Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!

[topanga49er]

Thank you all for your putting the puzzle pieces together!  Just so excited to see what the final ship will be like... and to book her as soon as we can!  Sounds like it's going to be a long summer!

[Lloyd555]

8 hours ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Okay thanks for really clarifying that 👍. I thought I was losing it 😀

 

NOW they are installing a mega block aft of the recent ones. 🙂

As I type this they are moving & installing the big stairway mega block on the starboard side.

 

 

Edited June 14, 2022 by Lloyd555

[Tough as Leather]

20 hours ago, Panda Monium said:

@Lloyd555 As for that potential Icon of the Seas block at the Gdansk shipyard. I found these not very good images on Google Maps taken in May 2022 apparently. 

 

 

 

There are boat tours near and to the shipyard area. Its popping up in tourist  photos. 😁

 

Edited June 14, 2022 by Tough as Leather

[Tough as Leather]

An odd Icon block.

 

 

 

Do other Royal Caribbean ships have those small windows facing into the balcony?

 

[Tough as Leather]

[Old Fart Cruisers]

It looks almost like fresh air intake, but it wouldn't make sense to have the ones on the sides if those are going to be occupied balconies.

[crewsweeper]

A brief step away from the topic.

 

For those of you interested in more details on ship building, Michael Fabey's new book "Heavy Metal" on the building of the USS John F Kennedy super carrier could be of interest.  I believe it's released as of yesterday.

 

Now back to the regularly scheduled progress on the Icon,

[cantgetaname]

Is there any maiden voyage or completion date yet?   I've never been on a maiden voyage of a ship but would love to.   Anyone know how aside from this topic which I'll keep my eyes on, how to find out so it's not booked up before I can book a cabin?

[sowhat]

7 minutes ago, cantgetaname said:

Is there any maiden voyage or completion date yet?   I've never been on a maiden voyage of a ship but would love to.   Anyone know how aside from this topic which I'll keep my eyes on, how to find out so it's not booked up before I can book a cabin?

Michael Bayley described the 5,000-passenger Icon of the Seas – which will the first new class of ship for Royal Caribbean since 2014 – as the line’s “newest class of genuinely game changing ships”, which he said the line had spent five years designing.

He stressed the importance of the UK market which he said had been significant to the line “almost since the beginning of the company”.

“I don’t see that ever changing,” he added. “In fact, it’s so important that I promise you will bring Icon of the Seas into Southampton. The UK will be the first country and market that we will bring this incredible ship into [when it launches] in 2023.

“We’ll do a huge trade event in the UK and Ireland – we’ll invite all of our travel partners to see the biggest, best, most stunning exciting product on the planet. I can’t commit on the date,” he said, adding: “But it’s going to be around October time."

[cantgetaname]

Hopefully I can get on, have a transatlantic October 2023 but you never know.  Here's hoping.

[Ourusualbeach]

2 hours ago, sowhat said:

Michael Bayley described the 5,000-passenger Icon of the Seas – which will the first new class of ship for Royal Caribbean since 2014 – as the line’s “newest class of genuinely game changing ships”, which he said the line had spent five years designing.

He stressed the importance of the UK market which he said had been significant to the line “almost since the beginning of the company”.

“I don’t see that ever changing,” he added. “In fact, it’s so important that I promise you will bring Icon of the Seas into Southampton. The UK will be the first country and market that we will bring this incredible ship into [when it launches] in 2023.

“We’ll do a huge trade event in the UK and Ireland – we’ll invite all of our travel partners to see the biggest, best, most stunning exciting product on the planet. I can’t commit on the date,” he said, adding: “But it’s going to be around October time."

Yeah, a couple media events sailings before she makes her way stateside to Miami 

[Panda Monium]

It will certainly be interesting looking up from the neighborhoods at the variety of cabin windows, balconies, etc.

 

 

[cruising.person]

7 minutes ago, Panda Monium said:

It will certainly be interesting looking up from the neighborhoods at the variety of cabin windows, balconies, etc.

 

 

The top of this structure reminds me of the windjammer on wonder of the seas overlooking boardwalk. 

[Panda Monium]

2 minutes ago, cruising.person said:

The top of this structure reminds me of the windjammer on wonder of the seas overlooking boardwalk. 

 

Most likely it is. 😉

[talkorpi]

On 6/9/2022 at 1:50 PM, Fairsky84 said:

The new Princess "Sphere-class" ships appear to have a massive dome on the forward top deck. Could Icon have something like this too?
 

