The biggest cruise ship ever created is preparing to set sail soon with 7,600 guests eagerly anticipating all that’s on offer in what is dubbed a floating city.
The Icon of The Seas ship is 365m long and with a 250,800 gross tonnage and now takes the title of the largest on the water from its sister ship, Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas. The upper deck of the ship boasts plenty of impressive features including slides, a suspended infinity pool at sea and a three-storey family suite. There’s also a huge theatre, cinema and casino, too.
The 20-deck monster is five times larger than the Titanic and cost nearly $2billion to build. After a successful trial sail, its inaugural voyage for paying customers will be out of Miami on January 27. Those on board will even get a day on the cruise liner’s private island in the Bahamas and some suites can cost up to $10,000 a week.
On-board is also a ‘staff neighbourhood’ which features a clubhouse with its own coffee shop, a pub, a crew market with items from their home countries, gaming room, gym, a karaoke room, and outdoor spaces to take in the views and grab a drink. Guests will have a huge amount to enjoy, including more than 40 ways to dine, drink and be entertained.
Named Category 6, the water park will also feature six record-breaking water slides, seven pools and nine whirlpools. Among them is ‘Pressure Drop’ which has a 66-degree incline and is “the industry’s first open free-fall slide”; the 14m tall ‘Frightening Bolt’ which will be the tallest drop slide at sea, and Storm Surge, the first family raft slides at sea.
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