Rare BecciBoo Posted August 20, 2022 #1301 Share Posted August 20, 2022 23 hours ago, DaniMSCRoyal_85 said: Royal Caribbean released a new episode on making Icon of the Seas and revealed the new ship's major goals: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/08/18/royal-caribbean-outlines-the-5-goals-its-bold-new-cruise-ship Thanks, I found that very interesting. #5 should be at the #1 spot IMHO. The quality (or lack of it) of the food has been a main focus in almost every thread on Cruise Critic. Extremely important how the quality of food has suffered over the years. The cooking of that food is of less importance to me. The quality is key. I expect the freshest ingredients, the most tender meats etc. If they can address that on ICON, I will be there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljwiphone Posted August 20, 2022 #1302 Share Posted August 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, dalee21860 said: They have never said larger in what way. Gross tonnage, length, height 4 hours ago, Panda Monium said: A lot of GT suggestions floating around. Someone showed me this a short while ago... If those numbers are to be believed as @Lloyd555hinted at it should be bigger, longer and wider. But historically royal uses biggest as referring to gross tonnage. When freedom of the seas came out it was the “biggest” cruise ship in the world but wasn’t the longest or tallest that was the qm2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisingWalter Posted August 20, 2022 #1303 Share Posted August 20, 2022 22 minutes ago, dalee21860 said: They have never said larger in what way. Gross tonnage, length, height As GT is the measure used to call a ship "The biggest ship in the world" surpassing the Oasis Class I have to suspect that's what the VP of Hotel Operations was referring to in this article from May. Each successive Oasis ship has been dubbed the "biggest ship in the world" based on GT. "As reported by Travel Weekly, the Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations, Sean Treacy, confirmed, “Icon will be the biggest. It launches in the fall of next year and will be the first new ship class for Royal in a decade,” Sean Treacy said. It was further confirmed by a spokesperson for the cruise line, who said: “Icon-class ships will be bigger than our Oasis-class.” https://www.cruisehive.com/icon-of-the-seas-will-surpass-oasis-class-ships-as-biggest-in-the-world/71772 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising.person Posted August 20, 2022 #1304 Share Posted August 20, 2022 part of me is slightly worried about the concept of the aquadome... If the front of the ship becomes an entertainment venue, where will the solarium/adult area be? if they are meant to occupy the same space, then I'm worried that some of the infrastructure required for the entertainment aspect might take away from the relaxing airy feel of the classic RCL solarium. Does anyone know more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted August 20, 2022 Author #1305 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, cruising.person said: part of me is slightly worried about the concept of the aquadome... If the front of the ship becomes an entertainment venue, where will the solarium/adult area be? if they are meant to occupy the same space, then I'm worried that some of the infrastructure required for the entertainment aspect might take away from the relaxing airy feel of the classic RCL solarium. Does anyone know more? It appears as if the Solarium is likely in the forward portion of the AquaDome. Edited August 20, 2022 by Lloyd555 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted August 20, 2022 #1306 Share Posted August 20, 2022 6 hours ago, BecciBoo said: Thanks, I found that very interesting. #5 should be at the #1 spot IMHO. The quality (or lack of it) of the food has been a main focus in almost every thread on Cruise Critic. Extremely important how the quality of food has suffered over the years. The cooking of that food is of less importance to me. The quality is key. I expect the freshest ingredients, the most tender meats etc. If they can address that on ICON, I will be there. Totally agree! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXmanDC Posted August 20, 2022 #1307 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 2:42 AM, Nathan Graveson said: Unless it has been done by a 2 year old, I would say no. Ouch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspercat Posted August 20, 2022 #1308 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Just a quick pop-in to say a Hello to @Lloyd555 and huge thanks for always keeping threads like this going. I've not been able to cruise for quite awhile, but enjoy your threads of what's new/happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Fan Posted August 22, 2022 #1309 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I'm surprised that Royal's home page doesn't have anything on Icon of the Seas. I thought they had something a few weeks ago. A new ship, but no home-page marketing? Something up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico RCI Posted August 22, 2022 #1310 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Bow blocks arrived at Turku Shipyard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eremita85 Posted August 22, 2022 #1311 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Nico RCI said: Bow blocks arrived at Turku Shipyard My friend took these photos about three weeks ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgr1-nCoyf1/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booozecroooze Posted August 23, 2022 #1312 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Nico RCI said: Bow blocks arrived at Turku Shipyard you really shouldn't be using people's photos without their permission 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico RCI Posted August 23, 2022 #1313 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, booozecroooze said: you really shouldn't be using people's photos without their permission Aah sorry, my fault 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Monium Posted August 23, 2022 #1314 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I am looking forward to the bow being completed. Any word on the final missing piece?! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough as Leather Posted August 23, 2022 #1315 Share Posted August 23, 2022 📷 s31tann 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljwiphone Posted August 25, 2022 #1316 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Does anyone know when the next episode of making an icon will drop? If they are doing it weekly it should be today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping Cruiser Posted August 25, 2022 #1317 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ljwiphone said: Does anyone know when the next episode of making an icon will drop? If they are doing it weekly it should be today. I believe that it is monthly. The next one will probably be around the time of the deployment release, w/c 12th September. Edited August 25, 2022 by Jumping Cruiser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted August 25, 2022 Author #1318 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) Here is the full outline of the Icon ship keepsake. Royal Caribbean Crown & Anchor Society Edited August 25, 2022 by Lloyd555 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tough as Leather Posted August 26, 2022 #1319 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Here is a nice video. It is not recent, but still great to watch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted August 26, 2022 Author #1320 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Tough as Leather said: Here is a nice video. It is not recent, but still great to watch. Awfully close! 😳 Got a glimpse into Central Park, which we can't see for a while unless Royal or Meyer Turku (employees) post something Edited August 26, 2022 by Lloyd555 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar_cruise_official Posted August 26, 2022 #1321 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Hi, I'm new to CC. here is a more recent photo greetings from Argentina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdigi1919 Posted August 26, 2022 #1322 Share Posted August 26, 2022 54 minutes ago, Stellar_cruise_official said: Hi, I'm new to CC. here is a more recent photo greetings from Argentinado I spy a bow? Looks like the dome pieces have been moved as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Fan Posted August 27, 2022 #1323 Share Posted August 27, 2022 What happened to The Pearl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd555 Posted August 27, 2022 Author #1324 Share Posted August 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Florida Fan said: What happened to The Pearl? It's safe and sound in the Royal Promenade (and poking out up into Central Park) behind some glass. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniMSCRoyal_85 Posted August 27, 2022 #1325 Share Posted August 27, 2022 The new photos: Aerial photos show Icon of the Seas cruise ship construction progress https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/08/26/aerial-photos-show-icon-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-construction-progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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