The Insane Scale of the World's Biggest Cruise Ship

The Icon of the Seas is bigger than some skyscrapers.

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[TheBM]

Have fun CRUISING the comments section 👍

[AmadeusBrown]

Been driving everyday past this monstrosity on my commute from Turku to Naantali. The size of this thing is hard to put into words.

[marumi]

I bet almost no one knew that one of the top shipyards is located in Finland. Also its located in Turku Archipelago, the Baltic Sea, which is to say, is very narrow and at points shallow. So if they already manage to test it in Finnish waters with many narrow points, it will be fine in the Carribeans

[IamRyanLPs]

When Ive been on holiday around the Mediterranean. Seeing a super large cruise ship role in kinda shifts the mood. You know in under 1-3 hours the streets are going to be utterly cramped and finding a place to eat near impossible.

[nathanielross]

I'm not an architect or engingeer, but I love learning about this stuff. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these videos!

[RWMoortgat]

From an engineering perspective, it's an awesome achievement, and testament to Finland's shipbuilding expertise. Aesthetically, it is absolutely, irredeemably hideous.

[AleksandarGospic]

What fascinates me even more than building such insanely complex structure, is drawing a plan and thinking about every tiny detail in a layout where everything should go! Just imagine the nightmare of all the necessary wires and pipes 🙆‍♂ Truly mind blowing undertaking 🤯

[HeisenbergFam]

Truly a tactical cruise ship for lots of people in case of zombie apocalypse

[DerClouder]

I've been on three Oasis-class ships and they are massive. My father worked on two of them when he was contracting for the shipyard in Turku, Finland. They are HUGE, and Icon OTS is is even bigger than the entire Oasis-class! You can literally spend the entire day without ever seeing the ocean!

[EdinMike]

My definition of Hell, I go on Vacation to get away from people not to be stuck with 10, 000s !

[mr.finternational]

Thank you for covering this amazing ship construction project. Finland's (my country's) shipyards have been hit hard ever since the 90s, so this project is a massive boost to both the Finnish shipbuilding industry both in actual revenue, and in maintaining our reputation as some of the best shipbuilders in the world 😊

To anyone interested, this shipyard (formerly known as STX Turku) delivered both the Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seas, as well as the Viking Grace to Finnish cruise ferry company Viking Line, before getting the contract for the Icon of the Seas 😁

[Alpine]

I really appreciate this content being in a similar style to those early 2000s docu-series shows, feels really nostalgic

[vidsofyermom]

I saw my first cruise ship in real life last year and the size of it blew my mind. This one is just insane.

[leightonolsson]

The engineering is fascinating and awe inspiring. The result is crass and frankly my Idea of hell. It's like a floating version of Dubai

[DPfishboy]

Can you do a video on how this connects to the grid at port? What infrastructure upgrades are needed to accommodate this? This would be equivalent of plunging a whole town into the grid. I imagine most islands are not equipped to handle that.

[tkmjees]

One limiting factor is that e.g. in this specific shipyard in Turku Finland, they can't really build anything taller than this since otherwise it can't fit under the Øresund Bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden.

[Jscribe]

I love when builders push the boundaries of modern construction simply because they can. It breeds innovation and inspires awe.

[glent]

Love the B1M Videos! Thanks for doing a cruise ship video!!! I am truly amazed how they build these ships so fast! But, never sail on Royal Caribbean, a 7-day cruise on this ship is $10, 000. So many better cruise lines for a third of the pricde. The cruising world calls this ship the "Abomination of the Seas".

[Esbbbb]

I love how Finland, a tiny Northern European country, is represented on B1M frequently :D Meyer Turku, Kone, Kone Cranes, Olkiluoto...

[cmair]

Love the engineering behind it, it's a true marvel.