The world’s largest cruise ship called “Icon Of The Seas” is about to set sail in January 2024.
The ship is manufactured in Finland by a ship manufacturing company called Meyer Turku, for Royal Caribbean International.
Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International and will be the lead ship of the Icon class. It is scheduled to enter service in early 2024 out of PortMiami. It has a gross tonnage of 250,800, making her the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage.
Icon Of The Seas FACTSHEET.
Launched: 9 December 2022
The Shipbuilder: Meyer Turku
Company Location: Finland
Construction started: 5 April 2022
Ship Length: 1,198 feet (365 m)
Passenger Capacity: 5,610 passengers (double occupancy); 7,600 passengers (maximum capacity);
Crew: 2,350
Decks: 20
Icon of the Seas Facilities
7 Swimming pools, 9 whirlpools.
6 record-breaking waterslides
Icon of the Seas has a sprawling water park that encompasses six ground-breaking waterslides, including the tallest waterslide on the seas, the first open free-fall waterslide on a cruise, the first family raft slide on a ship, mat racers etc.
How Does Icon of The Seas Compare To Titanic?
The Icon Of The Seas is 5 times bigger and heavier than the Titanic weighing 250,800 tons while Titanic weighed 50,210 tons.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Icon of the Seas depart from? Miami, Florida, USA.
Icon of the Seas, which is currently finishing up construction at Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, is slated to sail out of Miami in early 2024.
Who is the captain of Icon of the Seas?
Captain Henrik Loy is the Captain of Icon Of The Seas and he marks more than 25 years at Royal Caribbean as the first captain of the cruise line’s brand-new ship.
How much did Icon of Seas cost to build? Around $2 billion.
It’s the first of three ships in the Icon class, costing close to $2 billion each to build.
It’s likely that Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas will become the most expensive cruise ship ever built. Early estimates of the build are around $2 billion, but an exact number is not yet known.
