Record-breaking city at sea

Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, has arrived in her homeport of Miami ahead of her departure on her maiden voyage

Guests: 5,610 
Crew: 2,350

AquaDome
365 metres 

Built at Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard

Vessel powered by six dual-fuel engines with ability to use diesel or liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Public areas of Icon comprise eight neighbourhoods and five new “adventures,” including AquaDome – geodesic dome with 600 panels of glass

RMS Titanic: Built in 1912, royal mail ship Titanic was then world’s largest vessel. Decks: 7

Built at Northern Ireland’s Harland & Wolff shipyard

Decks: 20
18 guest decks offer 2,805 staterooms with 28 different cabin categories

Air lubrication system: Hull coated with microscopic bubbles to reduce friction

Gross tonnage: 250,800

Gross tonnage: 46,328

Guests: 2,435 Crew: 885

269 metres 

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Sources: Royal Caribbean International, Royal Museum Greenwich