Icon of the Seas receives LNG at Roatan
The Royal Caribbean ship was bunkered by Avenir Advantage while operating a Western Caribbean itinerary.
Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas received LNG from the 7,500-cubic-meter Avenir Advantage at Roatan, Honduras, during a Western Caribbean itinerary.
The operation followed the LNG bunkering of Carnival Jubilee at Roatan in June. That event made Carnival Jubilee the first cruise ship to receive LNG at Isla Tropicale in the Honduran port. Carnival said establishing LNG bunkering capability in Latin America and the Western Caribbean would support regional cruise operations and contribute to its wider emissions-reduction strategy.
AIDA Cruises introduced LNG to its cruise operations in 2018. Carnival Corporation now operates 11 LNG-capable ships across its brands, with another seven scheduled to enter the fleet by the end of 2033.
Royal Caribbean currently has four LNG-powered ships and plans four additional Icon-class vessels by 2030. Legend of the Seas, the newest ship in the class, recently bunkered with bioLNG at Cadiz ahead of its European debut.
Built in 2020, Avenir Advantage is one of five LNG bunkering vessels operated by Avenir LNG. The company is expanding its fleet through a two-vessel newbuild program in China.