Royal Caribbean’s next mega cruise ship is setting sail next year. Here’s what we know about the $230-a-night vessel.

Royal Caribbean announced its next ship several months before its preceding sister vessel, Icon of the Seas, entered service in January 2024.

By that point, Icon — currently the world’s biggest cruise ship — had already lived up to its namesake.

Royal Caribbean saw its largest booking day when reservations for Icon of the Seas opened in October 2022. Since then, Michael Bayley, the cruise line’s president and CEO, has repeatedly called the first Icon class vessel the company’s “best-selling product.”

If Star of the Seas captures the same attention as its predecessor, the new floating resort could be just that — a star.

The sister ships would be identical in size

Icon’s $200-per-person Empire Supper Club was notably left off Star of the Seas’ list of amenities. Instead, the new vessel is expected to debut Lincoln Park Supper Club, an upcharged “1930s Chicago-inspired” restaurant with live entertainment. (No word yet on pricing.)

However, if you loved the grab-and-go sushi window, food hall, jazz venue, and swim-up pool bar that debuted on Icon, you’d be pleased to see them return on Star — along with Royal Caribbean staples like a steakhouse, an Italian restaurant, and a seafood eatery.

So, if Star of the Seas books as well as Icon, we could expect the upcoming mega-ship to be another mega-hit.

Royal Caribbean plans to keep busy in the next few years. A third unnamed Icon class vessel is scheduled to debut in 2026, followed by a seventh Oasis class vessel two years later.