Icon of
the Seas - Engines
Icon of the Seas is also notable for
belonging to a new Royal Caribbean ship class to be powered by LNG to
guarantee reduced emissions. The
ship's propulsion system consists of six dual-fuel engines, five bow thrusters,
three ABB 20MW diesel-electric
driven azimuthing thrusters, and fuel cells. The fuel
cells will be used as a
lower-emission alternative energy
source for generating onboard electricity as well as fresh water. When at
berth, the ship will rely on a shore
power connection to supply the hotel load. The engines are located on
deck 1 in the aft part of the ship.
Three engines are rated at 21,790 HP and the other three are 18,680 for
a total of 121,410 HP. They are
capable of a maximum speed of 22 knots. They also consume 250 tons of fuel
per day or about 80,000 gallons.
That's more auto fuel than you'll probably use in your lifetime.