Royal Caribbean Orders 3rd LNG Fueled Icon Ship

Royal Caribbean Cruises announced today it has entered into an agreement, contingent upon financing, with shipbuilder Meyer Turku to order a third Icon-class ship for delivery in 2025. Icon ships will be approximately 200,000 gross tonnage cruise ships and will be powered by LNG. The ship will join its two sister ships – to be delivered in 2022 and 2024.

"We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our Icon-class fleet that affirms our commitment to clean-power technologies at sea," said Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. "We've designed a class of ships powered by liquefied natural gas that leverages the latest, environmentally-friendly applications. We believe that innovative shipbuilding can reduce our carbon footprint and boost energy efficiencies to help to build a cleaner future."

The construction of the first Icon ship will begin at Meyer Turku shipyard in the spring of 2020.