The next new Royal Caribbean ship, Spectrum of the Seas, has departed her shipyard to head to the North Sea for her sea trials.
Spectrum, which measures in at 1,139 feet long, made its way on the half-day journey along the Ems River on its eventual way to sea trials in the North Sea.
Royal Caribbean built the ship has been for the Chinese market. Once she launches,there will be an epic 51-night global odyssey voyage starting from Barcelona, Spain on April 18, 2019. Starting in June 2019 she will be based from Shanghai and then in the winter season will be based from Hong Kong.
Matt Hochberg
Matt loves to cruise, and started Cruise.Blog as a place to share different cruise experiences, advice, and what to know before going on a cruise.
He lives in Florida with his wife and two daughters, where he can be found on any given day trying to convince his wife they "need" to book another cruise.
