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Royal Caribbean's 'Icon,' world's largest cruise ship, sets sail

28 January 2024
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2024-01-28 11:42

The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage on Saturday. The ship built at a shipyard in Turku, Finland, is a monument to enormity, longer than the Eiffel Tower, and room for more than 5,600 passengers and a crew of 2,350.

There will be 50 musicians and comedians as well as a 16-piece orchestra.  After leaving its Miami home base Saturday on its sold-out inaugural cruise -- the company says ticket demand was unprecedented and it will spend a week in the Caribbean before returning to Miami.

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