What is the largest cruise ship currently in service?

The answer is: Icon of the Seas!!!

Royal Caribbean International – Icon of the Seas is the winner! With 248,663 gross tonnes, weighing 248,663 gross tonnes and measuring 365 meters (1,1967 feet), this monster Cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. Christened on 23 January 2024, the Icon has a maximum capacity of 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew across 20 decks. Unbelievable!

Construction started: April 4, 2022

Length: 364.75 metres (1,196.7 ft)

Cost: €1.86 billion

Beam: 48.47 m (159.0 ft)

Capacity: : 5,610 passengers (double occupancy); 7,600 passengers (maximum capacity);

CRAZY FEATURES! An AquaDome on top of the open deck on board the Icon of the Seas!

The AquaDome is a futuristic domed entertainment venue towards the bow of the ship. It includes a 55-foot (17m) “shapeshifting” waterfall above a pool where Royal Caribbean’s high-diving athletes and stunt artists perform, alongside robotic arms and fountains.?

Reportedly the largest structure of glass and steel ever lifted onto a cruise ship, the construction and placement of the AquaDome was a feat of engineering in itself that took months to develop and build.???

AMAZING CAPACITY! The Icon of the Seas can hold 5,610+ passengers!

That’s not including crew. That’s a few hundred more people than the population of Bar Harbor, Maine, which is U.S. News & World Report’s top small town in the United States to visit this year.

Crew adds another 2,350 to the total. And because ships are designed to accommodate more than two people per room with additional beds for families or groups, the total guest capacity is actually a whopping 7,600. When Oasis of the Seas was introduced as the biggest ship in the world in 2009, its capacity at double occupancy was 5,400 guests.

MASSIVE STRUCTURE! It has more than five times the tonnage of the Titanic!

Cruise ships are ranked according to gross tonnage, the measure of internal volume. This is where Icon of the Seas really outshines the competition, at 250,800 gross tons. The next-closest is Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, which comes in at 235,600. To compare, the Titanic was 46,329 gross tons.

FUN TIME IS HERE! Icon of the Seas has the biggest water park on the water!

Royal Caribbean is boasting that Icon will have the “largest waterpark at sea,” called Category 6. That refers to hurricane strength (which tops out at Category 5) but also the six slides on board. There’s an open free-fall slide, a 46-foot drop slide, family raft slides and a pair of mat-racing slides.

ALL YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK! There are 40-plus places to eat and drink!

Cruise ships have expanded their food and beverage options in recent years far beyond just a buffet, main dining room and pool bar. Icon will offer more than 40 ways to “drink, dine and be entertained,” including 15 bars and nightlife experiences and more than 20 dining options.

Restaurants on board run the gamut, with an eight-course supper club experience, an all-day brunch spot, sushi, street food, a steakhouse and, yes, buffets. Reflecting cruise passengers’ appetite for variety, this total is actually on par with the current record-holder, Wonder of the Seas.

ICON OF THE SEAS! the largest Cruise ship operating. What an adventure and dream to be on board cruising on this amazing ship!