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Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed a new order for Icon 5, slated for delivery in 2028, while securing an option to build Icon 7 as part of a multi-year agreement with Finland\u2019s Meyer Turku shipyard. The deal expands the cruise line\u2019s already ambitious Icon Class lineup, extending the shipbuilding partnership well into the next decade.<\/p>\n
The agreement underscores Royal Caribbean\u2019s strategy to keep growing its next-generation fleet. Two Icon Class ships are already in service \u2014\u00a0Icon of the Seas<\/em>\u00a0launched in January 2024 and\u00a0Star of the Seas<\/em>\u00a0in August 2025. A third,\u00a0Legend of the Seas<\/em>, is set to sail in summer 2026, with Icon 4 to follow in 2027. The newly confirmed Icon 5 will continue the series, while options for Icon 6 and 7 give the company the flexibility to expand its order book through 2036.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we continue to reimagine the future of vacations, we are excited to continue collaborating with Meyer Turku to grow the Icon Class \u2026 and position us to usher in a new era of innovation that will disrupt the vacation sector through 2036,\u201d said Jason Liberty, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group.<\/p>\n The Turku shipyard has a long history with Royal Caribbean, having delivered 25 ships since the mid-1990s. Each Icon-scale vessel represents one of the largest industrial projects in Finland, employing thousands of skilled workers and contributing more than a billion euros annually to the local economy.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the framework agreement now signed, we announce our common plan for the next decade \u2026 to build more Icon Class ships and drive the future of shipbuilding over the next decade,\u201d said Casimir Lindholm, CEO of Meyer Turku.<\/p>\n Royal Caribbean\u2019s expansion also highlights the shipyard\u2019s role as a leader in maritime sustainability, with Finland\u2019s shipbuilding industry recognized for developing advanced energy and environmental technologies that accelerate the green transition.<\/p>\n When completed, the Icon Class fleet will not only represent the largest cruise ships in the world but also set the tone for innovation in the sector for the next decade.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.caribjournal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed a new order for Icon 5, slated for delivery in 2028, while securing an option to build Icon 7 as part of a multi-year agreement with Finland\u2019s Meyer Turku shipyard. The deal expands the cruise line\u2019s already ambitious Icon Class lineup, extending the shipbuilding partnership well into the next decade. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2045414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[321258],"class_list":["post-2045413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-royal-caribbean"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Royal-Caribbean-Confirms-Order-for-Icon-5-Adds-Option-for.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2045413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2045414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2045413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2045413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2045413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}