Royal Caribbean to build more Icon-size ships
Royal Caribbean Group’s portfolio of Icon-class ships will grow soon, and by more than a little. In addition to Star of the Seas — set to come online in 2025 — Icon of the Seas will get more siblings. One that’s unnamed is under construction, and the company on Aug. 27 announced up to three more are on the way.
The Miami-based cruise operator, which sets sail from four Florida ports including Port Canaveral near Orlando, has contracted with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku for a fourth ship with the option for a fifth and sixth. The Icon-class ships are the largest in the world: 1,196 feet long, 159 feet wide and with a maximum capacity of 7,600 passengers.
Royal Caribbean Group CEO Jason Liberty in a prepared statement said the momentum and market response since Icon of the Seas' first launch earlier this year was the impetus to contract again with Meyer Turku.
