Finnish shipyard bags €1.5bn order for fourth Icon Class cruise ship

MEYER TURKU on Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement for building the fourth cruise ship in the Icon Class for Royal Caribbean Cruises. The agreement also includes an option for a fifth and sixth cruise ship in what is the largest-ever class of cruise ships, each with a price tag of about 1.5 million euros.

“This order is an important milestone for the future of Finnish shipbuilding and the maritime industry,” Tim Meyer, the managing director of Meyer Turku, said in a press release on Tuesday.