Utopia of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!

[OACAggie]

2 hours ago, corthaus said:

Any chance Utopia will have the telescoping funnels à la Oasis and Allure? I'd love to get a brand new ship up here in NYC, especially since Icon won't fit under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Oasis is nice post-refresh, but the aging rooms left a lot to be desired.

If Oasis can fit under VN bridge, I think Icon should be able to. Both were/are built in same ship yard and both had/have to get under Great Belt bridge which I think has lower clearance than VN?

Either way, not sure NYC will see Utopia or Icon anytime soon…just my useless guess!

[DaniMSCRoyal_85]

On 10/23/2022 at 4:51 PM, Lloyd555 said:

The Utopia's LNG fuel tanks arrival in Saint-Nazaire, France on October 15, 2022.

📷Les clichés
 

 

 

 

 

Very well.  Thank you @Lloyd555! 👏

[Saab4444]

On 10/24/2022 at 8:11 PM, OACAggie said:

If Oasis can fit under VN bridge, I think Icon should be able to. Both were/are built in same ship yard and both had/have to get under Great Belt bridge which I think has lower clearance than VN?

Either way, not sure NYC will see Utopia or Icon anytime soon…just my useless guess!

They are not built by the same ship yard (France vs Finland) and Oasis class does not have to go under the Great Belt Bridge from France…

[sowhat]

3 hours ago, Saab4444 said:

They are not built by the same ship yard (France vs Finland) and Oasis class does not have to go under the Great Belt Bridge from France…

Oasis and Allure  were constructed  in Turku Finland

[Saab4444]

1 hour ago, sowhat said:

Oasis and Allure  were constructed  in Turku Finland

Oh, yes, my mistake!

[DaniMSCRoyal_85]

15 hours ago, Saab4444 said:

No están construidos por el mismo astillero (Francia vs Finlandia) y la clase Oasis no tiene que pasar por debajo del puente Great Belt desde Francia...

 

12 hours ago, sowhat said:

Oasis y Allure se construyeron en Turku, Finlandia

 

10 hours ago, Saab4444 said:

¡Oh, sí, mi error!

 

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2022 by DaniMSCRoyal_85

[Lloyd555]

Here we go again. The Utopia of the Seas build has started. 😄
October 2022 image by Christophe Dedieu.

 

 

Edited November 11, 2022 by Lloyd555

[Lloyd555]

New images of the Utopia of the Seas.

 

 

Edited November 11, 2022 by Lloyd555

[Ashland]

When is this ship due to sail?

[Biker19]

3 minutes ago, Ashland said:

When is this ship due to sail?

Q2 2024 is what’s listed in the RCCL SEC filing. 

[ticketsunlimited]

They have this down to a science now!!

[fsjosh]

1 hour ago, ticketsunlimited said:

They have this down to a science now!!

 

Not quite. Icon was supposed to sail October 23 and has been backed to late January 24. They have a ballpark idea, but theres still a lot of uncertainty in the global supply chain. 

[DaniMSCRoyal_85]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1d64qoZ2z/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[DaniMSCRoyal_85]

@Lloyd555

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck_MgA-o4ct/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

Edited November 15, 2022 by DaniMSCRoyal_85

[Lloyd555]

Utopia of the Seas keel (and Celebrity Ascent in the background).

[Tough as Leather]

19 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

Utopia of the Seas keel (and Celebrity Ascent in the background).

 

There are 4 tanks? Why did I think there were only 3?
 

[Lloyd555]

1 minute ago, Tough as Leather said:

 

There are 4 tanks? Why did I think there were only 3?
 

 

Yes, there are 4 tanks.

[Lloyd555]

📷 @randolaff

 

[Lloyd555]

📷 Pavels Kurenbins 

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2022 by Lloyd555

[Lloyd555]

On January 12, 2023, 2 blocks and one section of a passenger ship will leave the CRIST Shipyard, and we plan to ship the next two blocks on January 19, 2023.  They are made for the French shipyard Chantiers de l,Atlantique.  The A35/2nd complements the A35 megablock, which left the Crist shipyard in June 2022.  The project is carried out for Royal Caribbean Cruises, one of the largest shipowners of passenger ships in the world.
 Both the megablock and the blocks delivered now after the merger at the French shipyard will be ready for use.  Crist Shipyard has fully equipped the equipment, installations: piping, ventilation and electrical.  A full range of painting work was also done.  The blocks will be transported to the French shipyard on two ships.  The ships will be loaded and stowed by the Crist shipyard.  The largest of the built blocks of the A35/2 project is 11 m high, 28 m wide and 28 m long, and its weight is approximately 900 tons.

 

📷 CRIST S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 13, 2023 by Lloyd555

[Tall-Cruiser]

The vessel MERIAURA has been involved in many of the RCI ship block transportation including those of Icon captured by @Eremita85 

[Eremita85]

On 1/14/2023 at 2:09 AM, Tall-Cruiser said:

The vessel MERIAURA has been involved in many of the RCI ship block transportation including those of Icon captured by @Eremita85 

There are actually two ships, MERI and AURA, both owned by MERIAURA (the company itself). The newer of the ships, MERI, is actually built here in Turku.

[Lloyd555]

📷 bacescu.cristian 

 

 

[Tough as Leather]

Aura has arrived at the shipyard with its cargo of Utopia of the Seas pieces. 

 

📷 Pascal Collin Photography 

 

 

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by Tough as Leather

[Ourusualbeach]

Any pictures of blocks indicating whethervshecwill have 1 or 2 flowriders?