The U.S. cruise group Royal Caribbean Cruises has A long-term agreement has been signed with the Meyer shipyard Turku under which the American group secures capacity to build its own ships at the Finnish shipyard in the next decade. With the agreement, Royal Caribbean has also confirmed the order with Meyer Turku for a fifth class cruise ship "Icon" to take over and agreed an option for building a seventh ship in the same series which will be added to the sixth already optioned ( of 27 August 2024).

To date, the Meyer Turku shipyard has built two "Icon" class, the Icon of the Seas and the Star of the Seas delivered in January 2024 and the last August, while the third ship in the series, Legend of the Seas, is scheduled for delivery in the summer of next year. Delivery of the Icon 4 is scheduled for 2027.