisingal2]

We love the large ships and Icon was our favorite! Altho all Oasis class ships are great too! Looking forward to the Utopia and Star sailings!

[@stuartmassengale3955]

Matt I know they said Star won't necessarily be any bigger than ICON in physical size, but when you start adding things like more pool space etc.. then it could possibly increase Gross tonnage and not necessary increase physical outside dimensions, so we know ICON came in at 248,663 gross tons, instead of the projected 250,800. Do we think that Star will actually reach 250k or the projected 250,800?

[@tillyortiz346]

Always give great videos Matt, We loved ICON, but one thing i was hoping would change is SHADE in Adult only area.

[@dannywhite1947]

My wife, 2 daughters and I are looking forward to our cruise on stars, in November.

[@sludog]

Booked our suite on Star for November. Passed on Icon hoping they would tweak or add a few new ideas on Star and so for it seems to have paid off. Cant wait to see the final amenities. Also if we booked today the same room the price is $1000 more today than we paid this past May.

[@engdan]

We felt Icon offered less for our toddler than oasis class ships. With Star shifting Surfside to a higher age range, looks like we won't be going on another icon class until our toddler is closer to 5 yrs old. Maybe prices will come down slightly by then (or at least not continue to rapidly increase!)

[@aprilsimmons5137]

We have 39 days until Icon woo-hoo! Right now, Star's price will most likely keep us from sailing on her. I'll still be excited to hear news about her

[@victorlindquist5154]

Icons prices have increased drastically since we booked a year ago. Just got off a back 2 back Nov. 2nd and the 9th, and was going to book for April. For the same room, it had gone up over 3k. They wanted over 12k for a family of 4. Insane!!! So we booked 2 rooms on Wonder for just under 8k.

[@JonathanEzor]

Here on Symphony, I couldn't imagine the ship feeling small, but when compared to Icon and Star, wow.

[@dbitting2721]

Any word on providing some shade at the Hideaway Pool?

[@bobbymeyer5306]

Hopefully they fix the cabin storage areas, however I’m sure that ship has sailed (pun intended) since they didn’t wait for feedback before building the Star.

[@maries7058]

Would love to go Star of the seas, but not if prices stay high like Icon.

[@jayboi634]

I booked a Family Infinite Balcony Cabin on the Star of the Seas over the week of Thanksgiving 2025 and it's cheaper than the sailing for the Icon for the same week. I'm sure port fees have a something to do with that as the Star will be on a western Caribbean sailing and the Icon will be on an eastern Caribbean sailing.

[@billybob7088]

#1 thing should be closing off the venues in like Boleros, to reduce noise bleed

[@trbstang]

RC needs to do something like Princess and their medallions, not bother with facial recognition. We really liked it on our last cruise. Plus you can track your family!

[@mikepants3736]

The “Up Next” is back! 🎉🎉

[@RockJawRicky]

Already booked for Sep 2025. So excited.

[@InMyCruisingEra]

Pier 7 was very tasty! I won’t be giving RC that kinda money again so I’ll catch Star on KZbin only 😂

[@chrisrobertson3189]

Royal Caribbean has become too expensive for the average cruisers... disappointing for a Diamond members!

[@iluvutube4886]

I agree! That's because people are willing to pay anything; the price can't be high enough! I'm not in that category.

[@ThatThoery]

meanwhile you guys are probably paying 10k-80k on disney

[@chrisrobertson3189]

@@ThatThoery We don't do Disney anything... too woke!

[@ThatThoery]

@@chrisrobertson3189 ok

[@4daloveofcruising]

Looks awesome....just hope the price tag isn't as big as icon💸💸💸💸💸💸!!

[@cruxiql]

it's gonna be just as big. supply and demand. however, on the bright side, the price of icon will likely go down then.

[@iluvutube4886]

It would be nice if they went back to the huge, covered solarium like on Oasis class ships. Also, get rid of those baskets in the rooms and bring back the drawers and more closet space like on Oasis class ships. I definitely don't like the junior suite on Icon; less room compared to other ships. If people want to pay more money for this, good for them! Oasis class is my favorite.

[@jbob1548]

agreed

[@QueenKayKay47]

I agree...baskets .... 🛑

[@victorlindquist5154]

If you want a covered solarium, you will have to sail on Oasis class ships. Icon is a different class of ship, that's why it's called Icon class. Basically, you want them to move aqua dome back to the back of the ship and have a covered solarium in the front. OASIS CLASS! They have a new one like that called Utopia. 🤣😂🤣

[@iluvutube4886]

@@victorlindquist5154 Obviously you didn't read or comprehend what I said! I said Oasis class is my favorite and I've been on plenty of them, including Utopia.

