ROYAL Caribbean’s fifth Icon-class ship has begun to take shape, with the line celebrating the first cut of her steel. The vessel is set to debut in 2028, with the milestone celebrated at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland (pictured). Royal Caribbean’s fifth Icon-class ship joins an expanding line-up that...
ROYAL Caribbean’s fifth Icon-class ship has begun to take shape, with the line celebrating the first cut of her steel.
The vessel is set to debut in 2028, with the milestone celebrated at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland (pictured).
Royal Caribbean’s fifth Icon-class ship joins an expanding line-up that includes Legend of the Seas, which will debut in Jul in Europe, and a soon-to-be-named fourth Icon-class ship arriving next year.
The cruise line also has options in place to build a sixth and seventh Icon-class ship.
Furthermore, Royal Caribbean is reportedly preparing to order a brand-new class of ships, which sources indicate could be the long-awaited ‘Discovery-class’ (CW 12 Jan).
Although no official announcement has been made, work on the new vessels may have already begun at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, according to France’s Le Marin.
Speculation has suggested the Discovery-class is set to come in smaller than the Icon-class, with chief executive officer Michael Bayley suggesting as much at the launch of Icon of the Seas (CW 23 Jan 2024). MS
