{"id":90837,"date":"2023-02-15T21:27:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=90837"},"modified":"2023-02-15T21:27:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:27:04","slug":"construction-starts-on-the-second-ship-in-royal-caribbeans-icon-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/cruises\/construction-starts-on-the-second-ship-in-royal-caribbeans-icon-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction starts on the second ship in Royal Caribbean's Icon class"},"content":{"rendered":"
Construction has begun on the second ship in Royal Caribbean International’s new Icon class.<\/p>\n
A steel-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday at Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, where the first of the class — Icon of the Seas — is also being built.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The second ship, which has yet to be named, is expected to sail in 2025. Its older sister, the Icon, is scheduled to sail a maiden cruise in January 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Royal Caribbean is positioning the Icon class as a hub of innovation for family vacations. At 250,800 gross tons and what will be the largest ship in the fleet, the 5,610-passenger Icon will offer new neighborhoods (including one designed for young families), 28 stateroom categories (including a three-level eight-person Ultimate Family Townhouse) and six waterslides in what Royal says will be the first true waterpark at sea. Royal said details about the second ship will be released at a later date.<\/p>\n
Royal Caribbean said <\/span>opening sales for the Icon established the line’s <\/span>largest booking day in its 53-year history. The ship will sail seven-night Western Caribbean itineraries that include calls to private island Perfect Day at CoCo Cay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n