At the time of writing, the title holder of the largest cruise ship in the world is Royal Caribbean International's Icon of the Seas. She is an Icon Class ship with a gross tonnage of 248,663 and ...

Icon of the Seas, the new Icon Class Ship, has just launched and taken over as the largest cruise ship in the world. Icon of the Seas is 250,800 gross-ton, 1,198 ft long, holds 7600 passengers at ...

Despite the downturn in tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Icon of the Seas is emblematic of how the current cruise industry dwarfs pre-Jet Age ocean liners. Latest News ...

Among the conversation on social media, other facts, graphics and images began to emerge, including size comparisons of the Titanic and modern cruise ships, which came as a shock to many.

Instead, the premium cruise line focuses on food, diverse itineraries, and a small-ship feel. Its vessels accommodate 684 to 1,250 guests, much smaller than Norwegian's newest 3,195-guest vessel.

The Titanic size comparison to the Icon of the Seas, which will be the world’s largest cruise ship when it makes its maiden voyage next year. Picture: The Sun ...

The number of cruise ships has increased by 20-fold from 21 in 1970 to 515 today, according to T&E. On its launch in 1999, Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas, which has a gross tonnage (GT ...

Cruise ships have doubled in size over the past two decades, a precedent that could lead to even bigger vessels plying our oceans in the future and bringing potential problems, a new report has ...