Birth of the giant Icon of the Seas: Fascinating images show the construction of the world's largest cruise ship, from the first steel cutting to the installation of the 363-tonne AquaDome.
Fascinating video reveals the birth of a monster: the construction of the world's largest cruise ship , Icon of the Mers.
Images show the first steel cutting in Turku, Finland in June 2021 through to the completed ship, subject to sea trials in June 2023 and delivered in November of the same year.
Between these moments, the clip shows several revealing feats, including the installation of 'a 90-foot-long liquefied natural gas tank, the laying of the keel in April 2022 and the lifting onto the ship of the steel 'Pearl', which weighs more than a Boeing 747.
Another impressive moment in the video shows the 363-ton AquaDome being put into place by shipbuilder Meyer Turku.
-font”>The company commented: “At 50 meters [164 feet] wide and 25 meters [82 feet] high, the AquaDome is the largest single-piece glass and steel structure ever placed on a ship. The operation lasted 80 hours.
Fascinating video reveals the birth of a monster: the construction of the world's largest cruise ship , Icon of the Mers.
Images show the first steel cutting in Turku, Finland in June 2021 through to the completed ship, subject to sea trials in June 2023 and delivered in November of the same year.
Between these moments, the clip shows several revealing feats, including the installation of 'a 90-foot-long liquefied natural gas tank, the laying of the keel in April 2022 and the lifting onto the ship of the steel 'Pearl', which weighs more than a Boeing 747.
Another impressive moment in the video shows the 363-ton AquaDome being put into place by shipbuilder Meyer Turku.
-font”>The company commented: “At 50 meters [164 feet] wide and 25 meters [82 feet] high, the AquaDome is the largest single-piece glass and steel structure ever placed on a ship. The operation lasted 80 hours.
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