Casino Cruise News! 10/5/2023

10/5/2023 – Royal Caribbean has officially revealed the name of its upcoming second Icon-class vessel: “Star of the Seas,” scheduled to debut in the summer of 2025. As a reminder, earlier this year, Royal Caribbean organized a public poll to determine the ship’s name, with “Star” emerging as the favored choice over options like “Love,” “Queen,” and “Idol.” Learn more.

10/5/2023 – The expansion of MSC Seascape’s casino is now finished. This follows a similar casino expansion on the MSC Meraviglia, which saw 50% more square footage and over 100 new slot machines. The casino now shares space with the sports bar, and a closed-off smoking room for the casino has been added. MSC plans on continuing this expansion pattern for all of its US-based vessels. If so, you may want to visit urcomped.com.