Legend of the Seas

About us Legend of the Seas

Legend of the Seas is the 2026 operating-fleet addition to Royal Caribbean's Icon family. Its ship-specific factsheet names Meyer Turku as the builder and dates the maiden voyage to 4 July 2026. Some promotional material describes the wider summer introduction without that precise day, so the year is the stable service reference retained in this record. Any later change to an individual departure still needs to be checked against the actual itinerary.

The published technical scale is 248,663 gross tonnage and a rounded length of 364 metres. The sheet distinguishes 20 total decks from 18 guest decks and gives a double-occupancy figure of 5,610 guests. This positions Legend alongside Icon and Star for an initial comparison, while leaving maximum occupancy unset because the selected document does not establish an unambiguous maximum for this record.

Hollywoodland Supper Club appears in Legend's venue list. Surfside, AquaDome, Category 6 and Crown's Edge are also named in the technical materials. Rather than treating every Icon-family vessel as a duplicate, compare the specific entertainment and dining choices that matter to your party. A recognised class name is useful for understanding the broad concept, but the individual ship's current programme should guide expectations about a particular evening or meal.

The operator's incentive profile describes sailings from Barcelona and a move to Fort Lauderdale for winter 2026. Those are dated deployment details, not permanent homeport attributes of the ship. When comparing a European departure with one from Florida, include flights, arrival timing and terminal transfers in the decision, and verify the exact embarkation port shown on the booking.

For accommodation, check the category and its position before assuming that a large ship automatically supplies the space or quiet you want. Study routes to family areas, dining and evening venues, and distinguish a cabin's advertised outlook from its location within the ship. Legend's facts and sources support that ship-level choice; the final travel plan must still be built around the specific departure and its contract.

Specifications

A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.

Highlights

• Hollywoodland Supper Club
• Surfside
• AquaDome

Other ships in the same recorded class

Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.

Sources

• Legend of the Seas — Royal Caribbean ship factsheet — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Operator-specific technical factsheet. Dimensions are the rounded published measurements; width conventions are not necessarily comparable between classes. Financial fleet-table estimates may differ.

• Royal Caribbean Group — operating fleet — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Operating-fleet membership; expansion projects are listed separately. Technical details use the ship-specific factsheet, not this financial summary.

• Royal Caribbean Incentives — fleet by class — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Published class family. Quantum Ultra belongs to the broader Quantum grouping in this directory.

• Legend of the Seas — IMO identification — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Secondary cross-check for the immutable IMO identifier; checksum validated. Freedom uses the Bahamas Maritime Authority investigation report.

• Legend — operator venue and deployment information — Accessed Oct 27, 2026

  Venue information; Legend deployment is date-specific, not a permanent homeport claim.