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Royal Caribbean taps Meghan Trainor as Utopia of the Seas godmother

Royal Caribbean announced Friday it had chosen singer Meghan Trainor to be the godmother of its new Port Canaveral-based ship Utopia of the Seas.

Trainor, who this year is celebrating a decade since her hit “All About That Bass” came out, will be on board the ship during a preview sailing and naming ceremony later this month.

Royal also announced a contest to give away to 52 winners free sailings on the July 15 departure of Utopia on that three-night cruise that will visit Royal’s private island Perfect Day at Castaway Cay. Promotion of the contest, which runs through Sunday, can be found on Royal’s Instagram account at instagram.com/royalcaribbean.

Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas on its way to Port Canaveral

The sailing is the final shakedown cruise for the Oasis-class vessel before it begins regular three- and four-night voyages with paying customers beginning July 19.

Utopia of the Seas is the second largest cruise ship in the world, only trailing Royal’s new Icon of the Seas that debuted in Miami this year.

It’s the sixth and largest of the Oasis class, though, and will call Port Canaveral home year-round alongside the last Oasis-class vessel Wonder of the Seas. Utopia comes in at 236,860 gross tons and 1,188 feet long with 18 decks and a 5,668-passenger capacity based on double occupancy.

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Just like its sister ships, it touts multiple neighborhoods that carve up its massive space including the Boardwalk, Central Park and Royal Promenade.

Utopia features the longest version of the popular twisting dry slide, The Ultimate Abyss, along with other favorites like the three-slide waterpark The Perfect Storm, a FlowRider surf simulator, rock climbing wall and zip line.

The ship has more than 40 dining and beverage options including a thematic simulated train experience called Royal Railway – Utopia Station. Also new to the ship is a tropical bar called the Pesky Parrot and a new expanded two-deck version of Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar with the first-ever Gio’s Terrazzo that overlooks the Boardwalk.

The cruise line is touting its short sailings with each making stops at its revamped private island as “the world’s biggest weekend.”

“Utopia of the Seas is where making the most of the weekend and every moment are more than a state a mind, they’re a reality any day of the week,” Bayley said. “This is the short getaway that’s all about celebrations, celebrating friends, family and the memories you make together.”