photo : MEYER TURKU OY
Royal Caribbean International ’ s Icon of the Seas reached its next major construction milestone at the Meyer Turku shipyard , when it was floated out of the dry dock and into its outfitting dock in December 2022 . Tim Meyer , CEO , Meyer Turku and Harri Kulovaara , executive vice president , Newbuilding , Royal Caribbean Group , marked the occasion in Turku with the team of innovators working on the revolutionary , new ship . photo : MEYER TURKU OY
In the city of Turku , Meyer ’ s shipyard has lots of experience for building ultra large luxury cruise ships . Many of them rank among the largest ones ever built anywhere .
In the case of Icon of the Seas currently undergoing the last bouts of installation work , Meyer Turku shipyard ’ s Project Manager Olli Jantunen notes that the ship ’ s interior assemblies , as well as the installations of electrical and automation systems , are now proceeding rapidly .
” Finishing touches will be underway presently . In recent times , we have been preparing the ship for the first open-sea tests that have been scheduled for mid- June .”
The ship will be powered by liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) or alternatively diesel oil , having six Wärtsilä ’ s Dual Fuel engines installed . Additionally , fuel cell technology will be utilised to produce electricity and fresh water .
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