World’s largest cruise ship performs sea trials before Port Canaveral arrival

Star of the Seas spent eight days on sea trials. Two weeks were reserved for the tests.

World’s largest cruise ship performs sea trials before Port Canaveral arrival

Star of the Seas will have a 5,610-passenger capacity based on double occupancy — but will approach 8,000 passengers plus 2,350 crew at full capacity.

Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas Completes Sea Trials

Royal Caribbean’s second Icon-class vessel, Star of the Seas, has successfully completed sea trials. The shipbuilder, Meyer Turku, said on Facebook “Star of the Seas completed her sea trials in record time and returned to the shipyard on the morning of Tuesday, May 27th. Star spent a total of eight days at sea, during which all systems were thoroughly tested. All tests were completed successfully.” Over the course of 11 days, the ship was put to…

Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas undergoes sea trials

More than 2,000 technical personnel are putting this second Icon-class ship to the test.