Icon of the Seas
Icon of the Seas during sea trials in October 2023.
History
Bahamas
NameIcon of the Seas
OperatorRoyal Caribbean International
Port of registryNassau
BuilderMeyer Turku, Turku, Finland
Yard numberNB 1400
Laid down5 April 2022
Launched9 December 2022
Acquired27 November 2023 [1]
Maiden voyage27 January 2024
IdentificationIMO number: 9829930
StatusDelivered to Royal Caribbean
General characteristics
Class and typeIcon-class cruise ship
Tonnage250,800 GT[2]
Length364.75 metres (1,196.7 ft)[3]
Beam48.47 m (159.0 ft)[3]
Depth12.65 metres (41.5 ft)[3]
Decks20[2]
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity
  • 5,610 passengers (double occupancy)
  • 7,600 passengers (maximum capacity)[2]
Crew2,350[2]

Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship built for Royal Caribbean International and will be the lead ship of the Icon class. She is scheduled to enter service in early 2024 out of PortMiami in the US.[4] At 250,800 gross tonnage (GT), Icon of the Seas will be the largest cruise ship in the world.[5][6]

History

In October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon".[7] The ships are expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2023 and in 2025.[8][9] The ships will be classified by DNV.[10]

Royal Caribbean applied to register a trademark for "Icon of the Seas" in 2016.[11]

Steel-cutting for Icon of the Seas began in June 2021.[12] In October 2021, Royal Caribbean announced that the first LNG tank for the ship was installed at the Neptun Werft in Rostock, Germany.[13] In December 2021, the floating engine room unit, including the LNG tanks, was towed to Turku in Finland by tug.[14] The keel was laid in April 2022.[15] In May 2022, Royal Caribbean confirmed that Icon of the Seas would be bigger than the Oasis class.[16]

On 19 June 2023, Icon of the Seas sailed for the first of her sea trials.[17] She returned to the Meyer Turku shipyard on 22 June for adjustments to her systems, and have interior spaces completed and furnished.[18]

On 27 November 2023, the ship was officially handed over to Royal Caribbean, just two months ahead of the official debut from Miami in January 2024.[19]

Design

Icon of the Seas is powered by liquified natural gas (LNG), with a gross tonnage of 250,800. The ship has six multi-fuel Wärtsilä engines generating 67,500 kW (90,520 hp) of power. The engines can be powered with both LNG and distillate fuel. The ship contains other alternative energy features, like the use of fuel cells to produce electricity and fresh water.[7] Icon of the Seas is the first Royal Caribbean vessel to use such technology.[20]

The ship will have a crew of 2,350, and a capacity of 5,610 passengers at double occupancy, or 7,600 passengers at maximum capacity.[2]

Icon of the Seas has 20 decks with seven swimming pools and six water slides. The company claims the ship has the tallest waterfall, the tallest water slide, the largest waterpark, and the first suspended infinity pool of any ship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Caribbean takes delivery of the new world's largest cruise ship". 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Icon of the Seas Fast Facts". Royal Caribbean International. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "ICON OF THE SEAS". DNV. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Icon of the Seas | Cruise Ships | Royal Caribbean Cruise". Icon of the Seas. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Royal Caribbean reveals spectacular design for new Icon of the Seas cruise ship". Royal Caribbean Blog. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Icon of the Seas Ship Details Revealed - Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.com. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. 1 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. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Icon of the Seas: Itinerary, features, and more". Royal Caribbean Blog. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (5 November 2021). "Royal Caribbean Group Pushes Back Most New Ship Deliveries". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "DNV GL sorgt bei Turku-Schiffen für Klasse" [DNV GL provides class on Turku ships] (in German). 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Matt Hochberg (22 October 2016). "Royal Caribbean files trademark for Icon of the Seas ship name". Royal Caribbean Blog. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Meyer Turku cuts steel for Royal Caribbean's newly named Icon of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Romanenko, Maria (28 October 2021). "Icon of the Seas Gets First 307-Ton LNG Fuel Tank Installed". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Mega-Modul für "Icon of Sea" reist von Warnemünde nach Turku" (in German). 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Meyer Turku lays the keel for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Huxley, Lucy (10 May 2022). "Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas to be 'bigger than Oasis-class'". Travel Weekly. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  17. ↑ McGillivray, Robert (19 June 2023). "First Look as Biggest-Ever Cruise Ship Departs on Sea Trials". Cruise Hive. Cruise Hive Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  18. ↑ McGillivray, Robert (22 June 2023). "Icon of the Seas Returns to Shipyard After Acing First Sea Trials". Cruise Hive. Cruise Hive Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Royal Caribbean takes delivery of the new world's largest cruise ship". 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Habibic, Ajsa (16 March 2023). "First of Six Multi-Fuel Engines Started on LNG-Powered Icon of the Seas". Offshore Energy. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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