MIAMI – Royal Caribbean’s largest ship, the Icon of the Seas, will be taking its first trip out of PortMiami on Saturday, Jan. 27.
The world’s greatest soccer star, Lionel Messi helped christen the world’s largest ship during a confetti filled celebration and blessing Tuesday night.
Icon of the Seas is the first ship for Royal Caribbean that will be powered by LNG, or liquefied natural gas, which is a cleaner burning fuel type, but she will also be equipped with a shoreside power connection, allowing it to plug into the electric grid while docked in port, eliminating the need to constantly run the engines.
The company accepted the delivery of the Icon of the Seas in Turku, Finland on Nov. 27.
According to a news release by Royal Caribbean, the 20-deck high ship comes in at 250,800 tons and will be more than six percent bigger than Wonder of the Seas and able to hold up to 7,600 passengers. Icon of the Seas will also be 10 feet longer than Wonder of the Seas.
The ship also took 900 days to build.
“The Icon of the Seas will be the first of Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class cruise ships when she launches, marking the first new type of vessel for the cruise line since 2014″, said Royal Caribbean International.
The 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise will depart from Miami and sail to Perfect Day at CocoCay, St. Thomas, and St. Kitts & Nevis. She will return on Feb. 3, 2024.
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