Icon of the Seas
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Icon Of The Seas |
| Operator | Royal Caribbean International |
| Builder | Meyer Turku, Turku, Finland |
| Laid down | 5 April 2022 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Icon-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 250,800 GT[2] |
| Length | 1,198 feet (365 m)[1] |
| Decks | 20[1] |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 2,350[1] |
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 2024,[3] and will have a gross tonnage of 250,800, making her the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage.[1][2]
History
On 10 October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon".[4] The ships are expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2023 and in 2025.[5][6] The ships will be classified by DNV.[7]
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.[8]
Steel-cutting for Icon of the Seas began on 14 June 2021.[9] On 28 October 2021, Royal Caribbean announced that the first LNG tank for the ship was installed at the Neptun Werft in Rostock, Germany.[10] In December 2021, the floating engine room unit, including the LNG tanks, was towed to Turku by tug.[11] The keel was laid on 5 April 2022.[12]
In May 2022, Royal Caribbean confirmed that Icon of the Seas would be bigger than the Oasis class.[13]
Design
Icon of the Seas will employ fuel cell technology, to be supplied by ABB Group,[14] and be powered by liquefied natural gas, with a gross tonnage of 250,800 GT. She will contain other alternative energy features, like the use of fuel cells to produce electricity and fresh water.[4]
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.[1]
It will have 20 decks with 7 swimming pools and 6 water slides. It claims to have the tallest waterfall, the tallest water slide, the largest waterpark, and the first suspended infinity pool of any ship.[1]
Reception
The ship has been nicknamed "Human Lasagne" because of the many stacked layers seen in the proposed design.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Royal Caribbean reveals spectacular design for new Icon of the Seas cruise ship". Royal Caribbean Blog. 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Icon of the Seas Ship Details Revealed - Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.com.
- ^ "Icon of the Seas | Cruise Ships | Royal Caribbean Cruise". Icon of the Seas. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Icon of the Seas: Itinerary, features, and more". Royal Caribbean Blog. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Staff, C. I. N. (5 November 2021). "Royal Caribbean Group Pushes Back Most New Ship Deliveries". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "DNV GL sorgt bei Turku-Schiffen für Klasse" [DNV GL provides class on Turku ships] (in German). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Matt Hochberg. "Royal Caribbean files trademark for Icon of the Seas ship name". Royal Caribbean Blog. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Meyer Turku cuts steel for Royal Caribbean's newly named Icon of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Romanenko, Maria (28 October 2021). "Icon of the Seas Gets First 307-Ton LNG Fuel Tank Installed". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Mega-Modul für „Icon of Sea" reist von Warnemünde nach Turku" (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Meyer Turku lays the keel for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas". seatrade-cruise.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Huxley, Lucy (10 May 2022). "Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas to be 'bigger than Oasis-class'". Travel Weekly.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pass Notes - I name this ship … Human Lasagne?! The world's biggest cruise ship goes viral for all the wrong reasons". The Guardian. 8 November 2022.
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