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S 2023 “Turku is building the real big ships” – Tim Meyer, CEO, Meyer Turku
By Eric Haun eyer is not exaggerating. The yard’s lat- Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class Allure of the Seas. With 2,805 est newbuild, Icon of the Seas—the ? rst staterooms, the ship is able to carry 5,610 passengers at dou- ship of Royal Caribbean’s Icon class—is ble occupancy, or up to 7,600 passengers if every cabin is 248,655 GT, making it the largest cruise maxed out—another cruise industry record. It has capacity ship ever constructed. for a crew of 2,350.
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In general, the cruise ships rolling out of the nearly “Icon of the Seas is the world's largest, but above all, the 300-year-old Finnish shipyard have been steadily increasing world's most advanced cruise ship. Together with Royal Ca- in size since the Meyer Group took full ownership in 2015. ribbean, we set the bar exceptionally high in terms of design, “We are proud to say Turku has been a ? rst-mover in building technology, safety and reducing energy consumption,” Meyer these big new classes for Royal Caribbean, which are game- said. “Icon of the Seas is a revolutionary ship and at the same changers in the cruise industry,” Meyer said. time a signi? cant step towards the green transition, which is
First announced in 2016, the record-breaking Icon of the the shipyard's most important competitive advantage.”
Seas was ? oated out in December 2022 and delivered in No- The state-of-the-art cruise ship is being touted as Royal vember 2023. The construction cost is reportedly in the ball- Caribbean's most environmentally friendly, as the operator park of $2 billion. makes strides toward its goal to have a net zero carbon vessel
The 365-meter-long cruise ship has 20 decks (including in its ? eet by 2035.
18 guest decks) and surpasses the previous record holder, Icon’s six multi-fuel Wärtsilä engines can run on lique? ed 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • December 2023
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