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Making an Icon Episode 7 Teaser

March 2023 – *Episode 7 Teaser* From families to couples, to groups of friends, every type of vacationer can make memories their way every day on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, even when it comes to where they stay. In “Making an Icon: Creating Next-level Accommodations,” the experts walk through the longest timeframe the cruise line’s ever dedicated to designing the perfect home base, 28 different types, for everyone. Discover details about the research, design and construction of the rooms on the first-of-its-kind combination of the best of every vacation, where every detail was scrutinized to create more categories for families, more layouts with ocean views and more space for groups of three, four, five and more.

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