Year-round — Eastern Caribbean
Port Canaveral, Florida
7-night sailings to St Thomas, St Maarten and a full day at Perfect Day at CocoCay — the classic Eastern week.
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Royal Caribbean · Icon Class · Launched August 2025
Star of the Seas
Sister to Icon — refined, and sailing year-round from Port Canaveral.
Star of the Seas is the second ship in Royal Caribbean's Icon class, launched in August 2025 and sailing year-round 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from Port Canaveral, Florida. Same eight neighbourhoods and Category 6 waterpark as Icon, with a handful of design tweaks the second ship always brings.
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Star of the Seas — a first look.
A first look at Star of the Seas — Royal Caribbean's second Icon-class ship, sailing year-round from Port Canaveral.
Quick facts
The essentials — checked before we advise.
Fleet details change. These are correct at time of writing; we'll confirm the exact deployment for your dates when we speak.
Class
Icon Class (sister to Icon & Legend of the Seas)
Maiden voyage
August 2025
Size
≈ 250,800 GT · 20 decks · 1,196 ft / 364 m long
Capacity
2,805 staterooms · 5,610 guests at double occupancy (up to ~7,600 max)
Crew
≈ 2,350 international crew
Built at
Meyer Turku shipyard, Turku, Finland
Home port
Port Canaveral, Florida (year-round)
Best for
Families combining a cruise with Orlando theme parks, first-timers who want the newest ship, multi-gen groups, UK families using Central Florida flight options
Official fact sheet
Every deck, dining venue and stateroom count — the full Star of the Seas fact sheet (PDF).
Onboard
Standout features, at a glance.
A high-level look. We'll go deeper on any of these — including the shows worth pre-booking — when we speak.
Eight neighbourhoods
AquaDome, Central Park, Chill Island, Surfside, Thrill Island, The Hideaway, Royal Promenade and Suite Neighborhood — one ship, eight distinct moods.
Category 6 waterpark
Six record-setting slides — the largest waterpark at sea — plus the seven-pool Chill Island, including the adults-only Cove.
Surfside Neighborhood
A whole district built for families with under-6s — pool, carousel, family diner and playspace in one place. The single biggest reason young families choose Icon-class.
20+ dining venues
From complimentary Windjammer and main dining to Empire Supper Club, Izumi in the Park, Chops Grille and Giovanni's Italian Kitchen.
Broadway-scale entertainment
The AquaDome show, an ice arena, an aqua theatre and a proper main theatre — four venues, four very different shows.
The Hideaway
A grown-up, DJ-led suspended pool with its own bars — a genuine adult retreat on an otherwise family-forward ship.
Cabins & where to book
Not all balconies are equal.
Star is virtually identical to Icon deck-for-deck, so our Icon-class cabin playbook applies. A couple of categories were adjusted on Star — worth knowing before you pick.
We'll steer you clear of the obstructed views, the cabins under the pool deck and the noisy connecting doors — and towards the ones that quietly go for the same money.
Best for families
Surfside Family Suites, Deck 7
Connecting layouts, in-suite bunks and a two-minute walk to the Surfside neighbourhood pool. The single most requested category on Icon-class.
Best for couples
Infinite Ocean View Balcony, decks 10–12 midship
Spacious, quiet, and away from the Chill Island noise but still close to Central Park lifts.
Best value
Central Park Balcony, deck 10 or 11 midship
Interior-facing but genuinely lovely — trees, restaurants below, no wind or sea spray, and priced well under an ocean balcony.
Worth the splurge
Suite Neighborhood, decks 17–18
Coastal Kitchen access, private sun deck, concierge, and (on Sky/Star-class) genie service. If you're celebrating, this is the one.
Where she sails
Popular itineraries for Star of the Seas.
A general picture of her deployment. Exact dates, ports and pricing shift — we'll confirm live availability for your window.
Year-round — Western Caribbean
Port Canaveral, Florida
7-night sailings to Cozumel, Roatán and Costa Maya with a day at CocoCay — Mayan ruins, cenotes and jungle excursions.
Combine with Orlando
Port Canaveral, Florida
A short drive from Orlando's theme parks — the easiest cruise-and-stay in the RC fleet. We book the parks, hotel and transfers alongside the sailing.
Why book Star of the Seas with Valora
A Royal Guru in your corner.
- Royal Caribbean Royal Guru status — the line's own recognition of deep RC product expertise.
- Sailed Icon-class ourselves. We know which cabin numbers to avoid and which quietly overdeliver.
- Pre-booking strategy for shows, speciality dining, Category 6 and CocoCay cabanas — before they sell out.
- PTS Protected client money. CLIA Ambassador. Named specialist, not a call centre.
Ready when you are
Sail Star of the Seas the right way.
Twenty unhurried minutes with a named Royal Guru. Honest advice on cabin, deck and week — no obligation, no hard sell.