Allure of the Seas
Royal Caribbean · IMO 9383948 · built 2010
About Allure of the Seas
Explore Allure of the Seas as part of our Royal Caribbean ship guides.
When Allure of the Seas slipped out of the Turku shipyard in the autumn of 2010, she edged past her sister Oasis of the Seas by a mere five centimetres to become the largest cruise ship in the world, a record she would hold until Harmony of the Seas in 2016. She is the second of Royal Caribbean's five Oasis-class megaships, and the ship that truly perfected the idea of a vessel divided into 'neighbourhoods': seven distinct areas that each feel like their own destination, from the open-air Central Park and its thousands of living plants to the buzzing Boardwalk with its hand-carved carousel. On a typical week she welcomes close to 6,000 guests, yet thanks to that clever layout she rarely feels crowded: you can sit under a tree in Central Park, drink in hand, and almost forget there are sixteen guest decks of activity around you. This page is your technical and historical overview of the ship; the detail on cabins, dining, deck plans and onboard activities lives in the dedicated sections above.
A megaship that somehow still feels human
Expert score: 4.4/5
I went aboard Allure of the Seas expecting to feel like a number among six thousand, and I was pleasantly proved wrong. The genius of the Oasis class is the neighbourhood layout: split a giant into seven smaller worlds and it stops feeling like a giant. I spent my quietest evening under the real trees of Central Park with a glass of wine…
Read the full Allure of the Seas reviewWhat makes Allure of the Seas special
- Seven themed neighbourhoods, including Central Park, the Boardwalk and the Royal Promenade
- The AquaTheater, an open-air amphitheatre staging high-diving and acrobatic shows
- Two FlowRider surf simulators and the Zip Line strung nine decks above the Boardwalk
- A full-size ice-skating rink and two rock-climbing walls
- Central Park, a landscaped garden with more than 12,000 real plants and trees
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History
Allure was ordered as the second unit of Royal Caribbean's ambitious 'Project Genesis'. Her keel was laid at STX Finland's Perno yard on 2 December 2008, she was floated out on 20 November 2009 and delivered on 28 October 2010, entering commercial service that December after a transatlantic crossing to her first home port of Fort Lauderdale. She reportedly cost in the region of 1.2 billion euros to build. A major refit in 2015 added new dining and entertainment concepts, and over the years she has sailed the Caribbean year-round as well as a season in the Mediterranean. Her sisters (Oasis in 2009, Harmony in 2016, Symphony in 2018, Wonder in 2022 and the amplified Utopia in 2024) share the same DNA, each with its own refinements.
Typical itineraries
Allure of the Seas is a year-round Caribbean ship based at Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades). Her sailings fall into two main axes, usually alternating week by week and almost always including a stop at Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay.
- Nassau (Bahamas)
- Costa Maya (Mexico)
- Cozumel (Mexico)
- Perfect Day at CocoCay
- St. Thomas (USVI)
- St. Maarten / St. Kitts
- San Juan (Puerto Rico)
- Perfect Day at CocoCay
Full sailing dates are listed on the itineraries page.
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