Tough as Leather

1 hour ago, Panda Monium said:

 

photo: Gencho Genche

 

1 hour ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

Can we call that phone number to get the crane operator to pick up and move a specific Icon block for us? 😁

"Call him back. He is moving the wrong block." 😆

13 hours ago, Old Fart Cruisers said:

 

Would the three 'tents' be covering the holes where the top of the Azipod units come through the hull to attach to the power unit inside the ship?

 

 

 

No. Having just seen the stern from another angle, the tents/coverings are not visible here, except for the edge of the port side azipod hole in yellow circle.

15 minutes ago, Panda Monium said:

Does it look like the aft end of the ship's keel is installed?!

 

📷 Gecho Genchev

 

 

It is hard to tell from these photos.

On 6/24/2022 at 7:03 AM, Panda Monium said:

 

I hope this piece ends up at the back corner of the yard before it's installed so we can get a good look at it. I've noticed a lot of pieces show up there before and after a paint job.

@lloyd555 and @eremita85 are there any new pieces back there?

11 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

That aft keel+azipod section is usually thin (see image below). I've seen a few thin pieces being moved by crane just recently. But they may have also been pieces of a block being built closeby. 😄

Another thin piece on the webcam. 😁

Speaking of new pieces, we can't tell when the stern is done - i.e. they have added the aftmost keel & azipod pieces - and if the bow is installed. 

Unlike the mega blocks that soar above the shipyard,  the lower hull sections are hidden in the drydock. 

Another reason why I appreciate the photos and updates by everyone!

3 minutes ago, Eremita85 said:

Meri brought some more blocks for Icon this morning. Right after that they lifted and installed that megablock which Panda Monium mentioned in earlier post.

Thank you @Eremita85

Thoroughly enjoying your photos. 

📷 @helivaisala

38 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

The Meri finally left with two blocks of interest finally from Gdansk this morning. 

 Port Gdansk webcam

 

I see venue seating with cabin decks below it (refer to photo of Meri exiting the port for exterior balcony wall).

 

 

A closer view of the seating that @Lloyd555 pointed out in a past posting.

 

 

 

I am noticing a slant to these deviders.

 

 

 

LOL

 

An odd Icon block.

Do other Royal Caribbean ships have those small windows facing into the balcony?

20 hours ago, Panda Monium said:

@Lloyd555 As for that potential Icon of the Seas block at the Gdansk shipyard. I found these not very good images on Google Maps taken in May 2022 apparently. 

 

 

There are boat tours near and to the shipyard area. Its popping up in tourist  photos. 😁

2 hours ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Then after those came the others you shared the other day reposting here below. I looked at these below over and over ( even after Lloyd thought no)  and it sure looks like more semi mega blocks were added behind Central Park (7,8 and 9). Perhaps I need new glasses 😀

 

 

These are Allure of the Seas photos as mentioned by @Lloyd555 elsewhere / on FB. He was using them as an example of what is mi6in the bottom of the Icon of the Seas.

42 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Maybe the sphere is the aqua dome😉

No. It's name is sea related, but isn't AquaDome. 

12 minutes ago, Panda Monium said:

So when they say AquaDome, do they literally mean dome shaped? Goodness knows football arena 'domes' come in different shapes.

 

If the AquaDome is NOT literally dome shaped (elongated, warped, flattened at the top, etc.) it could look okay in at the bow, the middle or the stern of the ship. Royal would find a way to incorporate it into the structure of the ship.

 

If it is literally dome shaped, then it may look decent in the middle, stern or close to the bow. It could be placed on deck 15 and protrude into deck 16 in order to reduce its outline (the correct term?) above the ship as much as possible.

 

I having a bit of difficulty picturing a round dome at the actual front of the ship perhaps combined with the Solarium as I seem to recall someone saying it would be somewhere in social media.

 

Hmmmm. Not a big fan.

If the aquadome is indeed up front incorporating the Solarium, I hope that it isn't an actual big round shape. Maybe take the Wonder of the Seas' Solarium and stretch it upward a couple of feet, with the straight/flat rear of it incorporated into whatever will be behind the dome.

I see elsewhere  that the rink is in the aft end of the ship under the Boardwalk (or whatever it is) neighborhood. Some of the rink's seating is contained in that lone hull piece with the Icon name on it, and an identical piece that has made an appearance. 

8 minutes ago, Panda Monium said:

So where do you think the AquaDome is going to be located atop the ship?

Up front, middle or back of the ship?

 

 

Middle would be nice, but I think it is going to be combined with the Solarium which will likely remain at the bow of the ship.

5 hours ago, Lloyd555 said:

 

Just saying, I hope that the <insert name here> Dome's final design looks more like the first two images. 😳

I'm hoping to see a recent photo of the framework. 

I sense that you already know what the AquaDome looks like. 😎

Dare I ask if you know how many FlowRiders the Icon will have?

I am curious about some the ship's other bits and pieces... the bridge, the funnel, the life boats.

Lloyd555

I saw your post elsewhere. Good one. 😁
So is that what the sphere could possibly look like when its poking out of deck8 floor and into the neighborhood?

Photos shared by Loyal to Royal

The stern section.

48 minutes ago, Lloyd555 said:

A block in Gdansk that is in the same area as were the two Icon of the Seas blocks being delivered yesterday by Meri.

It just might belong to the Icon of the Seas as well. Could that left top corner be a possible seating area for the AquaTheatre on the upper decks?

 

Waldemar Danielewicz

 

I won't even bother to ask how you managed to find these photos. 😁

That certainly looks like a possibility!

Photo by Pirio Koho 

28 minutes ago, Eremita85 said:

MERI is heading soon to Turku, arriving on friday morning. It's now in Gdansk, but before that it was in Klaipeda, and that could mean it might be time for the bow (but just guessing).

My drone broke two weeks ago (motors stopped working) and it's still heading to the service center (nearly 2 weeks already and still not arrived in the Netherlands where they repair them). I decided to order a new drone, I hope to get it within 1-2 weeks when they get them in stock. It will take ages before I get my old one back if just transporting takes that long. 

Thank you for the update on the (possible) Icon of the Seas bow!

Sorry to hear about your drone. Glad that you are able to get a new one, & of course thank you so much for updating us on the Icon of the Seas build with your great images.

A stern keel piece maybe. It's all I got... there is not much we can see in the ship yard lately. 😌