Icon of the Seas

Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship under construction for Royal Caribbean International, and will be the lead ship of the Icon class. She is scheduled to enter service in 2023.[1]

Icon of the Seas
History
OperatorRoyal Caribbean International
BuilderMeyer Turku, Turku, Finland
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and type Icon-class cruise ship
Tonnage200,000 GT

History

On 10 October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon".[2] The ships are expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2023 and 2025.[3][4] The ships will be classified by DNV GL.[5]

Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for "Icon of the Seas" in 2016, which was at the time suggested as an indication of the name of the first ship.[6]

Steel-cutting for Icon of the Seas began on 14 June 2021,[7] and the keel was laid on 5 April 2022.[8]

Design

Icon of the Seas will employ fuel cell technology, to be supplied by ABB Group,[9] and be powered by liquefied natural gas, with a gross tonnage of 200,000 GT. She will contain other alternative energy features, like the use of fuel cells to produce electricity and fresh water.[2] It will have a capacity of 5,600 berths.[10]

References
  1. "Icon of the Seas | Cruise Ships | Royal Caribbean Cruise". Icon of the Seas. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. "Powered By LNG and Fuel Cells, Royal Caribbean International's New Ships Will Ride the Wave of the Future". Royal Caribbean Press Center (Press release). Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "Icon of the Seas: Itinerary, features, and more". Royal Caribbean Blog. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. Staff, C. I. N. (5 November 2021). "Royal Caribbean Group Pushes Back Most New Ship Deliveries". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. "DNV GL sorgt bei Turku-Schiffen für Klasse" [DNV GL provides class on Turku ships] (in German). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. Matt Hochberg. "Royal Caribbean files trademark for Icon of the Seas ship name". Royal Caribbean Blog. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. "Meyer Turku cuts steel for Royal Caribbean's newly named Icon of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. "Meyer Turku lays the keel for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. "Royal Caribbean Fleet Expansion Cruises to Clean-energy Future". Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Press Center (Press release). Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. "Form 10-Q Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd". sec.report. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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