FERU Production Begins in Poland for Royal Caribbean's Sixth Icon-Class Ship
If you're tracking Royal Caribbean's Icon class, the sixth ship isn't ready for booking speculation yet — steel cutting at Meyer Turku hasn't even started and is expected later in 2026 or 2027, with delivery set for 2029. In the meantime, watch for Hero of the Seas debuting August 2027 and the fifth Icon-class ship debuting in 2028 if you want an earlier sailing in this class.
What stands out to me is that Royal Caribbean is banking milestones on a ship whose steel hasn't been cut yet — the FERU work in Gdynia started June 8, 2026, while Meyer Turku's build won't begin until later this year or 2027. That's the fourth FERU built through the Meyer Turku-Crist partnership, so this is now a repeatable production line, not a one-off. My read is Royal Caribbean is pre-staging components to keep the 2029 delivery date realistic given that Hero of the Seas and the fifth Icon ship are still occupying the Turku dry dock through 2027 and 2028. For readers, there's nothing to book or plan around yet — this is a supply-chain story, not a booking one. I'd keep an eye on the actual steel-cutting ceremony as the next real signal.