Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas was the most expensive cruise ship in terms of production costs in 2024, costing around 2 billion U.S. dollars. With a gross tonnage of about 250,800 tons, as well as capacity to accommodate around 7,600 guests, the Icon of the Seas ranks amongst the largest cruise ships to ever set sail.
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Marine Insight. (June 6, 2024). Most expensive cruise ships worldwide in 2024, by building cost (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/
Marine Insight. "Most expensive cruise ships worldwide in 2024, by building cost (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/
Marine Insight. (2024). Most expensive cruise ships worldwide in 2024, by building cost (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/
Marine Insight. "Most Expensive Cruise Ships Worldwide in 2024, by Building Cost (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2024, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/
Marine Insight, Most expensive cruise ships worldwide in 2024, by building cost (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Most expensive cruise ships worldwide in 2024, by building cost (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Marine Insight, June 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1119388/ranking-expensive-cruise-ships-worldwide-building-cost/