Icon-class cruise ship

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Class overview
BuildersMeyer Turku, Turku, Finland
OperatorsRoyal Caribbean International
Preceded by
Planned3
Building1
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage200,000 GT[1]
Installed powerLiquified natural gas, fuel cells
PropulsionLiquefied natural gas
Capacity5,600 passengers[2]

The Icon class is a planned class of cruise ships ordered by Royal Caribbean International and to be built by Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland. Royal Caribbean plans to have 3 Icon-class ships by 2030.

History[]

On 10 October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon".[3] The first two ships are planned to be delivered in the second quarters of 2022 and 2024.[3][4] The ships will be classified by DNV GL.[5]

On 2 July 2019, Royal Caribbean announced an order for a third ship in what they referred to as the "Icon class". The third ship is planned to be delivered in 2025, one year after the second Icon-class ship.[6][7]

Royal Caribbean has already applied to register a trademark for "Icon of the Seas", which has been suggested as an indication as to the name of the first ship.[8]

Design[]

The ships will employ fuel cell technology, to be supplied by ABB Group,[7] and be powered by liquefied natural gas, with a gross tonnage of 200,000 GT. Ships will contain other alternative energy features, like the use of fuel cells to produce electricity and fresh water.[3] It will have a capacity of 5,600 berths.[2]

In 2020, the director of projects and facilities at Nassau Cruise Port said that the specifications for the Icon class indicate it would be larger than the Oasis class.[9]

Ships[]

Name Status Entering service Gross tonnage Length Notes Image
Icon of the Seas Under construction[10] Q3 2023[11] 200,000[3] TBA Shipyard number NB-1400[12]
TBA TBA Q2 2025[11] 200,000[3] TBA Shipyard number NB-1401[13]
TBA TBA Q2 2026[11] 200,000[3] TBA

References[]

  1. ^ "N.N. 2022". Meyer Werft. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Form 10-Q Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd". sec.report. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  4. ^ "Meyer Turku wins two new large cruise ship orders from Royal Caribbean". Meyer Turku Oy (Press release). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  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. ^ "Royal Caribbean Inks Deal for Third Icon Class Ship for 2025 Delivery". Cruise Industry News. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ Matt Hochberg. "Royal Caribbean files trademark for Icon of the Seas ship name". Royal Caribbean Blog. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Nassau port advances as Bahamas expects an edge in cruise recovery". seatrade-cruise.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. ^ "AN ICON IS BORN AS ROYAL CARIBBEAN STARTS CONSTRUCTION ON REVOLUTIONARY SHIP - Revealed as Icon of the Seas, the Cruise Line's First LNG-powered Ship will Make Waves in fall 2023". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Royal Caribbean Report fiscal year 2020". 31 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  12. ^ "First Cruise Ship in the Icon Class | MEYER TURKU". MEYER WERFT. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Second Cruise Ship in the Icon Class | MEYER TURKU". MEYER WERFT. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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