Royal Caribbean’s largest ship set to arrive in South Florida next week

Icon of the Seas docked in Puerto Rico

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Royal Caribbean’s largest ship, the Icon of the Seas, will be arriving in South Florida next week.

According to Vessel Finder, the mega ship reached Ponce, Puerto Rico on Jan. 3. It is expected to arrive at PortMiami next Thursday, Jan. 11.

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The company accepted the delivery of the Icon of the Seas in Turku, Finland on Nov. 27.

According to a news release by Royal Caribbean, the 20-deck high ship comes in at 250,800 tons and will be more than six percent bigger than Wonder of the Seas and able to hold up to 7,600 passengers. Icon of the Seas will also be 10 feet longer than Wonder of the Seas.

The ship also took 900 days to build.

“The Icon of the Seas will be the first of Royal Caribbean’s Icon Class cruise ships when she launches, marking the first new type of vessel for the cruise line since 2014″, said Royal Caribbean International.

Icon of the Seas will visit Royal Caribbean’s private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, as well as Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Icon of the Seas sets sail from PortMiami on Jan. 27, 2024.

For more information about the ship, click on this link.

To track the ship’s voyage to South Florida, click on this link.


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