Making An Icon: Royal Caribbean Launches Video Series On Next Ship

Image: A keel-laying ceremony marks the start of physical construction of Icon of the Seas. (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International)
Image: A keel-laying ceremony marks the start of physical construction of Icon of the Seas. (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International)
Bruce Parkinson
by Bruce Parkinson
Last updated: 8:07 AM ET, Mon August 22, 2022

The construction of Royal Caribbean International's Icon of the Seas is well underway, and this month the company begins telling the story of the creation of the first ship in a new class.

As told by the people behind it, "Making an Icon" is a monthly video series, with new episodes launching in advance of when Icon is unveiled this fall and leading up to its 2023 debut.

The video series shares an inside look at Royal Caribbean International's journey to create Icon of the Seas. Industrial engineers, interior designers, architects, artists, innovators, teams across entertainment and food and beverage, and more take you behind the scenes to see all that goes into envisioning, designing and constructing the soon-to-be-revealed cruise ship.

In each episode, experts from Miami, Turku, Finland; New York City, Toronto and beyond come together to share their expertise and knowledge. In the first episode, "Envisioning an Iconic Vacation," innovators across many disciplines share behind-the-scenes details of how the soon-to-be-revealed Royal Caribbean ship is a blend of the company's past, present and future.

New episodes will launch every month in advance of when Icon is unveiled this fall and leading up to its debut next year.

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