Talking on the corporate’s fourth quarter and year-end earnings name, the President and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, Jason Liberty, highlighted the current launch of the brand new Icon of the Seas and its affect to the business.
“Each now and again, a revolutionary product comes alongside that resonates so strongly and makes such a widespread affect that it eternally modifications the established order. For the holiday business, that product Icon of the Seas debuted final week to unbelievable fanfare,” he stated.
Calling the launch a monumental achievement, Liberty added that Royal Caribbean Group is dedicated to delivering the most effective trip expertise responsibly.
“The Icon goes to ship the most effective household trip on the planet,” he stated, noting that the ship provides “unbelievable experiences and a tremendous crew.”
Liberty additionally stated that the launch, which befell in Miami on Jan. 27, resulted in “phenomenal engagement and phrase of mouth” from friends.
He underlined the partnership with the soccer crew Inter Miami and Lionel Messi, the participant who named the ship through the inaugural festivities.
The outcomes come after seven years of “dreaming, innovating and flawlessly delivering” the Icon of the Seas, he concluded.
Now crusing from Miami each Saturday, the Icon of the Seas is providing a collection of week-long cruises to the Caribbean.
Along with locations in each the Western and the Japanese Caribbean, all of the itineraries function a go to to Excellent Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s non-public island vacation spot within the Bahamas.
The primary in a brand new collection of ships, the Icon of the Seas was constructed by the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland.
Thought of the world’s largest cruise ship, the LNG-powered vessel boasts 250,800 gross tons and may accommodate over 5,600 passengers at double occupancy.
The Icon can be adopted by two sister ships: the Star of the Seas in 2025, and a yet-unnamed vessel in 2026.
