It appears as Royal Caribbean is changing stateroom assignments and room sizes on its next new cruise ship.
Legend of the Seas will launch in July, and it will be the third Icon Class ship and likely assume the title of world's largest cruise ship along with its sister ships.
Some cruise ship passengers booked on Legend of the Seas received emails that changes have been made to select cabins.
Not every passenger booked on Legend of the Seas got a notification of a room change, but certain cabins are changing the capacity which has led some people to be upgraded or moved to a different cabin that can accommodate their party size.
Here's what we're seeing so far related to this change.
"Royal Caribbean changed my cabin"
Based on what cruisers have posted online, select rooms have been recategorized on Legend of the Seas.
Here's one example of the change:
After a recent accommodations review, we've noticed that some staterooms, including yours, have been recategorized in our system. The great news is we'll relocate you to a like-for-like stateroom in the same category you booked.
In this case, it looks like the cabin they booked was changed to a new room category. The original cabin assignment has changed and the guest will have their reservation moved to a different room of the same category.
The person was booked in cabin 12292, which was a category D5 ocean view balcony with 3 people. As a result of this change, their new cabin assignment is 8682.
Royal Caribbean utilizes sub categories for its cabins based on location, size, and how many people it can accommodate.
The difference between a category D4 and D5 balcony can sometimes be as simple as how close it is to the center of the ship.
Another example of the change is someone that was booked in a Surfside Family View Balcony.
While we know you originally booked a Surfside Family View Balcony, you'll now receive a complimentary upgrader to an Ocean View Balcony!
In all cases of room changes, there's been no extra charge or price change to the reservation.
So far, the common denominator with this change seems to be all the rooms had three people booked on the original reservation.
Jenn Greene, a travel advisor with MEI Travel, shared four different clients received an email similar to the one listed above and all of them had three people booked in the cabin.
Behind the scenes changes to reservations
Beside the room recategorizations, emails were sent out to other people booked on Legend of the Seas to inform them their reservation would be inaccessible for a couple weeks.
After a recent review, we're doing some behind the scenes maintenance. Kindly note, while we conduct this update, your booking will be unavailable to access on the app and website for about two (2) weeks from today.
While Royal Caribbean does system maintenance routinely, it's unusual for a reservation to "disappear" for an extended period of time while they work on the backend.
"Rest assured, your reservation remains intact and unchanged," the email said.
Legend of the Seas begins sailing this summer
The brand new Icon Class ship enters service in July with cruises around the Mediterranean.
While it might be the third Icon Class ship, it will not be a direct copy of Icon or Star of the Seas.
Legend will add an immersive train car restaurant that takes you on a virtual gastronomic tour through Asia and Europe, inspired by the travels of Marco Polo.
In fact, there will be 28 places to eat on this ship, including a revamped AquaDome Market food hall that will have all new food stands, along with a brand-new juice and smoothie bar serving freshly squeezed refreshments.
Roald Dahl’s "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" will be performed aboard as the musical show in the Royal Theater.
The Hollywoodland Supper Club will offer a fancy multi-course menu set to the music of the golden age of Hollywood.
The 7-night Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona and Rome will visit destinations like Marseille, Naples, and Palma de Mallorca.
In November 2026, the ship will move to Fort Lauderdale to offer 6- and 8-night Caribbean itineraries. These sailings will visit Aruba, Curaçao, and Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay.
Bookings are open for all of its sailings through April 2027.
The ship boasts six waterslides, seven pools, an entire section of the ship dedicated to young families, as well as a dueling piano bar.
The ship is currently under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.
It's expected to be about the same size as both Icon and Star. That puts the new ship at about 250,800 gross tons and can accommodate approximately 5,610 passengers at double occupancy or up to 7,600 passengers at maximum occupancy.
