Royal Caribbean floats out fourth Icon-class ship for the first time
Hero of the Seas has now entered the outfitting phase of construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. (more…)
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ALMACO’s Refrigeration Machinery Delivered Onboard Legend of the Seas
ALMACO Group has successfully completed the delivery of a refrigeration machinery system onboard Royal Caribbean Cruises’ new vessel, Legend of the Seas. The project was executed at MEYER TURKU shipyard and delivered in June 2026. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Legend of the Seas
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 donates EUR 800,000 to Aalto University
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 Confirms Order With Meyer Turku For Icon 6 And 7
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 Sets Sail On Sea Trials In Preparation For July 2026 Debut
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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Royal Caribbean’s Hero Of The Seas Introduces The Next Evolution Of Family Vacation Experiences
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 Unveils Net Zero Cruise Ship Concept
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 Secures Shipbuilding Slots At Meyer Turku Through 2036 As Part Of New Long-Term Agreement
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 lays the keel of fourth Icon-class ship
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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Meyer Turku floats out Legend of the Seas
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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Star of the Seas Officially Joins Royal Caribbean as the Next Iconic Vacation
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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Video: World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Star of the Seas, Starts Sea Trials
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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Meyer Turku shipyard appoints Casimir Lindholm new CEO
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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Royal Caribbean Unveils Name And Lineup Of The Third Icon Class Ship, Legend of the Seas
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 appointed Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for Meyer Turku Oy
Jaakko Eskola has been appointed Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for Meyer Turku Oy. (more…)
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Ten years old Meyer Turku aims for carbon-neutral shipbuilding
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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Photos: World’s Largest Cruise Ship Leaves Assembly Dock for Outfitting
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 Signs Agreement With Meyer Turku For The Next Ship In Its Revolutionary Icon Class. Adds Options For Additional Icon Class Ships
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) advises TUI Cruises on delivery of Mein Schiff 7
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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Meyer Turku shipyard delivers Mein Schiff 7
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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Meyer Group Presents New Ship Concepts and introduces the AI-based MEYER Energy Management System
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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Meyer Turku begins construction of the third Icon-class ship
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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Meyer Turku lays the keel of second Icon-class ship, Star of the Seas
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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Icon Of The Seas Officially Joins Royal Caribbean Ahead Of January Debut
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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World’s biggest cruise ship 5 times the size of the Titanic and even has it’s own beach
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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Royal Caribbean Reveals Name Of Next Icon Class Ship, Star of the Seas
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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Åbo Akademi and Meyer Turku deepen their green transition cooperation
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 Unveils Innovative Floating Cruise Terminals for Sustainable Port Expansion
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 Groups strengthens leadership – Bernd Eikens to join Meyer Executive team
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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World’s largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
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.
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Cruise Line Unveils New Features for Its Largest-Ever Ship. Amazing new, innovative open spaces have been revealed for the upcoming LNG-powered ship Mein Schiff 8 from TUI Cruises
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’s Icon Of The Seas Sets Sail For The First Time. The First-of-its-kind Vacation Returns from its Initial Sea Trials, the Next Construction Milestone Ahead of its Debut in January 2024
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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Here’s a Rare Inside Look at Construction on the New World’s Biggest Cruise Ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
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 saw historic bookings for its upcoming mega cruise ship currently under construction — see inside one of its unique family staterooms
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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Meyer Group Shows Future Of Cruising. With no less than two innovative ships, the MEYER Group underlines its technological leadership in cruise ship construction
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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Keel Laid for New Mein Schiff 7 at Meyer Turku
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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Royal Caribbean International’s second revolutionary Icon Class ship is under way. The start of the ship’s production was marked in Turku, Finland, when the first piece of steel was cut
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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Study finds Meyer Turku grew business network and turnover 2018-21
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 Announces Strategic Agreement with Meyer Turku Oy, Finnish Government
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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