On Tuesday, Royal Caribbean International declared that it had opened bookings for the first journeys onboard its new ship, Wonder of the Seas, which will set sail from Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2022.
Wonder of the Seas is as yet being built, yet when it is done, it will be the “world’s largest cruise ship,” Royal Caribbean said in its declaration.
The 236,857-ton ship – which has 18 decks and 2,867 staterooms – will actually want to hold 6,988 travelers, as indicated by Royal Caribbean.
The Points Guy detailed that Wonder of the Seas will be 4% greater than the momentum biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. Wonder of the Seas’ traveler limit is additionally a record for cruise ships, as per the site.
Royal Caribbean’s most current ship will head out in March one year from now with 4-to 9-night voyages.
Journeys withdrawing from Shanghai – between March and November – will visit Japanese cities including Osaka, Fukuoka and Kobe, as well as the islands of Okinawa.
Between November 2022 and January 2023, Wonder of the Seas will withdraw from Hong Kong and will visit Chan May, Vietnam; Busan and Jeju, South Korea; Kochi and Okinawa, Japan; and Taipei, China, Royal Caribbean said Tuesday.
“China continues to be one of the most important parts of the world for Royal Caribbean,” Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean International’s president and CEO, said, in part, in a statement. “We have won the trust of our partners and the favor of travelers and built on that significantly since we first set sail 12 years ago.”
“It will be a remarkable moment to see years of partnership realized when the industry’s newest, most innovative ship becomes Shanghai’s new city skyline and takes cruise travel beyond imagination,” Bayley added.