[@dtocks123]

Fred Durst wishes he was in Lincoln Park. 😂😂😂😂

[@corinne-fq8xm]

YES WILL

[@DavidPearl23]

I would also like to hear you talk more about discovery class

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

There really isn’t any news to report yet. It’s all basically rumor and speculation beyond the general idea

[@Steve20832]

I like the new changes.

[@ivogard]

New subscriber here 😊

[@sannaposio673]

I just heard that Royal Caribbean has signed a contract with Meyer Turku shipyard for a fourth icon class ship, now the second (Star of the seas) and third are under construction. The fourth ship will be handed over in 2027, the contract also includes options for the fifth and sixth icon class ships. Let’s see if there is going to be updates to third and fourth ships.

[@roddick1185]

Do you think that on October will there be les kids then on summer?

[@cindygriffiths5917]

Yes, scheduled that innaugeral season

[@FloridaBergantinos]

They better not take away the Crepe place in AquaDome market! That place was FIRE!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@QueenKayKay47]

I loved Pier 7. 😪

[@Harryplaysnv]

I’m saving for a icon of the seas cruise I’m gonna do it right after star starts sailing for cheaper prices

[@lovecruising3010]

I’ve heard a lot of people complain about those beds back in the adult area. Hideaway takes up too much of the pool space..

[@Suzanne1027]

I’m booked for April 2026 and can’t wait. I really hope it has the crepes place! Other than that I’m excited to see the changes and looking forward to hearing what the entertainment will be!

[@rovermiles1]

Why would they theme with "Chicago Land" for their supper club? Chicago is just a cold California; have you been to Chicago lately?

[@javapick]

Looks great. Sadly, Royal Caribbean is no longer affordable if you want just a basic balcony cabin. We've been Crown & Anchor cruisers for about 20 years and prefer Royal Caribbean to other lines, but we can't manage to cruise on their newer ships. Not a huge loss since they all seem to only sail to the Caribbean and that's not interesting in the least to us. But it would be nice to be able to sail on a newer ship. Oh well. MSC it is. :(

[@aquafunvoyages7911]

I can’t wait for start to come out but also technically she is actually bigger than icon in terms of gross tonnage because of the stuff they are adding to star tho they won’t announce her as the largest cruise ship tho she technically is in terms of gross tonnage.

[@danburnett3975]

Star and Icon are even more expensive than Disney World and that’s something never thought I would say.

[@cs1375]

Idk. I went to Disneyworld in 2019 we stayed at an entry level resort and I think I paid 7k for 6 or 7 nights, 5 days in the park and the dining package.

[@cruxiql]

supply and demand. economics 101

[@karenubungen3501]

I think because RCCL is much more famous...but MSC cruises are competing cheaper cruises..so RccL should maintain the upgrades🙂

[@FloridaBergantinos]

Really wish they'd put a hot tub in Surf Side for the parents especially since they realized parents didn't use the pool. I mostly just ended up sitting in the chairs for an hour while the kids played.

[@scottgiven2780]

I’m surprised by their position on not making this the biggest ship by like one meter (compared to Icon). I am not sure I believe them! It ends up being such a big part of their marketing of each new ship in a given class. I think they care about this claim (even amid their own fleet) more than they say!

[@acpalt]

That would've been a great joke if Fred Durst was ever in Lincoln Park. Lol

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

I blew that joke!

[@TravelYesOuiSi]

Really I would be excited if they truly focused on upgrading what's actually on the plates in MDR I recall a couple of years ago at the Presidents cruise a kid innocently asked, why can't you take the same food and ingredients and just make it better? They need to partner with outside chefs and say: here's our budget per plate, please provide menus that are interesting, tasty, present well when plated and that we can easily and CONSISTENTLY monitor quality As high a price point as Icon is, there is no reason that they are serving the same mediocre dishes with weak quality control as you would get on Grandeur MSC recently was introspective about its food and really has stepped up its game. No reason Royal cannot SIGNIFICANTLY improve with a major shift in mindset Incremental changes focused only on driving down the cost and head count will continue to result in a sad MDR. They are taking in enough revenue to step it up

[@debbietummel5732]

If stars going to be family oriented then they better be putting split bathrooms in the cabins. That was one of our favorite things on Disney

[@ModernMyths]

I have to wait and see if the Casino will be "kind enough" to let me go on her. Right now, they're letting go on Icon next year in February.

