Cruise news (Turku Finland-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Seabourn schedules 2029 summer itineraries including Egypt and Northern Europe
Seabourn has announced its 2029 summer itinerary programme, comprising 166 sailings to 180+ destinations across the Mediterranean, Northern Europe...
October 21, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku launched RCI-Royal Caribbean’s newest ICON ship Hero OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Hero of the Seas reached a major construction milestone on September 4th, 2026, when the 4th Icon Class cruise ship was...
September 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
ALMACO delivers refrigeration machinery system for Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Legend OTS
ALMACO Group has completed the delivery of a refrigeration machinery system for RCI-Royal Caribbean International’s newest vessel, Legend of...
August 21, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Hero OTS reaches major construction milestone with AquaDome installation
RCI-Royal Caribbean International's Hero of the Seas has achieved a significant construction milestone at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland with...
July 1, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's newest ICON ship Legend OTS delivered by Meyer Turku
On June 10th, RCI-Royal Caribbean took delivery of Legend of the Seas, the third ICON-class vessel, from Meyer Turku (Finland). The handover marks...
June 11, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean confirms 6th ICON ship construction
On April 27th, RCI-Royal Caribbean International confirmed the ICON fleet expansion, exercising an existing shipbuilding option with Meyer Turku for...
April 28, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's newest ship Legend OTS starts sea trials
RCI-Royal Caribbean has advanced the construction of Legend of the Seas to the sea trial phase, with the vessel departing the building yard in Turku...
April 22, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku starts building Royal Caribbean’s 5th Icon-class cruise ship
At the Meyer Turku yard in Turku, Finland, construction has entered its formal phase for the fifth cruise ship in the ICON class for RCI-Royal...
January 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Construction of Royal Caribbean's 4th ICON ship (Hero of the Seas) advances with cabin installation
Meyer Turku has reached a further stage in the construction of RCI-Royal Caribbean International’s fourth Icon Class cruise ship (Hero of the...
January 14, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group secures Meyer Turku shipbuilding orders through 2036
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group has entered into a long-term framework agreement with the Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku, guaranteeing its right to...
September 24, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's newest ship Legend OTS floated out at Meyer Turku
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s newest vessel Legend of the Seas, the third in the ICON-class series, slipped into water for the first time late on...
August 30, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Star of the Seas joins Royal Caribbean's Icon Class fleet
RCI-Royal Caribbean has formally taken delivery of Star of the Seas, its second Icon Class liner, in a ceremony held at the Meyer Turku shipyard in...
July 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Meyer Turku reduces carbon emissions with water-based heating underway
Meyer Turku has embarked on a subtle yet decisive shift in shipyard practice with the introduction of central heating systems aboard vessels under...
June 11, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's newest ship Star OTS begins sea trials ahead of 2025 debut
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s upcoming Star of the Seas, the fleet's second ICON-Class vessel, has commenced Baltic Sea trials, marking a significant...
May 21, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean’s newest ship Star OTS readies for sea trials following LNG bunkering
Preparations for the sea trials of Star of the Seas, RCI-Royal Caribbean International’s second ICON Class vessel, have advanced with the...
April 15, 2025