Star of the Seas Scraps Cadiz Stop Amid Ongoing Labor Unrest

As excitement builds for the arrival of the new Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s second Icon Class vessel delivered by Meyer Turku shipyard on July 10, 2025, one destination is feeling dismayed. As the ship begins its final outfitting, it was expected to leave its Finnish birthplace at the Meyer Turku shipyard and travel to Cadiz, Spain, for a two-week stay at the Navantia shipyard. As Royal Caribbean’s CEOs Jason Liberty and Michael Bayley were on hand in Turku, Finland, to receive the new ship from Meyer Turku CEO Casimir Lindholm, initial reports revealed the ship was cutting its