[@ChristopherCassidy12626]

I’m going on November 23rd 2025 I’m so excited I can’t wait

[@Joha-bib]

Facial recognition: just glue some iPhones with Face ID onto the door

[@ilovegodzilla]

Teens and tweens on Carnival roam around the ship unsupervised like feral animals. We woke up many mornings to some areas of the ship torn apart and damaged. Eventually security had to be stationed around the ship to try and rein them in. I really wish cruise lines had more engaging, structured, and supervised programming for this age group. There is also a big liability having unsupervised minor children that might interact with drunk or unruly adults. Maybe Royal can come up with something.

[@sharondalynnewton7562]

Where are the parents? That’s dangerous especially on a cruise ship.

[@Nico_6967]

Oh I swear they better fix the teen club. It was actually a letdown. Edit: I had expected to spend more time there. Instead, I was barely there as there was nothing to do.

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

Can you explain why the teen club on icon wasn’t good? Especially compared to other ships?

[@Nico_6967]

@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog while I haven’t been to a teen club on other ships, (I’ll be going on Symphony in a few months) I have seen videos of the clubs on other ships (mostly from your channel) and heard from people. On Icon, it’s a rather small space, and there isn’t much to do. The layout is rather bland (I’ve seen videos of the clubs on Quantum class ships and some snippets of the clubs on Symphony and Utopia. For example, from what I’ve seen, the Oasis class clubs have outdoor space, which is near impossible on Icon as it is on deck 6. Not many activities (planned or just random) so it quickly turned into just sitting around doing nothing. I enjoyed myself a lot more just walking around or at the waterpark or other things where I had gone in thinking I’d spend a lot more time there. Aside from that, I heard from multiple people that the clubs on other ships were much better. I’m assuming they had done quite a bit more stuff on those other ships. Speaking of people, I thought I’d make more friends there and while I did make a few, I made the majority of my friends walking around or just sitting on 15, 16, or in the Aquadome.

[@Tarfugaming]

The disrespect to Linkin Park

[@ryrycopyguy4441]

Can I get a kidfinder bracelet for my boyfriend so i can find him on the ship? finding your spouse on the ship can get challenging too sometimes hahaha

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

😆

[@TheHeltonFam]

With these family friendly mega ships I am baffled at how Royal STILL does not allow someone to search for rooms based on five people. Almost every other cruise line does. As a family of five it is such a hassle to do a search and find out what rooms are available for 5 people when I’m trying to book a cruise. Any word on if or when this will ever be an option?

[@Dartholit1]

Baths in surf side suites, and then open play areas inside for young kids like they had on oasis class ships.

[@corinne-fq8xm]

i went on the ovation of the sea form Australia

[@TheRussianFloofCat]

Can't wait for September 2025!

[@lorrainefrischolz5524]

I hope they have Chicago Pizza ❤❤❤ miss that so much Florida has yucky pizza

[@davidriley9621]

Prices will be outrageous so I don’t care what this ship has

[@robhagelberg1874]

What does Fred Durst have to do with "Linkin Park"?

[@RoyalCaribbeanBlog]

Oh wait, he sang in Limp Bizkit! Oh no!

[@robhagelberg1874]

@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog hahahaha

[@coconutlens]

❤

[@Amtrakrailfan-k9k]

Hey MATT

[@lightwarrior432]

Hi Mr. busdeiver, I drove school bus for 20 years 😊 Blessings ✨

[@brentpayne4215]

They should put a Gators restaurant on star ✨ of the sas

[@ericchristensen7959]

$$$$$!!! Be Ready!!!!

[@TheRiverPirate13]

I'm counting on Star of the Seas to cause a price drop for Utopia of the Seas cruises at Port Canaveral!

[@rockyramos27542661]

Just booked today for January 2026

[@frankrose4869]

I ment inside cabin

[@cloker375]

Still no hints into what is going into the comedy club space? Sailing April 2026.

[@Daz555Daz]

The only thing I want to see from SOTS is staff who know how to run a water park. Man the slides on Icon ran at a snails pace all week last week when my family was on it. It's not hard. When the green light comes on you GO. On Icon the green light means step forward, get weighed and have a 30sec safety briefing. Every. Single. Time. It's my only complaint about Icon though.

