Icon of the Seas to Sail within the Caribbean in 2023

Icon of the Seas, the following new Royal Caribbean International cruise ship is heading to North America in 2023.

Set for a fall supply, the Icon of the Seas will likely be crusing within the Caribbean, in response to Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean International’s president and CEO.

Additional deployment particulars will likely be revealed at a later date, with itineraries going into sale 12 to 18 months earlier than the ship’s first cruise, he added throughout a press convention in Miami Beach on Monday.

The firm presently operates from all key Florida homeports together with Miami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral and Tampa.

“We are proud to Introduce Icon of the Seas℠—the very first ship in an all-new class, Icon Class debuting in 2023. More details will follow, including itineraries and new onboard features. Stay tuned to learn more and reserve at a later date.”

First in a brand new class of LNG-powered cruise ships, the Icon of the Seas is presently underneath development on the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.

In October, the vessel acquired its two 307-ton LNG gasoline tank, which, in response to Royal Caribbean, are the biggest in the complete cruise business. Royal Caribbean beforehand mentioned that the 5,000-passenger ship will “make waves” with a mixture of improvements and adventures “cruising’s never seen before.”

The 200,000-ton vessel will likely be adopted by two yet-unnamed sister ships in 2025 and 2026.

Royal Caribbean’s newest newbuild, the Wonder of the Seas, additionally debuted within the Caribbean. After plans for an inaugural season in Asia have been scrapped, the Oasis-class vessel entered service this previous March, with a collection of itineraries departing from Fort Lauderdale.

Initially designed for the Chinese-market, the Wonder will even offer Western Mediterranean cruises throughout its debut season. Currently on its strategy to Europe, the vessel will sail a program of seven-night cruises to Spain, Italy and France from Barcelona and Civitavecchia.