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<\/p>\nJUST a year after the world's biggest cruise ship is set to launch, another ship the same size will join it on the seas.<\/p>\n
Work has already began on the vessel, which is due to launch in summer 2025, according to cruise line Royal Caribbean.<\/p>\n
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The company is already taking bookings for the world's biggest cruise ship Icon of the Seas, which is set to make its maiden voyage from Miami in January.<\/p>\n
It will hold the title until at least the following summer when Star of the Seas matches it for size.<\/p>\n
Icon has been described as a "theme park at sea" with six record-breaking waterslides in its on-board waterpark, seven pools and various other attractions for the 8,000 guests it can accommodate.<\/p>\n
Details about what will be on Star of the Seas are currently being kept tightly under wraps, but Royal Caribbean claim "every kind of vacation" will be available.<\/p>\n
In a press release, they revealed the ship's name and said: "The world\u2019s largest cruise line will follow up\u00a0Icon\u2019s\u00a0debut, the start of a new era of vacations, in the boldest way. <\/p>\n "With the combination of every kind of vacation that\u2019s unique to Icon Class \u2013 from the beach retreat to the resort escape and the theme park adventure.<\/p>\n "The lineup of new experiences and favourites on\u00a0Star\u00a0will set the stage for even more ways for every type of family and adventurer to make memories without compromise. "<\/p>\n The ship is currently under construction in Turku, Finland and its features will be revealed in due course.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n However, mocked-up images suggest it could share some of the features that guests will get to see on Icon when it sets sail in a few months.<\/p>\n For Star to rival its sister vessel, it will have to be at least 20 decks tall and the best part of 1200ft long.<\/p>\n Icon will also have more than 40 dining, bar and nightlife venues that will keep the thousands of passengers on board fed and entertained.<\/p>\n There will also be a swim up bar called "Swim and Tonic" while an "AquaDome" will allow guests to drink while soaking up wraparound ocean views near an indoor waterfall.<\/p>\n Eight separate neighbourhoods will be on board the ship across the 20 decks, including highlights like a sunken pirate ship on the top deck to the line\u2019s largest ice arena elsewhere.<\/p>\n There will also be a "central park" with thousands of flowers, plants and trees as well.<\/p>\n The rooms available include staterooms, which span four decks, with a multi-level sundeck, its own pool and a two-level Coastal Kitchen restaurant, \u00adoverlooking the all-glass AquaDome.<\/p>\n Families can stay in the\u00a0three-storey-high Townhouse, which sleeps eight and comes with its own garden and slides from the bedroom to the living area.<\/p>\n However, a week\u2019s stay there will cost \u00a360,000\u2009.<\/p>\n More affordable rooms include the infinite balcony rooms, which feature a retractable window, which turns the floor-to-ceiling glass window pane into a balcony.<\/p>\n There will also be sunset corner suites, which will have access to vast terraces overlooking the rear of the ship.<\/p>\n Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International, said: \u201cThe idea of combining the best of every type of vacation into one ultimate adventure has created more excitement than ever anticipated.<\/p>\n "Star of the Seas\u00a0will be the next bold answer to the record-breaking consumer demand we\u2019ve seen for nearly a year and counting with\u00a0Icon of the Seas.\u201d <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24017757-1695119385425.jpg\")
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