The third ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class is set to debut in July of 2026 with a season of far-flung weeklong sailings. It's also sailing under a familiar name. We have the details.

Royal Caribbean International has announced that its third Icon-class ship – Legend of the Seas – will debut in Barcelona next summer before repositioning to the Caribbean in the winter

Royal Caribbean announced the name and home port for its third Icon-class ship that is set to inherit the title of world’s largest cruise ship when it debuts in 2026.

Just like airlines have restrictions on what items can be taken aboard an airplane, cruise ships prohibit certain items for safety and security reasons. Of course, firearms, weapons and illegal drugs top cruise lines’ prohibited items lists,

Dr Benjamin Shore, Chief Medical Consultant at Royal Caribbean, explains that innovative design and engineering now allows cruise ships to safely navigate around bad weather, so journeys are less likely to be rocky, and ships also use stabilisers to reduce side-to-side motions so passengers rarely experience any motion sickness.

Royal Caribbean announced the name of its newest Icon Class ship. Legend of the Seas will set sail in August 2026 and will continue the cruise brand's journey to offer epic vacations full of food, beverages,

Legend of the Seas, the third ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class, will launch in July 2026 and spend its first summer cruising the Mediterranean. It will then journey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from where it will sail year-round to the Western and Southern Caribbean,