The largest cruise ship in the world, Sailor icon to Royal CaribbeanSailing this Saturday (01/27/2024) from Miami On its maiden voyage, with a population equivalent to a small city on board.
He was baptized in style on January 23, when he was an Argentine footballer Lionel Messi -Now in ranks Inter Miami– He pressed a button and a champagne bottle collided with the bow of the huge ship.
Built over 900 days in a Finnish shipyard, the ship has 20 decks and seats 2,350 crew and 5,600 passengers (or 7,600 at maximum capacity).
The ship, registered in the Bahamas, also has seven swimming pools, including a 40,000-gallon “lagoon,” six water slides, and a whirlpool, which Royal Caribbean It is said to be the largest ice skating rink on the high seas, and has more than 40 restaurants and bars.
he icon – $2000 million, the first installment of the new category Quantity to Royal Caribbean– Equipped with the latest technology, and despite its enormous size, it is more environmentally friendly than some small cruise ships.
According to its owners icon It runs on liquefied natural gas, although some experts say systems of this type could release harmful amounts of methane into the atmosphere.
It is 365 meters long icon He will snatch the title of the largest ship in the world from a colleague Royal Caribbeanhe Wonders of the seasa little smaller.
As for (Agence France-Presse, AFP)
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