{"id":3664,"date":"2023-11-28T10:43:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T10:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T06:34:17","slug":"royal-caribbean-receives-delivery-of-new-icon-of-the-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/royal-caribbean-international\/royal-caribbean-receives-delivery-of-new-icon-of-the-seas","title":{"rendered":"Royal Caribbean Receives Delivery of New Icon of the Seas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After over seven years of planning and 900 days of meticulous design and construction by numerous experts, Royal Caribbean International proudly received the Icon of the Seas during a momentous handover ceremony at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland.<\/p>\n<p>The formalities, signifying the ship&#8217;s completion, took place merely two months before its highly anticipated debut in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/miami\">Miami<\/a> scheduled for January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration, attended by more than 1,200 crew members and workers, saw the presence of key figures including Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley, and Meyer Turku CEO Tim Meyer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 offset-lg-3\">\n<div class=\"articles-video-new\">\n        <iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"hide\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgjXg6qHeXc?rel=0&#038;controls=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" title=\"YouTube video player\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jason Liberty, president and CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/royal-caribbean-international\">Royal Caribbean<\/a> Group said: \u201cToday, we are celebrating more than a new ship; it\u2019s also the celebration of the culmination of more than 50 years of innovation and dreaming at Royal Caribbean to create the ultimate vacation experience. Delivering Icon of the Seas represents all that can be accomplished with strong partnerships and a commitment to delivering memorable vacations responsibly, and we thank Meyer Turku and an incredible village of skilled partners for joining us on this journey. The memories millions of families and vacationers will make on Icon will be our greatest accomplishment yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International added further, \u201cWelcoming Icon of the Seas to the Royal Caribbean family is a remarkable accomplishment in the making for thousands of innovators, engineers, architects and designers. Seven years ago, we had an ambitious idea to create the first vacation truly made for every type of family and adventurer; now, it\u2019s in our hands, and in this final stretch, we\u2019ll bring it all to life for the biggest debut in our history in January 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku, expressed his thoughts on the handover of the Icon of the Seas, highlighting it as a pivotal moment in the shipyard&#8217;s legacy: \u201cIcon of the Seas is the world\u2019s largest, but above all, the world\u2019s most advanced cruise ship. 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