Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!

[Eremita85]

5 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

With pieces of Mein Schiff 7 being delivered below.😁

I was there taking photos of those pieces but without the drone because I thought there were flight restrictions when it arrived.

[Eremita85]

3 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said:

Think it was for wind and she is new too

There's always tugs helping when they leave or arrive at the shipyard 🙂

https://www.facebook.com/Eremita85/posts/8775826085776043

[Old Fart Cruisers]

[Old Fart Cruisers]

Interesting that almost all of the maneuvers have been starboard turns (many really tight), until recently when she started a few gradual port turns.

 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2023 by Old Fart Cruisers

[Saab4444]

On 6/19/2023 at 6:30 AM, Ret MP said:

Man O Man, I don't like the looks of the bow.  Yes, I understand there are a lot of technical and economical reasons for it.  I just don't like its look.  Can't wait to sail on her though.

 

The steep stern is not looking better.

Edited June 21, 2023 by Saab4444

[A&L_Ont]

12 hours ago, Old Fart Cruisers said:

 

Kinda looks like a "Family Circus" map.

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by A&L_Ont

[Panda Monium]

 

[Eremita85]

Icon is heading back to the shipyard 🙂

[Lloyd555]

Icon made it back from the sea trials early.

📷 Janne Laakso

 

📷Raisio Marina webcam

Edited June 21, 2023 by Lloyd555

[SE fla]

[SE fla]

It says sea trials in 2 hours. Maybe they forgot something or medical. 

[Tall-Cruiser]

5 hours ago, Eremita85 said:

Icon is heading back to the shipyard 🙂

 

45 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

Icon made it back from the sea trials early.

📷 Janne Laakso

 

📷Raisio Marina webcam

That was fast!

[Ourusualbeach]

Is that good or bad?

[Tall-Cruiser]

12 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Is that good or bad?

That’s a good question. Maybe @Eremita85 or @Lloyd555 have heard something. 

[Lloyd555]

8 minutes ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

That’s a good question. Maybe @Eremita85 or @Lloyd555 have heard something. 

Apparently they  managed to complete the testing they needed to do early.

[SE fla]

Nice

[Eremita85]

Meyer Turku wrote: 

"Icon of the Seas' first sea trials have progressed excellently!

The ship will return to the Meyer Turku shipyard on Thursday 22 June. See from the video below what Icon looks like in motion when she left for her sea trials earlier this week!

According to current information, all the tests of the sea trial program can be completed as outlined in the original schedule, despite the fact that the departure for the sea trial was slightly delayed due to wind conditions.

Icon will return to dock on Thursday 22.6. as planned, after which work on Icon will resume. Food portions left over from the sea trial will be donated to charity."

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=213984164880498&id=100088067473066

[Texas_Traveler.]

When do we officially classify Icon as the world's biggest cruise ship? Or is it already?

 

I'm sailing Allure in August, and I'm hoping I'll still be able to claim I'm sailing on the world's biggest class of cruise ship! 🌎

 

Although the Icon class will be bigger, renderings suggest the open-air interior neighborhoods (like Central Park) will be narrower. And, the loss of the Boardwalk is a bummer. It seems like a less impressive class of ship except for the pool deck.

[Eremita85]

She is safely back at the shipyard

[davidrlewis2302]

3 hours ago, Texas_Traveler. said:

When do we officially classify Icon as the world's biggest cruise ship? Or is it already?

 

I'm sailing Allure in August, and I'm hoping I'll still be able to claim I'm sailing on the world's biggest class of cruise ship! 🌎

 

Although the Icon class will be bigger, renderings suggest the open-air interior neighborhoods (like Central Park) will be narrower. And, the loss of the Boardwalk is a bummer. It seems like a less impressive class of ship except for the pool deck.

Either way, I don’t think Allure is the biggest anymore. That goes to Wonder, which although the same class, is longer and higher tonnage. 
 

looking at the photos of Icon, she does look narrower than the Oasis class. But on paper, she isn’t. I think it’s all down to proportions. She’s longer, so looks less fat! 

[Texas_Traveler.]

Allure hasn't been the biggest Oasis Class ship since Harmony, which is why I said "world's biggest class of cruise ship."

 

As far as the width of Central Park and Surfside, renderings make them seem like they're narrower than their counterparts on the Oasis Class. Perhaps the renderings are distorted.

[Tough as Leather]

It is nice being able to zoom in and check out the Surfside neighborhood. 😄
📷 Folke Österman

 

[Eremita85]

Some photos from last night: https://www.facebook.com/Eremita85/posts/24112611855004217

[Tough as Leather]

 

[Eremita85]

3 minutes ago, Tough as Leather said:

 

Looking good o/