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Chantiers de l’Atlantique starts work on LNG-powered vessel for Royal Caribbean

By LNG Prime Staff
Image: Bernard Biger/Chantiers de l’Atlantique

French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has started building an LNG-powered cruise vessel for US-based Royal Caribbean International.

The cruise line revealed the name of the upcoming ship, Utopia of the Seas, at the steel-cutting ceremony that took place in the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, on April 5.

This is the first out of six Oasis Class ships that will feature LNG propulsion. It will have a total power installed in the ship of more than 90 MW using 6 engines.

Royal Caribbean International, a unit of Royal Caribbean, said in a statement it expects the vessel to depart on its maiden voyage in spring 2024.

By introducing the first LNG-powered Oasis Class ship, the cruise line said it took yet another step toward a “clean-energy future” after its first LNG ship, Icon of the Seas, which debuts in fall 2023.

Finland’s Meyer Turku yard is moving forward with the construction of the LNG-powered Icon of the Seas, the first out of three LNG-powered cruise ships for Royal Caribbean International.

The yard recently held a keel-laying ceremony for this vessel.

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