Icon-class cruise ship

Icon class is a planned class of cruise ships ordered by Royal Caribbean International and to be built by Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland.

Class overview
Builders: Meyer Turku, Turku, Finland
Operators: Royal Caribbean International
Preceded by:

Quantum class

Oasis class
Planned: 3
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 200,000 GT [1]
Installed power: Liquified natural gas, fuel cells
Propulsion: Liquefied Natural Gas
Capacity: 5,600 passengers[2]

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
NameStatusEnters service with Royal CaribbeanGross tonnage LengthHome portIMO numberShipyard numberImage
TBAQ2 2022200,000 9829930NB-1400[10]
TBAQ2 2024200,000 9829924NB-1401[10]
TBA2025200,000 9888560[11]NB-1402[10]

References
  1. https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/n.n._2022.jsp
  2. "Form 10-Q Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]". sec.report. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "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). 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  6. "Royal Caribbean Inks Deal for Third Icon Class Ship for 2025 Delivery". Cruise Industry News. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. "Royal Caribbean Fleet Expansion Cruises to Clean-energy Future". Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Press Center (Press release). Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  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. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  10. "Meyer Turku References|Cruise Ships" (PDF). Meyer Werft. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. https://new-ships.com/
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