Royal Caribbean Ships by Size

By Cruiseline.com

From the Shipmate Archives. Originally Published February 4, 2016.

We previously posted an infographic showing Carnival Cruise Ship Sizes and it our users loved it! On Ship Mate’s Pinterest page, it’s been pinned over 9,000 times! So we decided to give our RCCL fans a similar post showing a Royal Caribbean Ships by Size Comparison.

What type of cruiser are you? Do you prefer the larger ships? Some of the newer ships like the Harmony, Ovation, Allure and Oasis of the Seas are essentially floating cities. Passengers and crew members combined total roughly 10k people on these ships! During a typical 7-day sailing, it’s likely you won’t see half the cruise ship. With a dozen or more restaurants, you’d have to eat lunch and dinner in a different venue every day to see them all. If you’re the type that likes to continuously explore new venues, then you may want to look for the biggest ship size in the list below. Or, are you the type that likes to get to know every nook and cranny of your cruise ship? Do you prefer familiarity and comfort knowing every bar and hallway of your vessel? Are you overwhelmed by the the city-sized ships? If so, you’ll want to look at the lower portion of the size comparison chart below.

Whatever your fancy, Royal Caribbean has the ship for you. The ships at the bottom of the size comparison chart are less than 1/3rd those at the top! That’s how drastically they vary!

Biggest Cruise Ship vs Smallest

For those with size preferences on one end of the spectrum or the other, this should be interesting. Below you’ll find a comparison of the smallest and one of the largest cruise ships in Royal’s Fleet.

The Harmony of the Seas is a freaking behemoth, while the Serenade of the Seas is just a little guy (in comparison). The Harmony is actually the largest cruise ship in the world (by gross tonnage)… not just in Royal Caribbean’s fleet.

The Serenade of the Seas, however, is far from the globe’s smallest cruise ship. Of those covered by the Ship Mate Cruise App, the Costa Voyager is a mere 24k tons (roughly 1/3rd that of the Serenade).

Here’s more detail on each of Royal Caribbean Ships by Size:

Harmony of the Seas

Year Built: 2015
Cost:               $1.35 Billion
Passengers: 6,410
Crew: 2,300
Tonnage: 228k
Length:           362 meters
Speed:            23 knots

Allure of the Seas

Year Built: 2010
Cost:               $1.2 Billion
Passengers: 6,410
Crew: 2,384
Tonnage: 225k
Length:           362 meters
Speed:            23 knots

Oasis of the Seas

Year Built: 2009
Cost:               $1.4 Billion
Passengers: 6,360
Crew: 2,394
Tonnage: 225k
Length:           361 meters
Speed:            23 knots

Anthem of the Seas

Year Built: 2014
Cost:               $940 Million
Passengers: 4,905
Crew: 1,500
Tonnage: 169k
Length:           348 meters
Speed:            25 knots

Quantum of the Seas

Year Built: 2014
Cost: $940 Million
Passengers: 4,905
Crew: 1,500
Tonnage: 169k
Length: 348 meters
Speed: 25 knots

Ovation of the Seas

Year Built: 2016
Cost:               $1.4 Billion
Passengers: 4,819
Crew:              1,300
Tonnage:      169k
Length: 348 meters
Speed:            25 knots

Freedom of the Seas

Year Built: 2006
Cost:               $800 Million
Passengers:   4,515
Crew:              1,360
Tonnage:      154k
Length: 339 meters
Speed:            22 knots

Independence of the Seas

Year Built: 2008
Cost:               $828 Million
Passengers: 4,375
Crew:              1,360
Tonnage:      154k
Length: 339 meters
Speed:            23 knots

Liberty of the Seas

Year Built: 2007
Cost:               $800 Million
Passengers: 4,375
Crew:              1,360
Tonnage:      154k
Length: 339 meters
Speed:            22 knots

Navigator of the Seas

Year Built: 2002
Passengers: 3,990
Crew: 1,213
Tonnage: 138k
Length: 311 meters
Speed: 22 knots

Mariner of the Seas

Year Built: 2003
Cost:               $650 Million
Passengers: 3,807
Crew:              1,185
Tonnage:      138k
Length: 311 meters
Speed:            22 knots

Explorer of the Seas

Year Built: 2000
Passengers:   3,840
Crew:              1,185
Tonnage:      137k
Length: 311 meters
Speed:            24 knots

Voyager of the Seas

Year Built:   1999
Cost:               $650 Million
Passengers: 3,840
Crew:              1,176
Tonnage:      137k
Length: 311 meters
Speed:            24 knots

Adventure of the Seas

Year Built: 2001
Cost: $500 Million
Passengers: 3,114
Crew: 1,180
Tonnage: 137k
Length: 311 meters
Speed: 23 knots

Radiance of the Seas

Year Built: 2001
Passengers: 2,466
Crew: 894
Tonnage: 90k
Length: 293 meters
Speed: 25 knots

Brilliance of the Seas

Year Built: 2002
Cost:               $350 Million
Passengers: 2,543
Crew: 848
Tonnage: 90k
Length:           293 meters
Speed:            25 knots

Jewel of the Seas

Year Built: 2004
Passengers: 2,502
Crew: 859
Tonnage: 90k
Length: 293 meters
Speed: 25 knots

Serenade of the Seas

Year Built: 2003
Passengers: 2,476
Crew: 884
Tonnage: 91k
Length: 294 meters
Speed: 25 knots

Enchantment of the Seas

Year Built: 1997
Cost:               $300 Million
Passengers: 2,730
Crew: 852
Tonnage: 83k
Length:           279 meters
Speed:            22 knots

Rhapsody of the Seas

Year Built: 1997
Passengers: 2,416
Crew: 765
Tonnage:      78k
Length:           279 meters
Speed:            22 knots

Vision of the Seas

Year Built: 1998
Passengers: 2,514
Crew: 742
Tonnage: 78k
Length: 279 meters
Speed: 22 knots

Majesty of the Seas

Year Built: 1992
Passengers: 2,767
Crew: 912
Tonnage: 74k
Length: 268 meters
Speed: 22 knots

Monarch of the Seas

Year Built: 1991
Passengers: 2,744
Crew: 827
Tonnage: 74k
Length: 268 meters
Speed: 22 knots

Grandeur of the Seas

Year Built: 1996
Passengers: 2,440
Crew: 760
Tonnage:      74k
Length:           279 meters
Speed:            22 knots

Legend of the Seas

Year Built: 1995
Passengers: 2,074
Crew: 726
Tonnage: 69k
Length: 264 meters
Speed: 27 knots

Splendour of the Seas

Year Built: 1996
Passengers: 2,074
Crew: 761
Tonnage: 69k
Length: 264 meters
Speed: 24 knots

So tell us, does ship SIZE matter? Let us know in the comments below!