Royal Caribbean‘s second ‘Icon Class’ ship, Star of the Seas, made waves in August, officially embarking from Port Canaveral, Florida, as the world’s largest cruise ship at sea. Now, the fourth ‘Icon Class’ ship also has a new milestone to report.
According to Royal Caribbean’s press site, the cruise line hosted a keel-laying ceremony at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, where the first block of the ship was lifted and placed on top of a layer of freshly minted coins for the forthcoming vessel.
The fourth ‘Icon Class’ cruise is scheduled to set sail sometime in 2027. While boat design details are still TBD, Royal Caribbean hints at features to come. “Each bold adventure brings together plenty of ways forevery type of family and vacationers to make memories across adrenaline-pumping thrills and unmatched ways to chill, a variety of ways to dine and drink, and more,” it said in a statement.
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The new ship has not been named yet, but fans are buzzing with guesses.
“Would Glory Of The Seas be a potential name for Icon 4?” comments suomi.shipspotting19h.
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Fans were also teeming with ideas about potential port of calls.
“I would call it “Titan” and sail from Miami. Put an Icon class in PC, FLL, MIA and Galveston,” commented theglobetrottergolfer1d.
“Hopefully from the Med again like the Legend! That way we get to go on both 😉🤞,” replied d3stination_unkn0wn22h
Others hoped for something closer to home: “It should sell from New Jersey,” wrote nicholas237718h.
The fourth ship will soon join Royal Caribbean’s other Icon Class vessels, including Icon of the Seas, Star of the Seas and the forthcoming Legend of the Seas.
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