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Royal Caribbean inks third Icon-class ship with Meyer Turku

Richard Fain-led cruise major has two sister ships set for delivery in 2022 and 2024.

2 July 2019 19:22 GMT Updated 2 July 2019 19:22 GMT

By Michael Juliano

Royal Caribbean Cruises is further building out its Icon class of LNG-powered ships.

The New York-listed owner announced today that it has entered into an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Turku to order a third Icon-class vessel for delivery in 2025.

The 200,000-gt ship will join its two Project Icon sister ships, to be delivered in 2022 and 2024, in Royal Caribbean International's fleet of 25 vessels.