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Tommi Hakala is working as lead designer in HVAC at Helsinki Shipyard’s Turku office, coordinating engineering across vessel projects and linking his discipline with project management and production. He is currently involved in the yard’s Arctic Security Cutter program for the United States, after a nearly 20-year career that included ship design consultancies, power plant engineering and subcontractor coordination.
Royal Caribbean has begun construction on its fifth Icon-class cruise ship with a keel-laying ceremony at Meyer Turku in Finland. The vessel is due to enter service in 2028, but the company has not released its name, specifications or itinerary.
Meyer Turku floated out Hero of the Seas on 4 September 2026, moving the fourth Icon Class cruise ship built for Royal Caribbean into outfitting at its Turku shipyard in Finland. The yard filled its dry dock with more than 90 million gallons of water for the operation, then towed the ship to the adjacent pier for interior work, technical installations and finishing before sea trials and handover.
Helsinki Shipyard has built up a Turku design office with more than 40 professionals in less than two years, after setting it up in 2024. The office now handles machinery, HVAC, electrical, interior, hull and deck outfitting work for the yard’s projects, while the wider design organisation totals around 160 people.