Although Royal Caribbean is known for building the largest cruise ships in the world, a brand-new class of smaller ships is on the horizon.

Little has been revealed about “Project Discovery,” so it is unsure of what consumers can expect. If, however, it’s similar to Project Icon, then we can hypothesize that the first ship in the class will be named Discovery of the Seas.

According to Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean International President and CEO, the cruise line acknowledges that the majority of their smallest ships are aging.

He has also alluded to the fact that the Royal Caribbean team has been working on a new ship class. Details, however, need to be finalized before anything can be formally announced. Hopefully, we will get more information sometime in 2024.

Mega ships, like Icon of the Seas and Utopia of the Seas, have become a norm in the cruise industry. The downside, however, is that they cannot visit some ports due to size restrictions.