World’s largest cruise ship begins sailing with 7-day island-hopping voyage

Published March 9, 2024 6:56pm The world’s largest cruise ship, called Icon of the Seas, has started sailing! According to Kuya Kim’s report on “24 Oras Weekend” on Saturday, it started its seven-day island-hopping voyage from Miami, Florida. The cruise ship is 365 meters long and 250,800 gross tonnes in weight, almost five times bigger […]

World’s largest cruise ship begins sailing with 7-day island-hopping voyage

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The world’s largest cruise ship, called Icon of the Seas, has started sailing!

According to Kuya Kim’s report on “24 Oras Weekend” on Saturday, it started its seven-day island-hopping voyage from Miami, Florida.

The cruise ship is 365 meters long and 250,800 gross tonnes in weight, almost five times bigger than the Titanic.

The Icon of the Seas has 20 decks, which can accommodate up to 8,000 passengers and crew.

It also has seven swimming pools, six water slides, and multiple bars and restaurants.

The cruise ship was built at a shipyard in Turku, Finland and costs $2 billion. —Carby Basina/JCB, GMA Integrated News