(CNN) — When Symphony of the Seas, an 18-deck cruise ship measuring longer than a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sailed out of port for the very first time this April, it smashed yet another size ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on Jan. 29, 2024. When a Reddit user sailing on Carnival Dream shared a photo of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas looming beside their ship, so ...

Developers planning to build a cruise port in Manatee County say one of the project’s main goals is to attract larger cruise ships. The nearest cruise terminal to the planned Knott-Cowen Cruise Port ...

The company's sixth and seventh Icon Class ships are expected to be delivered in 2029 and 2030, respectively ...

I’d heard success with the Icon Class comes from better access to water, though the closest I got to the ocean was from my balcony suite on deck eight (preferable to the inward-facing balconies that ...

Disney Cruise Line has officially taken delivery of the company’s biggest ship ever, marking a major milestone for a vessel that’s been years in the making—and setting the stage for the line’s ...

Royal Caribbean has done it again. The Miami-based cruise line floated a new world's largest cruise ship earlier this month, Legend of the Seas. The third vessel of the Icon-class is under ...

The Icon of the Seas is a big ship. At 1,197 feet long and weighing in at 248,663 gross tonnes, she is the largest cruise ship in the world. She has 20 decks and can hold 7,600 passengers and 2,350 ...

Modern cruise ships can have anywhere from four to eight massive diesel engines, although some also run LNG-capable engines ...