![]() For comparison, the previously largest passenger ships (OASIS PLUS class) have GT ~227000 tons and max capacity 8800 (6410 pax + 2390 crew). On October 20th, RCI revealed more details, including the vessel's exact volume (250800 GT-tons) and max capacity (9950/7600 passengers + 2350 crew). ![]() On May 5, 2022, an RCI spokesperson announced that the ICON class will be bigger (as both passenger capacity and volume) than the OASIS class, which makes Icon of the Seas currently the world's largest passenger ship ever constructed. All RCI liners have names ending with "of the Seas".Įach vessel from the ICON series has passenger capacity 5610 (lower berths) and GT tonnage/volume 250800 tons, making the design Royal Caribbean's/world's largest. RCI also has RCG's largest fleet as both vessels number and GT tonnage (ship sizes and capacities). RCI was established in 1968 and currently has over 1/5 of the worldwide cruise market. ![]() Royal Caribbean International (RCI) is a US company, trademarked brand, and subsidiary owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (shipowner). The vessel (IMO number 9829930) will be Bahamas- flagged (MMSI tba) and registered in Nassau. "Project Icon" is the name for a cruise ship class ordered by RCG-Royal Caribbean Group (shipowner) and all units of the series will be built by Meyer Merf's Shipyard in Turku Finland. The liner is currently the world's largest (~6% bigger than Wonder OTS) and has two same-designed sisterships - Apex Of The Seas (2025-Q2) and Joy of the Seas (2026-Q2). The 2023-built Icon of the Seas cruise ship ( currently under construction) is RCG-Royal Caribbean's first ICON-Class vessel scheduled for delivery and inauguration in 2023-Q3 (November/December) being postponed from 2022-Q2 due to the COVID crisis. 7 days, round-trip Eastern Caribbean Perfect Dayħ days, round-trip Western Caribbean Perfect Day
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