[2] The ship was originally planned to launch in 2017 but lack of funding got in the way and the binding letter of intent to build Utopia was amended in 2017.

[6] It is one of several residence cruise ships that are under construction or planned, including Njord,[7] Dark Island [8] and MV Narrative.

[10] The ship will also have 175-room hotel, casino, 16,000 sq ft spa, night club, and many other amenities typical of large-scale commercial ocean-cruise liners.

[11] In 2018, Frontier reported that the financing contingencies have been removed, clearing the path for the project to continue forward.

In 2017, a letter of intent was amended with Samsung Heavy Industries reflecting the vessel has been ordered with planned delivery and launch in 2022.