Royal Caribbean to build up to 3 more Icon-class ships

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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.

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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.

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