[@autobotdiva9268]

hopefully on the SOTS the daily activities are better and they update their music. most times look at it like MEH

[@clarissamangaran6970]

Please advocate for us parents to have ways to communicate with our kids along with the kid trackers. The messaging doesn't even ding a notification. You have to sign in and open the chat to even see messages sent to one another, which is inconvenient and not user friendly. I believe Disney Cruise Line have "cell phones" for each stateroom. Also, please allow our children to bring their water bottles into the kids club. It is the dumbest thing to not allow. Have little cubbies they can be stored in. Our children have a blast and are so sweaty, which is fantastic, but they constantly complained about being really thirsty and not liking the gross water fountain. Have cubbies where they can keep their water bottles and have flooring that's easy to wipe if they spill and keep it as a designated area to rehydrate so they don't have to worry about spills in the general playing areas. We're loyal to RC, and we really love so much about the cruise line. But there are things they can improve on for families traveling to make the experience even better.

[@TiMsDC5]

LMAO!!! FRED DURST... LIMP BIZKIT CAFE?

[@caseyj80]

My phone doesn’t recognize me when I’m hungover I’ll pass on that option

[@kevinhayes7253]

What on earth do we need so many of these huge ships for,there’s nowhere new for it to go and they struggling with budget on other ships??

[@sethlegge]

Limp Bizkit would be an unfortunate name for a restaurant 😂

[@ivogard]

I may book 2026 we already book for 2025 on Celebrity Beyond unfortunately the 2026 schedule for stars of the seas is not out yet.

[@TheNew-o]

i would if i had the money :C

[@questforthebestest.2024]

Please respect bands and get their Lead Singers correct, Chester Bennington was the Lead Singer to Linkin Park R.I.P

[@julietaylor6080]

Hoping for a calmer retreat type ADULTS ONLY pool area like the solarium space on Oasis class ships! Really missed that space on this class of ship. Also would like to see more specialty dining options. I'm personally not a fan of dining that costs $200pp. Would like to see more restaurants like Park 150 or the like. Looking forward to more info on this ship AND more info on updates on the Royal beach club coming to Nassau!!

[@TravelYesOuiSi]

They are now getting top dollar for that Solarium space for Suites Guests in The Grove Ship within a ship concept is profitable. Unlikely as nice a space will ever be offered outside of Suites

[@itdock]

Heh, I get why they wouldn't make Star an inch longer. Why have one biggest ship in the world, when you can have two?

[@DarthMuffin007]

Always opt out of facial recognition. Period.

[@KirkSibley]

Royal Caribbean has gotten too expensive. not interested

[@murrethmedia]

Beautiful ship, but more kids = PASS for me.

[@dandominey8280]

Seriously facial recognition to get into your room, I like my wristband. My comment really has nothing to do with cruise ships other than the facial recognition access to state room, more so to say Royal Caribbean is just doing their part in selling the population on more surveillance to mainstream for the global spy apparatus. They already are using facial recognition all over these ship, and can likely instantly locate you wherever you are on the ship. They might as well just put a tracker in our wrist band, because that is the level of privacy you have. Eventually everyone is going to regret all the cameras, and ai facial recognition. Just wait all these dumb facial recognition gimmicks in your car, your home, your freakin stateroom,will become our nightmare when the police state decides to use it for their real initiatives. It’s going to be great someday, when you find you can’t start your car because you pissed off some local magistrates wife. Think this nuts, it’s already in play in China, and the west wants their control. I would learn how to fix old cars, how to live disconnected from society, how to create what you need, and don’t fall for the stupid facial recognition and surveillance systems sold to us under the guise of convenience. Otherwise I give it another 15-20 yrs and you will SOL!! Lastly, If you never watched what your phone does in the dark through another monitoring camera you should, your phone emits infrared light to light a dark room for the camera, but it can only be seen while watching it through another camera. While watching it, your phone will constantly be lighting up the room with flashes of light. Your phone is usually doing his because it’s using the phone camera for facial recognition, spatial awareness and stuff. Anyways, I’m sure you realize your phone camera is constantly viewing you, however, when I deactivated all my facial recognition, as well as, all camera permissions, the infrared lights on my phone still flash. My point is, apple supposedly tells us to turn off those settings to ensure privacy, but apparently that’s not true. It’s still watching all around you all the time. So just remember, they can sell you that you’re in control of your privacy, but governments have no regard in invading your privacy when they deem necessary. Just google “why is flashing lights coming from my phone in a dark room.

[@robertsomers7407]

1984

[@lengingnine]

The stern is still ugly😭 Why make it boxy.

[@specialjeffreyke]

They look too much like a shopping mall/theme park.

[@common91941]

That’s why carnival is the ratchet ship