 

What the heck is this from? I can't find ANY information about the Sphere class online anywhere.  Can you point me to this source or somewhere where I can find more information?  I'm very intrigued!

[Fairsky84]

11 minutes ago, talkorpi said:

 

What the heck is this from? I can't find ANY information about the Sphere class online anywhere.  Can you point me to this source or somewhere where I can find more information?  I'm very intrigued!

Here's the thread about the new class. The image is from a Princess presentation. There are a few more images on the board, but official details about the Sphere-class haven't been revealed yet. Princess said details would be coming this month, but some fear those announcements have been delayed. 
 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2802715-new-princess-sphere-class-ships/

 

[Lloyd555]

The Meri finally left with two blocks of interest finally from Gdansk this morning. 

 Port Gdansk webcam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from yesterday

  Waldemar Danielewicz 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2022 by Lloyd555

[Tough as Leather]

38 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

The Meri finally left with two blocks of interest finally from Gdansk this morning. 

 Port Gdansk webcam

 

I see venue seating with cabin decks below it (refer to photo of Meri exiting the port for exterior balcony wall).

 

 

A closer view of the seating that @Lloyd555 pointed out in a past posting.

 

 

 

I am noticing a slant to these deviders.

 

 

 

LOL

 

 

Edited June 20, 2022 by Tough as Leather

[Tall-Cruiser]

Looks like that section of the deck could be a hump as it curves outward.

 

 

[Lloyd555]

4 hours ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Looks like that section of the deck could be a hump as it curves outward.

 

 

There appears to be a hump further back. There is an AC room in the yellow painted area apparently on both sides of deck 14 (if this is indeed that deck) 🙂.

[Tall-Cruiser]

1 hour ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

There appears to be a hump further back. There is an AC room in the yellow painted area apparently on both sides of deck 14 (if this is indeed that deck) 🙂.

Trying to guess where these blocks could go. It appears that the two lower decks may not be Infinite Balcony cabins. Assuming they keep those on the same deck levels then does that place these 12 to 16. On the other hand they can switch from Infinite to regular type balconies on the same deck similar to Celebrity Edge Class.  

[CruisingWalter]

On 6/9/2022 at 2:36 PM, Panda Monium said:

So when they say AquaDome, do they literally mean dome shaped? Goodness knows football arena 'domes' come in different shapes.

 

If the AquaDome is NOT literally dome shaped (elongated, warped, flattened at the top, etc.) it could look okay in at the bow, the middle or the stern of the ship. Royal would find a way to incorporate it into the structure of the ship.

 

 

 It can easily be a skydome and it doesn't have to be high at all. The P&O Iona has a beautiful skydome on the same ship as the Carnival Mardi Gras. You'll notice the dome is not that tall because it sits above a two deck pool and entertainment area. It's a stunning space that is a pool during the day and they put on entertainment shows at least some nights of the cruise. The entire dome is full of LED lighting. Look at some of the YouTube reviews for the ship. I honestly wish they had installed the dome on Mardi Gras instead of the Grand Central area. It looks like a much better multi-purpose area. 

Edited June 20, 2022 by WheresWalter
added a photo

[Lloyd555]

4 minutes ago, WheresWalter said:

 It can easily be a skydome and it doesn't have to be high at all. The P&O Iona has a beautiful skydome on the same ship as the Carnival Mardi Gras. You'll notice the dome is not that tall because it sits above a two deck pool and entertainment area. It's a stunning space that is a pool during the day and they put on entertainment shows at least some nights of the cruise. The entire dome is full of LED lighting. Look at some of the YouTube reviews for the ship. I honestly wish they had installed the dome on Mardi Gras instead of the Grand Central area. It looks like a much better multi-purpose area. 

I like this dome as well, but Icon's needs to be bigger/roomy. 😎

[Old Fart Cruisers]

7 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

I like this dome as well, but Icon's needs to be bigger/roomy. 😎

 

I like big domes and I can not lie

[Panda Monium]

40 minutes ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Trying to guess where these blocks could go. It appears that the two lower decks may not be Infinite Balcony cabins. Assuming they keep those on the same deck levels then does that place these 12 to 16. On the other hand they can switch from Infinite to regular type balconies on the same deck similar to Celebrity Edge Class.  

 

You're in the ballpark. Good assumption.