With its inaugural Caribbean journey just nine days away, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas dwarfs even historical giants like the Titanic. Spanning an impressive 1,200 feet, this colossal vessel is ready to host nearly 10,000 passengers. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave got an exclusive look inside.
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For me the ship is not the destination, the ports of call are.
I would rather cruise on a smaller ship and be able to go places and not have the issues of this many people trying to get off the ship at any particular port.
Did the reporter say the Icon was $3,500 for a couple for a balcony cabin? If so, he's off by thousands. I heard $3,500 p/p for an Inside cabin. Outrageous.
Its a catastrophe waiting to happen!!
So over the top, so American, tacky!
Consumption of the Seas. Not much difference between this behemoth and the fields of human batteries in The Matrix.
Not at all going to jinx it comparing it to the Titanic
Beluga of the Seas
On it right now. It's amazing!!
You don’t have to wait to get on until 2026!! 🙄
No thanks
For a ship like this, the itineraries should be longer so passengers can explore the ship.
Horrible. Too big!!!
Truist Financial Securities recently upgraded their rating on Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) to “Buy”.
18 Wall Street analysts have an average rating of “Moderate Buy” with a high estimate of $160 representing a +30% increase from the last price of $122.49.
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Hell no I don't trust it Titanic in the making hellll no
That's a humpback whale
Yall can have it all! Too massive for me!
Just too big! This sounds like a commercial as part of a news segment. And wondering how much pollution will this ship cause to our ocean?
That ship is massive!!
My family will be on the June 1, 2024 sailing for my daughter’s birthday 🎂. We are looking forward to it 😊
Why couldn’t they just add 2ft more 😂?
I've never been on a cruise Looks fun
4:47 Washy Washy!!!
Test cruise ? 🤨🤨🤨
I wish could taken a test ride while I took hundreds of pictures and flew my drone around the outside for more pictures and videos.
Feels like testing fate…This thing is a floating pollution device. Something's gotta give. No thanks
Tony, I get that the unpaid interns doing your graphics don't understand the need for journalistic integrity and catching their logical mistake, but yours is the network of Murrow and Sevareid, for god's sake. (No, I'm your generation, but I'm literate.) When you talk about "…for scale" regarding the largest cruise ship in the world, did you notice how you made the 883-foot-long Titanic less than half the size of the 1,198-foot (a difference of a mere 316 feet) Icon of the Seas? And in so doing, you made the blue whale, at 100+ feet, less than 1/26 the length of the new ship, when it would really only take a dozen whales, snout-to-tail, to cross the distance. I appreciate the drama you were trying to lend the story, but facts matter.
Saw it this morning beautiful ship
Went on symphony of the seas last week, seriously good time for sure! Looking at Icon for next year hopefully
Stop cruising. These ships burn bunker oil, extremely low grade fuel that pollutes the waters it travels.
Wait, "cruise-critic" is an actual profession? Like, you can go around and say: "Yep, that´s my work. That´s how pay my bills."??
7500 passengers 2500 crew. Same as the Wonder. It's only 8 feet longer than the Wonder and only 5 feet wider. Just added a extra deck on the pool deck. Won't pay $3000/p. Went on thebWonder week 3 amd it was only $1000/pp
The ship is so large, its scary 😨
7000 passengers and 7 pools. Sounds like everyone is gonna have a lot of space to themselves!
Amazing ship!!
I would never step foot on massive ships unless I was paid to. IF i do cruising itll be Regent / Seabourne / Viking.
😂😂😂 And nobody better take my room or my toilet paper
Yuck
Not for me. I'll take a smaller ship any day.
This is ground zero for the next Covid Strain
Wow it looks so cool…
Too big for me. I like 2000 passengers max. I like Oceania.
Thanks for the warning.
The hierarchy used to be tourists below travellers below jetsetters, but a new low is emerging with cruisers who bring nothing to local economies, because cruise lines corner ALL local hospitality earnings in ALL ports of call. Plus, flipping 7600 passengers in 5 hours five times/month should skeeve you out. Tacky Americana. Ewww
3,500? Hell no, I'll save my money and go take walk to the park.
All those germs on that ship.
Washing your hands should be mandatory on ships.