It has been a number of weeks since our final building photograph replace of Royal Caribbean’s subsequent new cruise ship.
Icon of the Seas is being constructed on the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, and RoyalCaribbeanBlog commissioned a brand new set of drone pictures to share with all of you what the ship appears like.
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These pictures have been taken earlier right now from close to the shipyard.
Final time we shared a photograph replace, we didn’t know what options Royal Caribbean had deliberate for the ship as particulars have been nonetheless underneath wraps. Since then, Royal Caribbean has revealed what the ship appears like, in addition to most of the notable enjoyable issues to do onboard.
One main change you are more likely to discover is the addition of the AquaDome to the entrance of the ship.
The AquaDome will likely be a brand new neighborhood on Icon of the Seas that doubles as eating venue and night theater.
The AquaDome was lifted from its former location behind the ship to its present place on the entrance of the ship.
You may additionally discover the bow of the ship is absolutely put in, that includes the parabolic bow.
This can be a practical design ingredient that creates a curved indentation within the backside of the vessel’s hull.
Transferring to the facet of the ship, we will see a superb have a look at the progress being made throughout the ship.
Whereas not one of the water slides are added but, we will see the assist buildings for them.
The Royal Caribbean brand can also be on the facet of the ship, which is the place you possibly can attempt the Crown’s Edge aerial journey.
It’s half skywalk, half ropes course, half thrill journey, and the ground can fall away leaving you dangling excessive over the ocean.
Let’s transfer to the aft of the ship and see the progress being made on the again half of the ship.
The place the AquaDome was positioned earlier than, we nonetheless see one thing as a replacement.
Icon of the Seas is scheduled to be delivered in late 2023 and start crusing in January 2024.
Icon of the Seas is the primary of three Icon Class cruise ships, though extra could possibly be ordered. The opposite two Icon Class ships will likely be in service by 2026.
