Royal Caribbean Amplification Schedule – Which Ships Have Been Upgraded?

The Royal Caribbean Amplification program is designed to give some of the older ships in the fleet a boost – adding new features, revamping some old ones, and generally making sure that the fleet is offering the best quality of cruise to every passenger that steps onboard.

However, the program was paused by the global shutdown in 2020, leaving a lot of ships in upgrade limbo.

It has now resumed – but what does the future hold for the program?

Only six ships were originally Amplified in the program

The six Royal Caribbean ships that have undergone the Amplification program are: 

• Independence of the Seas
• Mariner of the Seas
• Navigator of the Seas
• Voyager of the Seas
• Oasis of the Seas
• Freedom of the Seas

The ships have not been given the exact same upgrades – there are some similarities within the classes, but each ship has had a bespoke renovation.

The program was resumed in 2025 with Allure of the Seas finally catching up to sister ship Oasis of the Seas.

And then in mid-2025 it was announced that three more ships would get the Amplification treatment in 2026 – Ovation of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, and Liberty of the Seas.

Here’s a look at the full list of Royal Caribbean ships, and whether they have been amplified or not:

Ship Name	Class	Year Launched	Amplified?
Grandeur of the Seas	Vision Class	1996	No
Rhapsody of the Seas	Vision Class	1997	No
Enchantment of the Seas	Vision Class	1997	No
Vision of the Seas	Vision Class	1998	No
Voyager of the Seas	Voyager Class	1999	Yes – 2019
Explorer of the Seas	Voyager Class	2000	Postponed
Adventure of the Seas	Voyager Class	2001	Postponed
Radiance of the Seas	Radiance Class	2001	No
Navigator of the Seas	Voyager Class	2002	Yes – 2019
Brilliance of the Seas	Radiance Class	2002	No
Mariner of the Seas	Voyager Class	2003	Yes – 2018
Serenade of the Seas	Radiance Class	2003	No
Jewel of the Seas	Radiance Class	2004	No
Freedom of the Seas	Freedom Class	2006	Yes – 2020
Liberty of the Seas	Freedom Class	2007	Due in 2026
Independence of the Seas	Freedom Class	2008	Yes – 2018
Oasis of the Seas	Oasis Class	2009	Yes – 2019
Allure of the Seas	Oasis Class	2010	Yes – 2025
Quantum of the Seas	Quantum Class	2014	No
Anthem of the Seas	Quantum Class	2015	No
Harmony of the Seas	Oasis Class	2016	Due in 2026
Ovation of the Seas	Quantum Class	2016	Due in 2026
Symphony of the Seas	Oasis Class	2018	No
Spectrum of the Seas	Quantum Ultra Class	2019	No
Odyssey of the Seas	Quantum Ultra Class	2021	No
Wonder of the Seas	Oasis Class	2022	No

This was the original plan for the Amplification schedule across the fleet:

Four ships were due to be Amplified before everything was paused

The four Royal Caribbean ships scheduled to be amplified before the program was put on hold were the Adventure of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.

All four had their renovations cancelled due to the global shutdown and the inability of contractors to enter the ships to be able to work on them.

Allure of the Seas went through the Amplification program in early 2025. As for the other ships:

• Explorer of the Seas underwent drydock renovation in 2023 and did receive racer waterslides, but none of the rest of the Amplification upgrades that were planned
• Adventure of the Seas underwent drydock renovation in 2024, but it was general maintenance – no upgrades were given
• Liberty of the Seas is due to get a multi-million pound refresh in 2026. She already got some upgrades before the Amplification program started, so she had a head start in that sense.

Explorer of the Seas was due to get:

• The Perfect Storm waterslides
• Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen restaurant
• A re-imagined pool deck
• The Lime & Coconut bar
• Transformed kids and teens spaces
• Izumi restaurant
• Chops Grille American Steakhouse restaurant
• Boleros Latin lounge
• Schooners Bar
• Playmakers Sports Bar & Lounge

We don’t know what was planned for Adventure of the Seas.

2026 Amplification Program

Now that three more ships have been announced for Amplification in 2026, we know what to expect from their upgrades.

Ovation of the Seas will be upgraded before her spring season in Alaska, and will receive:

• A redesigned pool deck with whirlpools and private casitas
• Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen and Izumi Teppanyaki
• A new Pesky Parrot tiki bar, first introduced on Utopia of the Seas
• The all-new Sound Cellar music venue
• Larger Casino Royale
• Upgraded accommodation options including the Ultimate Family Suite and Panoramic Suites

Ovation of the Seas is also getting a cool new feature that isn’t something onboard. It’ll be the first Quantum-class ship to offer land-based Cruisetours.

These will allow guests to combine a cruise with guided overland experiences in Alaska for some pretty incredible package holidays.

Harmony of the Seas will be upgraded before a summer spent in Europe. New features for the ship will include:

• A refreshed Caribbean-style pool deck and Solarium
• New dining options such as Samba Grill Brazilian Steakhouse
• Additional nightlife venues
• Expanded Casino Royale – the largest in the fleet
• Introduction of the Ultimate Family Suite

Liberty of the Seas is due to be upgraded before her summer 2026 season when she’ll be sailing out of Southampton. She is set to get:

• A modernised pool deck with The Lime & Coconut bar and shaded lounging areas
• A new Starbucks location
• The addition of a Royal Escape Room
• Dining enhancements including El Loco Fresh and Izumi Teppanyaki

No plans to Amplify the older ships

The original Amped program set out to upgrade the Voyager Class, Freedom Class and the older two ships of the Oasis Class only. There have been no plans to renovate the Radiance Class and the Vision Class ships to the same extent.

These ships are smaller, and so it may be harder to find the space to add some of the upgrades being given to the larger ships of the fleet. But especially with the Vision Class, the ships are also older too.

Cruise lines do retire or sell older ships eventually, and so the lack of a plan to upgrade the oldest ships in the fleet could be indicative of a roadmap to them leaving the fleet.

Still, some of the Radiance-class ships were dry docked in 2024 for simple renovations so there’s still life in those ships yet.

No need to Amplify the newer ships

Royal Caribbean has no plans to Amplify the newer Oasis-class ships, or the Quantum or Quantum Ultra classes. The Amplification program is designed to add the features of these newer ships to the older ones.

Will they be renovated eventually? Probably, although these newer ships might end up just getting the servicing dry docks in future.

It depends on the new innovations Royal Caribbean creates for its newest ships, and then whether the cruise line decides it’s worth revisiting the fleet to retroactively add them.

For now, the more modern Oasis-class ships, along with the Quantum and Quantum Ultra classes, are too new to warrant being renovated to this same extent.

Final word

It seems that the Amplification program is back underway, now that we know three ships are due upgrades in 2026.

Royal Caribbean never rests on its laurels and always looks to have the best fleet – something that can only be achieved by giving some of the older ships some TLC.

But as for the future of the smallest ships in the fleet, which aren’t currently planned for Amplification – who knows?

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