Logo-Light Spruce Up Revealed on Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas
Let there be light, in this case a brighter, animated light on the crown-and-anchor logo aboard Royal Caribbean’s soon-to-debut Star of the Seas.
Images of the new-build, second in the line’s Icon class, were captured at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland where the mega-ship is undergoing final touches before her launch in four weeks.
A local photographer in Turku posted photos of the illuminated logo on Facebook, showing it changing colors and patterns. On sister ship Icon of the Seas, the giant logo’s lights are limited to its edges, but on Star of the Seas it’s a full-blown illumination that can show, for instance, a waving US flag.
“There was all sorts of animations at Star of the Seas light sign tonight. Apparently, they were filming a video at the shipyard for the use of the shipyard or a warehouse when a drone buzzed next to the ship, inside the shipyard area,” Janne-Petteri Kumpulainen wrote on social media.
Comments from the post indicate a thumbs-up for the splashy logo lights.
Besides the new, glowing logo on the exterior of the ship, innovative artwork will also be featured in the indoor spaces.
Large murals commissioned from three Caribbean-based artists, for instance, will grace the walls of the ship’s embarkation area, the Royal Promenade neighborhood, the Suite Sundeck Lobby, and the Suite Sundeck.
Testing of the new lighting on the logo was likely part of the ship’s final prepping before leaving the shipyard. Royal Caribbean took delivery of the 248,663-gross-ton vessel on July 10, 2025.
The handover followed successful sea trials in June, when the ship’s major systems, such as propulsion, navigation, and safety, were tested on the open sea. Before a series of preview cruises begin in mid-August, the ship will undergo final outfitting.
Crew members are onboard to set up various departments such as housekeeping, culinary, and entertainment, and final inspections will be completed before the ship sets sail.
In fact, the 5,600-guest Star of the Seas originally was to sail from Turku to Cadiz, Spain, for a short stay at the Navantia shipyard.
However, a metalworkers’ strike there forced the line to alter its plans; now the ship will sail to a shipyard at the Port of Algeciras, in Campamento, Spain, rather than Navantia.
Series of Showcase Cruises Begins in Mid-August
Star of the Seas will sail from Algeciras to Port Canaveral and sail her first preview cruise on August 16, 2025, a 4-night Star Showcase Cruise to Perfect Day at CocoCay, the cruise line’s private island in the Bahamas.
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Three additional preview cruises will follow before the ship begins her series of 7-night alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises. Eastern Caribbean sailings will call at Perfect Day at CocoCay, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.
Western Caribbean voyages will take guests to Perfect Day, Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, and Roatan, Honduras.
Prior to the start of Star of the Seas’ cruises the ship will be christened at Port Canaveral, with Diana Ross, the “queen of Motown Records,” serving as godmother. The date of the naming ceremony has not yet been revealed.
Royal Caribbean confirmed that the event will be held in the ship’s AquaTheater, the centerpiece of the ship’s AquaDome neighborhood. Star of the Seas is a sister ship to Icon of the Seas, which debuted in 2024 and is based at PortMiami.
Logo-Light Spruce Up Revealed on Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas