Tough as Leather

31 minutes ago, Nathan Graveson said:

Hello everybody, I am new around here, however I am no stranger to the Icon Project as I have a very close family member who has been working on the project for the last 5 years and I have been told that RC have ordered equipment for an Aqua-Theater and an Ice Show. So my concept of this is that Icon Of The Seas is in fact a smaller Oasis Class vessel.

Yup. From what I have heard, it has an Oasis-class feel, with a few exceptions.

Any updates on the ship, its bow, the big ball, seeing renderings, etc?

Aidacosma infinity pool!

We need one somewhere on the Icon.

Any chance Lloyd555?!!

In this new image by matkustajalaivat, is that a block installed on the FERU!?

The kids and I had fun this morning with an 'updated' list. 😁

Any new Icon of the Seas pieces expected at Meyer Turku from the Gdansk shipyard?

1 hour ago, Fairsky84 said:

It's pretty remarkable how little information or leaks we've had about Icon. With most other new classes of ships, I recall some images surfacing online, bits from outside design companies or contractors, even a photo captured on a cell phone from the shipyard of an internal document with an image of a ship. But with Icon there's been absolutely nothing. Not a single clue or image of what this ship might look like or what it will feature. Can't wait to see what RCI has planned.

Weird how there's been no leaks, right... Lloyd555?

Another ceremony?! A podium and flag poles...

25 minutes ago, Americandream123 said:

I can see from the photos of icon that most of the keel is built a few more pieces and then it could be layed with the bow thrusters arriving it should be completed in about 3-6 months for the keel

I wouldn't say most of the keel, but a more recent photo will show progress. 😊

Back to the ship...

Whatever happened to that odd block that was nicknamed The Spatula Block because of that bit sticking out of it?

The Icon of the Seas has 5 bow thrusters. I've seen max 4 on a cruise ship. 

2 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

The keel laying ceremony stage is set up. We may see something on the Press Center page soon . 😄

The stage is set up on the other side of the FERU in these photos unfortunately.

3 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

Not really. Some bow rumours. That's it.

I am still hoping that she has this type of bow.

11 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

It will be many months after.

Thank goodness for the updates we get here. 🙂

Speaking of updates.... Any?

6 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

Royal can manage to fit a few things in that area of the ship. 😎

If there is an infinity pool there, I hope that it's a relaxing, tranquil spot on the ship!

2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Infinity pool

Is this a guess or have you heard something?

I hope that the Icon class has an atrium like the Carnival Mardi Gras offering a  massive view of the ocean.

8 hours ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Lloyd you are killing us and making this cryptic pointers painful 😀

Let me pull out the spreadsheet, do some Vlookups, Hlookups and see what will be the solve for “deck number in two of its new venues’ names”😀

Tall-Cruiser asked...

Q. So pick one Lloyd 😀

Royal Promenade 

Boardwalk

Pool and Sport Zone 

A. It's the one that has the deck number in two of its new venues' names so that we don't assume that  we're on the deck that it's usually on in the Oasis class. 

I think that Lloyd is not going to say which zone/neighborhood is a deck higher on Icon.

Don't quote me on this, but if it were Central Park for instance - which people are used to it being on deck 8 - it is going to be on deck 9 on the Icon.

I don't know if Lloyd is pulling our leg, but so that guests don't think they are on deck 8 out of habit, the Icon's Central park would have two venues with a 9 in the name, example Café 9  or Bistro 9.  

22 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

By higher I don't mean taller.

More like up a level in the ship.

So nothing to do with higher decks (or funnels 😊). 

Ugh. This cryptic stuff is painful.

I blame Tough as Leather. Asking for this from me! What were you thinking!! LOL

 

Tall-Cruiser asked...

Q. So pick one Lloyd 😀

Royal Promenade 

Boardwalk

Pool and Sport Zone 

 

A. It's the one that has the deck number in two of its new venues' names so that we don't assume that  we're on the deck that it's usually on in the Oasis class. 

 

Ya, so that's it from me for now.

I need to read up on 'how to be better at crypticism (is that a word?)'.

 

Sorry for putting you on the spot.

This is obscure, so you got the cryptic thing down pat. 😂

Sounds like a deck change up one deck. The question is why? Hmmm.

1 hour ago, Old Fart Cruisers said:

Maybe the mysterious sphere will be attached to something like the Magic Carpet and travel from the top of the ship all the way down to below the surface? Maybe even running in an open zone in the center of the ship?  That's something I'd like to see added to Tough as Leather's list.

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

It might be something like Northstar or magic carpet.

how about a elevated bar like rising tide/Northstar / magic carpet?

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

Didn’t MB call that sphere a iconic thing.
 

I wonder if there’s any prize money for guessing it ?

No, this isn't about the sphere. The sphere ain't going nowhere. It isn't a ride, and is planted firmly on the ship.

7 hours ago, Tough as Leather said:

 

Wait! If they can move something like the Windjammer from deck 16 to 15 (on Wonder of the Seas) maybe they'll move it to a higher deck (compared to older Oasis class ships?) or something like the pool deck will be on a higher deck, like on 16 instead of 15? 

18 minutes ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

 

I’m wondering if @Lloyd555 is suggesting that one of the neighbourhoods may have multiple stories or be elevated, in comparison to the layout on Oasis Class ships. 🤔 

You two must have got my decoder ring in the mail. 😎

19 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

Well, we talk about the Icon of the Seas being wider/narrower, heavier/lighter and shorter/longer than the Oasis-class, but what about a height comparison?  I don't mean the height of the whole ship; but one of its zones (I'll let you look up synonyms for that :D) may just be higher (I could have used a better synonym) than we are used to. 🤐

Wait! If they can move something like the Windjammer from deck 16 to 15 (on Wonder of the Seas) maybe they'll move it to a higher deck (compared to older Oasis class ships?) or something like the pool deck will be on a higher deck, like on 16 instead of 15? 

14 minutes ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Speaking of Wonder, isn’t she due to arrive today or tomorrow? Then Royal can turn attention and official keel laying to Icon.

Today ~ 6PM

3 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

Well, we talk about the Icon of the Seas being wider/narrower, heavier/lighter and shorter/longer than the Oasis-class, but what about a height comparison?  I don't mean the height of the whole ship; but one of its zones (I'll let you look up synonyms for that :D) may just be higher (I could have used a better synonym) than we are used to. 🤐

???

If you're on the inaugural like I will try to be, I am so making you walk the plank for this cryptic clue!!