![]() ![]() "Icon of the Seas Returns to Shipyard After Acing First Sea Trials". "First Look as Biggest-Ever Cruise Ship Departs on Sea Trials". "Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas to be 'bigger than Oasis-class' ". ^ "Meyer Turku lays the keel for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas".^ "Mega-Modul für "Icon of Sea" reist von Warnemünde nach Turku" (in German)."Icon of the Seas Gets First 307-Ton LNG Fuel Tank Installed". ^ "Meyer Turku cuts steel for Royal Caribbean's newly named Icon of the Seas"."Royal Caribbean files trademark for Icon of the Seas ship name". ^ "DNV GL sorgt bei Turku-Schiffen für Klasse" (in German)."Royal Caribbean Group Pushes Back Most New Ship Deliveries". ^ "Icon of the Seas: Itinerary, features, and more".Royal Caribbean Press Center (Press release). ![]() ^ a b "Powered By LNG and Fuel Cells, Royal Caribbean International's New Ships Will Ride the Wave of the Future".^ "Icon of the Seas | Cruise Ships | Royal Caribbean Cruise".^ a b "Icon of the Seas Ship Details Revealed - Cruise Critic".^ a b c d e f g "Royal Caribbean reveals spectacular design for new Icon of the Seas cruise ship".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. Icon of the Seas has 20 decks with seven swimming pools and six water slides. 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. Icon of the Seas is the first Royal Caribbean vessel to utilize such technology. The ship contains other alternative energy features, like the use of fuel cells to produce electricity and fresh water. The engines can be powered with both LNG and distillate fuel. The ship has six multi-fuel Wärtsilä engines generating 67,500 kW (90,520 hp) of power. Icon of the Seas is powered by liquified natural gas (LNG), with a gross tonnage of 250,800. The ship will now have final adjustments made to her systems, and interior spaces will be completed and furnished during this phase. It returned to the Meyer Turku shipyard on 22 June. ![]() On 19 June 2023, Icon of the Seas sailed for the first of her sea trials. In May 2022, Royal Caribbean confirmed that Icon of the Seas would be bigger than the Oasis class. In December 2021, the floating engine room unit, including the LNG tanks, was towed to Turku in Finland by tug. In October 2021, Royal Caribbean announced that the first LNG tank for the ship was installed at the Neptun Werft in Rostock, Germany. Steel-cutting for Icon of the Seas began in June 2021. 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. The ships are expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2023 and in 2025. In October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon". It has a gross tonnage of 250,800, making her the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage. It is scheduled to enter service in early 2024 out of the Port of Miami in the US. Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship under construction for Royal Caribbean International and will be the lead ship of the Icon class. Icon of the Seas during her first sea trials in June 2023. ![]()
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