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Icon of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International cruise ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Icon of the Seas is the lead ship of the Icon class. She entered service on 27 January 2024 out of the Port of Miami in the US. At 248,663 gross tonnage (GT), Icon of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world.[7][8][3]
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Name | Icon of the Seas |
Owner | Royal Caribbean Group |
Operator | ![]() |
Port of registry | Nassau, ![]() |
Builder | Meyer Turku, Turku, Finland |
Cost | €1.86 billion[1] |
Yard number | NB 1400 |
Laid down | 4 April 2022[2] |
Launched | 9 December 2022[3] |
Sponsored by | Lionel Messi |
Christened | 23 January 2024[4] |
Acquired | 27 November 2023[3] |
Maiden voyage | 27 January 2024 |
In service | 2024–present |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Icon-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | 248,663 GT, 307,895 NT[3] |
Length | 364.75 metres (1,196.7 ft)[3] |
Beam | 48.47 m (159.0 ft)[3] |
Draught | 9.25 metres (30.3 ft)[3] |
Decks | 20[5] |
Installed power | |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 2,350[5] |
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