photo : MEYER TURKU OY
PUSH THE ENVELOPE
Richard Fain , chairman and chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises ( RCCL ), comments that with Icon class , RCCL begins the journey to “ take the smoke out of our smokestacks ”.
It is no wonder that RCCL is turning to Turku and Meyer with this important
step : after all , the fruitful partnership has created numerous groundbreaking ships such as Oasis , Celebrity Solstice , Quantum and Mein Schiff . Jan Meyer , CEO of Meyer Turku , perceives the new deal as an opportunity to advance the state of maritime technology with a new class of cruise ships . delivered in 2022 and 2024 . The 200,000 GT cruise ships under the project name “ Icon ” will mark the beginning of a new breed of LNG-powered cruise ships with a number of innovations , such as an application of fuel cells for power generation , on board . Within the industry , fuel cells are viewed as a very energy efficient and clean way to generate electrical energy .
Richard Fain , chairman and chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises ( RCCL ), comments that with Icon class , RCCL begins the journey to “ take the smoke out of our smokestacks ”.
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