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Royal Caribbean has officially welcomed Legend of the Seas to the family, continuing the evolution of the Icon-class lineup designed to deliver the best family vacation experiences. (more…)
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Meyer Turku is investing in shipbuilders of the future by donating EUR 800,000 to Aalto University. With the donation, Aalto will establish a five-year Professor of Practice to accelerate developments in marine technology and secure expertise in the field in Finland. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group today (April 27, 2026) announced it has confirmed with Meyer Turku the order of a sixth and seventh Icon Class ship to be delivered in 2029 and 2030, respectively. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas has reached a major construction milestone, officially beginning sea trials in Turku, Finland, ahead of its July 2026 debut. (more…)
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Introducing the hero of family vacations: Royal Caribbean has revealed Hero of the Seas, the fourth Icon Class ship and bold evolution of family adventure arriving in Miami in August 2027. (more…)
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Meyer Turku has completed a net zero cruise ship concept developed under its AVATAR project, achieving more than 90 percent reduction in lifecycle carbon footprint compared to the baseline defined by the International Maritime Organization. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group today announced a long-term framework agreement with Meyer Turku that secures Royal Caribbean Group’s rights to build at the yard through the next decade. (more…)
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Meyer Turku Shipyard celebrated yesterday the keel laying of the fourth cruise ship in the Icon-class. The ship, built for Royal Caribbean and known by its working name Icon 4, has thus progressed to the hull assembly phase. (more…)
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On August 29th, the launching ceremony for the third Icon Class vessel was celebrated at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean kicked off the countdown to a new era of family vacations, officially welcoming Star of the Seas into the family. (more…)
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The second vessel of Royal Caribbean International’s Icon class, Star of the Seas, has begun its first sea trials, going to sea for the first time on Sunday, May 18. (more…)
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Casimir Lindholm has been appointed CEO of Meyer Turku Oy and will start his duties in the beginning of May 2025. (more…)
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The Icon Class legacy continues as Royal Caribbean has revealed Legend of the Seas, taking vacationers on adventures to the Western and Southern Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after summer 2026 European vacations. (more…)
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Jaakko Eskola has been appointed Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for Meyer Turku Oy. (more…)
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This autumn, it was ten years since the Meyer family’s shipbuilding company became the host of the Turku shipyard. (more…)
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The Star of the Seas, the second ship in Royal Caribbean International’s Icon Class left the dry dock last week after 19 months of work. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group announced today (August 27, 2024) that it has signed an agreement with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to order a fourth Icon Class ship for delivery to Royal Caribbean International in 2027. (more…)
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Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised long-standing client TUI Cruises GmbH (“TUI Cruises”) on the delivery of MEIN SCHIFF 7, its seventh ship in the Mein Schiff series built at Meyer Turku’s shipyard in Finland. (more…)
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Today, June 10th, 2024, Meyer Turku delivered Mein Schiff 7 to its customer, TUI Cruises. Mein Schiff 7 is the first vessel with methanol readiness built at the Meyer Turku shipyard. (more…)
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The MEYER Group reveals visionary ideas and innovative maritime products at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami this week and underlines its technological leadership in maritime products. (more…)
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On Friday, January 12, 2024, the production of the third vessel of the Icon class was started at the Meyer Turku shipyard. (more…)
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Icon of the Seas, handed over from the Meyer Turku shipyard at the end of November, is getting a sister ship. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean International welcomes the highly anticipated Icon of the Seas to the family in a momentous celebration at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. (more…)
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When Titanic hit the world’s oceans in 1911, it was one of the biggest ships in the world, a floating palace which sank after it hit an iceberg in 1912. (more…)
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Star of the Seas | Arriving Summer 2025
Royal Caribbean International has revealed the name of the next Icon Class ship and its debut season – the summer of 2025. (more…)
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The long-standing cooperation between Åbo Akademi and Meyer Turku was further strengthened at the Meyer Turku shipyard on Wednesday, October 4th with a signed partnership agreement. (more…)
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Meyer Floating Solutions, a pioneering entity within the globally renowned MEYER Group, has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in the cruise industry: the world’s first floating cruise terminals. (more…)
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Meyer In the past 228 years, Meyer Group has developed from a local to a global player in specialized shipbuilding. (more…)
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With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the COVID-19 pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final touches on what will be the world’s largest cruise ship.
Royal Caribbean’s luxurious new vessel Icon of the Seas is nearing completion in the Turku shipyard on Finland’s southwestern coast, its maiden voyage scheduled for January 2024.
Full story World’s largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
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TUI Cruises has revealed outstanding new features for the upcoming Mein Schiff 8, which will be a new class of vessel for the German cruise line and the largest ever built for their fleet. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean International’s highly anticipated Icon of the Seas is in ship shape. Today (June 22, 2023), the all-new vacation reached the next construction milestone after successfully completing its initial round of sea trials and sailing the open ocean for the first time. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean’s new, over-the-top cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, won’t welcome its first paying passengers until sometime in January, 2024. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean isn’t shy about its intention of targeting traveling families for its upcoming Icon of the Seas mega cruise ship. (more…)
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With no less than two innovative ships, the MEYER Group underlines its technological leadership in cruise ship construction: At the leading global cruise trade fair in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the MEYER Group presented for the first time a cruise ship concept that shows what the form of holidaying could look like in the year 2100. (more…)
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TUI Cruises celebrated the traditional keel-laying and coin ceremony of its newest ship, the Mein Schiff 7 to be completed in 2024. (more…)
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And then there were two: The next iconic adventure is under way as Royal Caribbean International marked the initial milestone – the first cut of steel – for the second ship in the revolutionary Icon Class. (more…)
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A study on the economic impact of the Meyer Turku shipyard and its supplier network has found that the network expanded and its turnover increased between the years 2018-21. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group announced it has signed a maritime declaration with the Finnish government, represented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) and Meyer Turku Oy, to chart the way forward for innovative and sustainable shipbuilding in Finland. (more…)
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Icon of the Seas Construction Update: The AquaDome Takes Shape
Royal Caribbean International’s Icon of the Seas reached its next major construction milestone at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, when the first Icon Class ship was floated out from the dry dock where it has been under construction for more than eight months. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line’s 50th birthday celebration is ready for the grand finale, and it involves a spectacular gift to its guests as the company took delivery of Carnival Celebration, the fleet’s newest Excel-class ship and sister to Mardi Gras, at a signing ceremony at Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland. (more…)
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