Royal Caribbean celebrated a key milestone for an iconic new vacation vessel earlier this week.
The global cruise line held a keel-laying ceremony for the fourth addition to its Icon Class lineup at the Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku.
This milestone event heralded the beginning of construction on the ship and will continue until it makes its debut in 2027.
Joining the ranks of Icon, Star and Legend of the Seas, the yet-to-be-named fourth Icon Class vacation will deliver more of the unmatched combination of experiences that defines the game-changing Icon Class.
Each bold adventure brings together plenty of ways for every type of family and vacationers to make memories across adrenaline-pumping thrills and unmatched ways to chill, a variety of ways to dine and drink, and more.
First steps
At the celebration, the very first building block was put into the dry dock, where construction of the ship will take place.
The teams at Royal Caribbean and Meyer Turku sealed the deal and sought to draw in good fortune by placing a layer of freshly minted coins.
This was done before the keel, an enormous steel block, was lifted and placed.
