What is the most luxurious cruise ship ever built?

Well, that's exactly what the Regent Seven Seas Cruises did. In fact, after launching the 'Seven Seas Explorer' ship in 2015, the cruise line went ahead and trademarked the line “The Most Luxurious Ship Ever Built™”.



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Most luxurious according to the critics: Europa 2 It's no surprise that Europa 2 has now usurped her predecessor, acclaimed by the Berlitz Guide 2020 as the best cruise ship in the world.

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Forbes Vetted
  • Best Luxury Cruise Overall: Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Evrima.
  • Best Luxury River Cruise: Viking River Cruises, Viking Osiris.
  • Best Luxury Cruise For Foodies: Crystal, Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony.
  • Best Small Ship Luxury Cruise: Seabourn, Seabourn Venture.


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World's Most Luxurious Cruise Cabins
  • Royal Loft Suite onboard Anthem of the Seas (photo via Royal Caribbean International)
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises Regent Suite onboard the Seven Seas Splendor (Photo via Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
  • Oceania Cruises' Riviera Owner's Suite (Photo via Oceania Cruises)


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World's largest cruise ship that's 5 times larger than the Titanic set to make its debut
  • Royal Caribbean International's Icon of the Seas is set to debut in January 2024. ...
  • Central Park, one of Royal Caribbean's most-loved experiences, is more lush and livelier than ever on Icon of the Seas.


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Costa Concordia disaster, the capsizing of an Italian cruise ship on January 13, 2012, after it struck rocks off the coast of Giglio Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. More than 4,200 people were rescued, though 32 people died in the disaster.

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Over the past 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, only 18 cruise ships and some ocean liners have been publicly known to have sunk. And, over the past 50 years, only four cruise ships have sunk while navigating on a cruise.

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In 2005, Seabourn Spirit was about 100 miles off the coast of Somalia when pirates fired AK-47 machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in an attempt to highjack the ship. They failed. An April 2008 pirate attack on Le Ponant, a French luxury sailing vessel, was more successful.

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From 1997 to 1999, Sun Vista for Sun Cruises. Burned and sank in the Straits of Malacca in May 1999. From 2005 to 2009, Island Star for Island Cruises. From 2009 to 2012, Horizon for Pullmantur Cruises.

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The Regent Suite on Seven Seas Splendor averages a whopping $77,000 per weeklong cruise ($5,500 per person, per night), takes up 4,443 square feet of space and features the most expensive bed in the world with a price tag of $200,000.

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Pricing on luxury cruises varies depending on factors like the time of year you're sailing and the region you're visiting. Expect to pay anywhere from $300 per person per night to $600 or more per person per night.

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While there is not a clear winner across all of the categories, Carnival, MSC and Royal Caribbean offer the lowest prices for those wanting to cruise. These costs were compared solely on the cruise fare, which does include complimentary dining venues as well as most of the onboard activities and entertainment.

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At sea, cruise ships survive hurricanes by avoiding them. The seas are rough, the weather is predictably bad, but otherwise not very predictable.

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Although smaller than most modern cruise ships, Titanic was a historic 46,328 gross tonnage for its time. In comparison, modern cruise ships have a gross tonnage around 120,000. This is more than 150% heavier than Titanic.

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In the United States, there is no explicit law requiring a captain to remain on their ship, but they could face criminal charges if they acted with negligence or extreme disregard for human life in abandoning a vessel in distress or causing a maritime accident in the first place.

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Decommissioned ships are almost always sent to one of two scrapyards. The largest is Alang, located in India's Gulf of Khambhat, which recycles more than half of the world's decommissioned cruise ships. The second largest is Aliaga in Turkey.

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Two more — Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Beyond — began sailing in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The last two ships in the series currently on order, Celebrity Ascent and an as yet unnamed sister vessel, are due in December 2023 and sometime in 2025, respectively.

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The cruise ship, called Icon of the Seas, is massive – measuring 1,198 feet long with 250,800 gross tonnage. Capable of carrying 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew members, the ship is equipped with 20 total decks, seven pools, and what Royal Caribbean describes as six record-breaking waterslides.

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