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Utopia of the Seas Construction Update: Floating Out for the First Time

September 2023 – Royal Caribbean International’s new Utopia of the Seas is one step closer to delivering the world’s biggest weekend in July 2024. The latest game-changing Oasis Class ship floated for the first time, a major construction milestone that marks the next phase of construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.

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