🚨 Icon 5 Confirmed! Royal Caribbean Group Signs Long-Term Framework with Meyer Turku

Royal Caribbean has signed a long-term framework agreement with Meyer Turku shipyard, securing shipbuilding rights through the next decade and laying the foundation for a new, game-changing class of ships beyond Icon.

🔑Key Highlights
✅ Confirmed order for Icon 5, scheduled for delivery in 2028 (subject to financing)
✅ Additional option for Icon 7, alongside the previously announced option for Icon 6
✅ Strengthening the Icon Class growth pipeline through 2036
✅ Positive impact on 💼 Finland’s economy, jobs, and 🌍 sustainable shipbuilding leadership

📅 Icon Class Timeline
• Icon of the Seas – Delivered January 2024
• Star of the Seas – August 2025
• Legend of the Seas – Summer 2026
• Icon 4 – coming 2027
• Icon 5 – coming 2028

💬 Jason Liberty, President & CEO, Royal Caribbean Group:
“As we continue to reimagine the future of vacations, we are excited to collaborate with Meyer Turku to grow the Icon Class and position us to usher in a new era of innovation through 2036.”

💬 Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland:
“This framework agreement will continue to have a significant positive impact on Finland’s economy and energize our unique maritime ecosystem.”

✨ Royal Caribbean is not only expanding the Icon Class fleet but also preparing to launch an entirely new class of ships—transforming the vacation experience for the next decade and beyond! 🌊🚢

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