{"id":5526,"date":"2023-11-28T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:43:58","slug":"worlds-largest-cruise-ship-thats-five-times-bigger-than-the-titanic-is-about-to-make-its-first-voyage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=5526","title":{"rendered":"World’s largest cruise ship that’s five times bigger than the Titanic is about to make its first voyage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’re counting down the days until the Icon of the Seas sets sail, you don’t have much longer to wait.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0Royal Caribbean<\/a>\u00a0ship has been hailed as\u00a0the world’s largest<\/a>\u00a0and is officially five times bigger than\u00a0The Titanic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The huge vessel is 65 meters long \u2013 around 1,200 feet \u2013 and weighs in at 250,800 tonnes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Boasting 20 decks, the ship has the largest water park at sea, as well as a section of the boat dedicated just for families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If the waterpark isn’t your bag, then passengers will be able to relax by one of the\u00a0cruise ship<\/a>‘s seven pools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Constructed in\u00a0Finland<\/a>, the\u00a0Icon of the Seas<\/a>\u00a0has finally been built and officially joined Royal Caribbean’s fleet yesterday (November 27) ahead of its pending\u00a0departure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s said that the ginormous ship took two and a half years to create (including both design and construction), and will hold almost 10,000 people at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The huge ship was constructed in Finland. Credits: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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All trips will begin in\u00a0Miami<\/a>, with its current scheduled journeys set to visit parts of Eastern and Western Caribbean – including Royal Caribbean’s exclusive destination of Perfect Day at Cococay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The first of Icon of the Seas’ many journeys will take place in just a few weeks time on January 27, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Current advertised holidays on its websites are for seven day-long trips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you’re thinking of booking a trip on the vessel, prices range from $1,820 to an eye-watering\u00a0$75,000<\/a>\u00a0for a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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$75,000 will get you seven nights on the ships ‘Ultimate Family Townhouse’, which has similarities to\u00a0Wonders of the Seas’ large family room<\/a>\u00a0that even boasts its own slide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Icon of the Seas has a staggering 20 decks. Credits: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Speaking to Insider last year, Jay Schneider, Royal Caribbean’s chief product innovation officer, told the publication that the pricey rooms would be ‘big and bold’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Suites have been an evolution for us,” he added, noting that Royal Caribbean is ‘continually evolving’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the time that Icon of the Seas was announced, people had mixed reviews about the behemoth of a vessel – with some admitting that it filled them with ‘intense dread’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One wrote on\u00a0X<\/a>: “Every time I see a picture of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship I am filled with an intense dread.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“This is my personal hell on Earth,” added another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But it’s so far been extremely popular with future holiday-goers, with more than half of its three-storey suits already being booked for next year as of February 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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