On board the world's largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas

The world's largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas, is just 9 days away from carrying nearly 10,000 people around the Caribbean. For comparison, the Titanic was 883 feet long before it sank in 1912, while the Icon of the Seas measures close to 1,200 feet. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave got an exclusive look at the massive ship as it set sail on a test cruise.

[vsznry]

"Newly Wed & Nearly Dead" got me laughing like the joker.

[valiumtwo]

I grew up in a town of about 10, 000 people. Though that is a HUGE ship, that's a lot of people even in a space that size.

[dannyyang]

Just got back a week ago from the cruise. My wife, me, my 2 brothers families plus other friends families. We had a blast! I would do all over again and the near future. The workers on board did a fabulous job and they work hard.

[chipchaunamom]

Going on my first cruise with the family in February. I swore I’d never go on one for the past 20 years but here we are. I must admit, I’m kind of excited.

[reecom]

Things have certainly changed. Cruising use to mean only going indoors to eat or sleep and spending most of your time looking out at the ocean, sunbathing or playing outdoor games like shuffle board or basketball. Now most of the rooms look inwards at the ship’s attractions and activities and you hardly can see the ocean from the ship‘s rooms except from the windows on the observation deck. It’s like mobile phones when they first came out, everyone would talk constantly to each other no matter how close they were to each other. Now they sit next to each other and just texting and not talking.

[Strazman]

As a former passenger on the Titanic, I can affirm this ship is definitely larger!

[drmarkcthompson]

I sailed on liners (RMS Queen Mary and Elizabeth, SS France) and worked on cruise ships in the 1980s. The idea of approx. 8000 passengers descending on a destination all at once is dreadful! These new cruise ships are too big not to mention graceless. And the Titanic was a liner!

[halofan]

me and my wife will be on icon for our honeymoon, got married back in oct of last year but decided we wanted to be on one of the first sailings for icon! we are counting down and cant wait

[davtra]

0:11 Titanic was an ocean liner, not cruise ship

[alonzojordan]

Probably not a good idea to compare a Vessel to the Titanic! 😅

[nboqcos]

Being surrounded with 10 Thousand people and you call it vacation 🤣

[richardgarrett]

The largest ship I was on in my maritime
career was the Supertanker Berlin.
1250 ft.

[fredyromero]

Report said " $3, 500 for 7 days" WRONG!! its more like $8500 for 2 guest... ( without the beverage package) ... We are crusing March 2024 on Icon, fingers crossed**

[wilbobagins]

This will create an awesome spectacle when it capsizes

[Topmystery]

If I had a 40k budget for a vacation I wouldn’t spend it on a Royal Caribbean cruise

[zvecan]

Cruise travel is one of the worst things you can do in terms of climate. Studies have shown that cruise travel emits more CO2 per passenger than if you travel by plane and stay in a hotel. Cruise travelers also fly to the ships' port of departure, and this costs in the climate account.
Icon of the Seas sails on so-called LNG fuel, which stands for liquefied natural gas. It emits around 25 percent less CO2 than 'normal' fuel. On the other hand, it emits methane gas, which is even worse than CO2, which is otherwise the more well-known climate culprit.
Methane can be up to 84 times better at absorbing heat and therefore has a massive impact on the atmosphere.

[SamiKotiranta]

Built in Turku, Finland 🇫🇮🇫🇮
Absolutely beautiful 🚢⚓🚢⚓

[scillyautomatic]

My friend called it the world's largest petri dish. I tend to agree.

[dellchica]

NO WAY i would want to be on that floating claustrophobic box on the sea. No escape!

[jacquelinealvarezvega]

Safety? In case of unprecedented or unpredictable weather? Looks awesome 💯