The largest cruise ship in the world, the Icon of the Seas, has set sail for the first time. The christening was carried out by Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami colleagues.
The Icon of the Seas has set off on its first cruise. – keystone
Waterfall and ice skating rink on board: The largest cruise ship in the world left the port of the US metropolis of Miami on Saturday evening (local time) for its first cruise.
The Icon of the Seas has 20 decks and is 365 meters long. The ship can carry 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew members at full capacity.
Cruise in the Caribbean
The first cruise takes the ship from the US shipping company Royal Caribbean International to the Caribbean. The Icon of the Seas was built by the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku and runs on liquefied natural gas.
World footballer Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates officially christened the ship on Tuesday. The shipping company advertises it as the “largest water park at sea,” “seven pools for every mood” and a separate area, called the Neighborhood, for families.
Environmentalists criticize mega-liners
Environmental organizations criticize the megaship. “If you really thought about sustainability and not your profit, you wouldn’t build a cruise ship with a capacity of almost 10,000 people,” the New York Times quoted Marcie Keever from the organization Friends of the Earth as saying.
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2024-01-28 16:01:55
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