Royal Caribbean announced the name and home port for its third Icon-class ship that is set to inherit the title of world’s largest cruise ship when it debuts in 2026.

The next Icon Class ship will carry the name Legend of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International said in a press release. Currently under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard, the 250,800-ton vessel will debut in the Western Mediterranean in July 2026.

The third ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class is set to debut in July of 2026 with a season of far-flung weeklong sailings. It's also sailing under a familiar name. We have the details.

Royal Caribbean International’s third Icon-class ship will take the name Legend of the Seas. The ship is set to launch next year and will initially home port in Barcelona. Legend will sail weekly Western Mediterranean cruises calling at ports in France, Italy and Spain from July 2026.

Royal Caribbean is bringing back the name, Legend of the Seas, for their third Icon class cruise ship that will debut in July 2026. Legend of the Seas

The third cruise ship in Royal Caribbean's record-breaking Icon Class will set sail from Barcelona, Spain in 2026.

Legend of the Seas, the third ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class, will launch in July 2026 and spend its first summer cruising the Mediterranean. It will then journey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from where it will sail year-round to the Western and Southern Caribbean,