Cruise Holidays

The world's largest cruise ship is set to begin its maiden voyage Saturday as it gets underway from the Port of Miami. Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, which runs nearly 1,200 feet (365 metres) from bow to stern, is leaving South Florida for its first seven-day island-hopping voyage through the tropics. The ship was officially christened Tuesday with help from soccer legend Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates. Icon of the Seas is the culmination of more than 50 years of dreaming, innovating and living our mission to deliver the world's best vacation experiences responsibly," Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty said earlier this week. She is the ultimate multigenerational family vacation, forever changing the status quo in family travel and fulfilling vacation dreams for all ages on board. When the Icon of the Seas was first revealed in October 2022, the ship spurred the single largest booking day and the highest volume booking week in Royal Caribbean's .

The 300-metre vessel, which has a capacity of 3,780 passengers, is looking to sail with middle-class, young Indian families at a starting price point of Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000 per person, per night

Make a short Mumbai-Goa trip or travel for days as the ship takes you to multiple cities

Travel to Singapore, the Caribbean, Dubai, or Goa and indulge yourself on the ship with food and entertainment

The cruising industry suffered a crippling hit after Covid-19-related travel restrictions, which began in early 2020, prevented most voyages for more than a year

Cruise shipping is a fast growing component of the leisure industry worldwide