With a capacity for 10,000 passengers, including tourists and crew, twenty decks, six slides, 40 dining options, 28 types of cabins, three-story villas, and other additional luxuries, on Wednesday, January 10, the Icon of the Seas, considered the largest cruise ship in the world, which belongs to Royal Caribbean, one of the most important companies in this industry.
According to the report of media such as Infobae, the construction of this vessel took place in Finland and took almost two and a half years (900 days). It weighs 250,800 tons and almost USD$ 2,000 million were invested in it.
The Icon of the Seas is these days an attraction that has stolen the eyes of visitors on the beaches of Miami, due to its dimensions that make it visible from several kilometers around it.
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The world’s largest cruise ship arrived at the Port of Miami, considered the cruise capital of the world, and which is located on Biscayne Bay. She will remain there until Saturday, January 27, when she will depart for her first seven-night voyage through the waters of the Caribbean, touching at Coco Bay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas; Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
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Icon of the Seas Details
The Icon of the Seas, which dazzles with its magnitude on the beaches of Miami, measures 48.5 meters wide (about the same as a soccer field) and 365 meters long between its ends. To get an idea of its grandeur, the Statue of Liberty in New York is 95 meters high.
Some of its interior cabins have space to accommodate three to five occupants. One of its attractions are the Ultimate Family Townhouses, three-storey villas that surprise with their luxury and comforts, which would send you nothing to those on the mainland.
Another novelty is the installation of the largest swimming pool within a cruise ship. It is known as the Royal Bay Pool, which holds almost 151,000 liters of water.
A cruise monster, present on the beaches of Miami, the city that has it all and whose attractions become one more reason to choose it as your new home or your destination on your next vacation.