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Watch live as Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas sets off on her maiden voyage from Miami on Saturday, January 27th.
The 1,198-foot (365-meter) ship is the world’s largest cruise ship, with 20 decks and a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers.
The ship has a 55-foot-tall indoor waterfall, longer than the Eiffel Tower, and Royal Caribbean President Jason Liberty called it “the biggest and deadliest ship on Earth.”
However, the ship has been dubbed a “human lasagna” on social media.
Royal Caribbean ranks second on Friends of the Earth’s list of cruise industry polluters in 2022 despite using the “cleanest-burning marine fuels,” leading climate activists to The company was accused of greenwashing.
The company says the “green” vessel is built to run on shore-supplied electricity when docked, which is a more environmentally sustainable alternative to running highly polluting generators. he claimed.
The ship’s departure follows several European cities, including Venice, Barcelona and Amsterdam, introducing restrictions on cruise ships entering their ports in a bid to curb their environmental impact.