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Guests can now experience Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship, Legend of the Seas, in the US for the first time.
Legend of the Seas launched in the Med during summer 2026, the first Icon class cruise ship to be unveiled in Europe.
Passengers enjoyed sailings between Barcelona and Rome from May until October,
She has been sailing across the Atlantic since the end of October and arrived in the US on Saturday, 7 November ahead of her inaugural US sailing from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Legend will kick off its Caribbean season with a three-night getaway to the cruise line’s private Perfect Day CocoCay island in The Bahamas this week.
An official naming ceremony will take place on 11 November, where Royal Caribbean executives, crew, loyalty guests, government officials, and the ship’s godmother, General Lori J. Robinson, will gather to celebrate the ship’s arrival.
Michael Bayley, president and chief executive of Royal Caribbean, said: “We’re proud to welcome Legend of the Seas to Fort Lauderdale after an incredible inaugural season in Europe.
“As the newest Icon Class ship to sail from Florida, alongside Icon and Star of the Seas, Legend gives guests even more ways to experience the unmatched combination of thrills, chill and family memory-making that defines the Icon class.”
Legend will offer six-night western Caribbean and eight-night southern Caribbean holidays with every route visiting Perfect Day CocoCay. She is due to revisit Europe next summer from May 2027.
Many guests have already experienced the ship in its debut season in Europe this summer after construction was completed at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in Finland.
Highlights include 28 places to eat across eight different neighbourhoods.
New features include an immersive Royal Railway dining experience, a Hollywood Supper Club, and a Charlie and the Chocolate Theatre show that fills the room with scents of chocolate. Guests can also zip line over the side of the ship on the Crown’s Edge.
Legend is the third Icon class ship, joining Icon and Star of the Seas.
The fourth Icon class cruise ship, Hero of the Seas, will launch next summer in Miami.
New onboard features will also be available, including the Orleans Parish Supper Club, the first funnel raft slide at sea, and a three-deck Ultimate Family Treehouse suite. The ship will also have nine pools, two more than the previous Icon ship.
There will also be a SpongeBob SquarePants theatre show. Plus, a new Coconut Cove Pool will sit beside the popular Coconut Cove Bar, and the adult-only Hideaway area will have a large swim-up bar.
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