-- Revealed as Icon of the Seas, the Cruise Line's First LNG-powered Ship will 
Make Waves in fall 2023

An iconic day for the cruise industry's next iconic ship took place on Monday, 
June 14 when Royal Caribbean International marked the start of construction on 
its first Icon Class ship. To celebrate the milestone, the world's largest 
cruise line held a steel-cutting ceremony at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku, 
where the revolutionary ship's name was revealed as Icon of the Seas ( 
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In attendance at the ceremony was Richard Fain, chairman and CEO, Royal 
Caribbean Group; Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean 
International; and Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku. The initial step in the 
ship's years-long journey to completion also officially begins Royal 
Caribbean's next chapter in building a clean-energy future as the leader in 
innovative ship design. Debuting in fall 2023, Icon will be the cruise line's 
first of three ships to be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas). LNG and the 
state-of-the-art ship's additional environmentally friendly applications, such 
as shore power connection, will boost energy efficiencies and reduce carbon 
footprint. More details about Icon's advanced environmental technologies will 
be revealed at a future date.

"We made our commitment to making clean power at sea a reality -- and soon the 
norm -- when Icon Class was first announced in 2016, and we're excited to see 
construction underway on what will truly be a ship unlike any other," said 
Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International. "Our decades 
of work in ocean conservation, energy efficiency and continuous improvement 
will be evident all throughout Icon. We look forward to revealing more of the 
game-changing features our guests and crew have in store as she begins to take 
shape." 

Royal Caribbean is already known for its decades of work in making strides on 
energy efficiency and reduced emissions through such technologies as air 
lubrication, which sends billions of microscopic bubbles along the hull of a 
ship to reduce friction, and advanced waste heat recovery systems that turn 
waste heat into extra energy, up to 3 megawatts, to help power the ship's 
operations. Use of such technologies, including LNG, will result in further 
reduced emissions overall, virtually zero sulfur dioxides and particulates, and 
a significant reduction in the production of nitrogen oxides. 

About Royal Caribbean International  
Royal Caribbean International ( 
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) has been delivering innovation at sea for more than 50 years. Each successive 
class of ships is an architectural marvel featuring the latest technology and 
guest experiences for today's adventurous traveler. The cruise line continues 
to revolutionize vacations with itineraries to more than 270 destinations in 72 
countries on six continents, including Royal Caribbean's private island 
destination in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay ( 
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), the first in the Perfect Day Island Collection. Royal Caribbean has 
also been voted "Best Cruise Line Overall" for 18 consecutive years in 
the Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards.  

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) on Twitter and visiting RoyalCaribbeanPressCenter.com. For additional 
information or to make reservations, vacationers can call their travel advisor; 
visit RoyalCaribbean.com; or call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN.  

Royal Caribbean International is applying the recommendations of 
its Healthy Sail Panel ( 
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) of public health and scientific experts to provide a safer and 
healthier cruise vacation on all of its sailings. Health and safety 
protocols, regional travel restrictions and clearance to visit ports of call, 
are subject to change based on ongoing evaluation, public health standards, and 
government requirements. U.S. cruises and guests: For more 
information on the latest health and travel alerts, U.S. government travel 
advisories, please 
visit www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/itinerary-updates ( 
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) or consult travel advisories, warnings or recommendations relating to cruise 
travel on applicable government websites.   

SOURCE: Royal Caribbean International

MEDIA CONTACTS:  Lyan Sierra-Caro, lsierracaro@rccl.com, Stephanie Holder, 
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