Royal Caribbean: 34 ships in our inventory, four of which no longer sail for this line
We start with what a company page never says. Of the thirty-four ships our inventory carries, four no longer sail for Royal Caribbean, three of them for more than five years. Empress of the Seas was sold in 2020 and sails for Cordelia Cruises. Majesty of the Seas sails for the Greek operator Seajets as Majesty of the Oceans. Sovereign of the Seas was scrapped in 2020. Splendour of the Seas has sailed for Marella Cruises as Marella Discovery since 2016. Their pages stay online because you still look for them, and they say what became of each.
What we carry, measured
Thirty-four ships, 3,322 distinct departures across 559 dates and 920 routes, from 24 July 2026 to 27 April 2028. The fleet is spread over several basins — Caribbean, Mediterranean, Alaska, Asia — which multiplies the tracks without making every week unique.
The busiest is not the biggest
Utopia of the Seas leads with 178 departures, and she runs the shortest stays in the fleet: 88 of four nights and 89 of five. Icon of the Seas, the largest ship in the fleet, carries only 92 — half as many. A very large ship runs full weeks, so fewer departures in a year. Size and departure count do not say the same thing, and confusing the two leads to bad comparisons.
On these ships, the voyage is the ship
Ice rink, water park, indoor promenade, main-stage shows. Calls are short and sea days are the product, not dead time. If you want towns, time ashore and ports you sleep in, look elsewhere in our catalogue: that is not this fleet's trade, and holding it against them afterwards helps nobody. Wonder of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas, with 169 and 165 departures, show the two formats well: a very large Oasis class ship and a more modest Radiance class hull.
A first cruise here?
Often, yes, for a family that wants activity and familiar surroundings. On two conditions: accept the crowd, and choose the cabin with care. On a ship this size, location matters more than grade — above a theatre or under the pool deck, the night is not the same. That is the kind of detail settled with an advisor before booking, not at the gangway. We will not say what the fare covers: the formula changes from one departure and market to the next, and we have not measured it. Ask for the written list of the exact departure.
