Port Canaveral Now Homeport to World’s Largest Cruise Ship, the 237,000 Ton Wonder of the Seas
By Space Coast Daily // November 20, 2022
now homeported in Port Canaveral at Terminal 1

BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Following a full summer program in Europe, the world’s largest cruise ship, the Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas, is now homeported in Port Canaveral at Terminal 1 and will depart on her first cruise out of the port on Sunday, Nov. 20 on a seven-night itinerary to the Eastern Caribbean.
Port Canaveral officials invite Space Coast residents to bring the whole family and enjoy a fun-filled time and say Bon Voyage to the world’s largest cruise ship from Jetty Park from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Wonder of the Seas will now set to sail from Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 1 weekly, featuring cruises to both the Western and Eastern Caribbean. For its first sailing from Port Canaveral, the Wonder will do a seven-night itinerary to the Eastern Caribbean.
In addition to three full days at sea, the voyage features visits to St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Perfect Day at CocoCay.
The Wonder of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship and was completed in 2022 in the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, the fifth in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class of cruise ships.
At 236,857 GT, she is the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage, surpassing her sister ship Symphony of the Seas, also owned by Royal Caribbean International.
The Wonder of the Seas is a stunning 1,188 feet in length and has a gross tonnage of 236,857 across 18 decks. This ship accommodates 5,734 passengers at double occupancy and up to a maximum capacity of 6,988 passengers, as well as a 2,300 crew. There are 16 decks for guest use, 20 restaurants, four pools, and 2,867 cabins.

The huge ship has eight different “neighborhoods,” including an all-new suite neighborhood.
Facilities include a children’s water park, a children’s playground, a full-size basketball court, an ice-skating rink, a surf simulator, a zip line that is ten decks high, a 1,400-seat theater, an outdoor aquatic theater with 30-foot high platforms, and two 43-foot rock-climbing walls.
As with all Oasis-class ships, one of the special features on board is the Central Park, which consists of over 10,000 real plants.
Wonder of the Seas is powered by six marine-diesel sets: two 16-cylinder Wärtsilä 16V46D common rail engines and four 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 12V46D engines.
For propulsion, Wonder of the Seas uses three 20,000 kilowatt azipod main engines, which are electric thrusters. These engines are mounted under the stern of the ship and they each drive 20-foot wide rotatable propellers. In addition to the three electric thrusters, there are four bow thrusters used for docking, each with 5,500 kilowatts of power or 7,380 horsepower.