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Utopia of the Seas

Oasis-class cruise ship · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
236,473
Capacity
2,290
Built
2,024
Length
362.12 m
Upcoming
161

Reviewer read

One of the fleet's best ships. Not one of its best values.

Utopia of the Seas rates higher overall than 99% of the ships we track. Service and cabins are exceptional. The weak spot is value.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Service9.5

    Higher than 99% of ships · 555 ratings

  • Cabins9.3

    Higher than 99% of ships · 556 ratings

  • Activities9.2

    Higher than 99% of ships · 453 ratings

  • Entertainment9.1

    Higher than 99% of ships · 531 ratings

The one caution

6.7out of 10 for value

Higher than only 33% of ships. The typical ship scores 6.96.

Of the 50 reviewers who wrote about it, 26% were positive.

Everything else, in three lines

Eight categories rate in the top tenth of the fleet — cabins, service, entertainment, activities, embarkation, ship quality, disembarkation and dining.

Family rates that highly too, but only 92 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

One is good without being remarkable: public areas (higher than 76% of ships).

Fitness sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 67 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

One falls below the fleet: value (higher than only 33% of ships).

Covered in full above.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside and balcony grades all score between 9.27 and 9.34. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Two places worth knowing about

  • Windjammer The restaurant people mention most62% positive · 71 comments
  • Aqua show The best-liked show on board96% positive · 55 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 2 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 10 are all liked by 44% to 100% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (39 of 41), families with young kids (33 of 47) and couples (9 of 10).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality9.7Higher than 98%453 ratings · useful
Embarkation9.5Higher than 98%556 ratings · broad
Service9.5Higher than 99%555 ratings · broad
Disembarkation9.5Higher than 97%452 ratings · useful
Cabins9.3Higher than 99%556 ratings · broad
Activities9.2Higher than 99%453 ratings · useful
Entertainment9.1Higher than 99%531 ratings · broad
Dining8.9Higher than 97%556 ratings · broad
Public areas8.3Higher than 76%101 ratings · useful
Fitness8.2Higher than 90%67 ratings · limited
Family8.0Higher than 90%92 ratings · limited
Value6.7Higher than only 33%101 ratings · useful

559 published reviews · 559 from the last three years · 4,415 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Utopia of the Seas