(TAN): Royal Caribbean’s new ship, Icon of the Seas, last week completed its initial round of sea trials and sailed the open ocean for the first time, the cruise company said.
Icon returned to the Meyer Turku shipyard, where it is under construction, after four days of preliminary tests on a lineup of its latest technologies and equipment. Next up will be a second round of sea trials later this year.
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Following its debut in Miami in January 2024, Icon of the Seas will sail seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean vacations from Miami all year. Vacationers on board will island hop from destinations like Royal Caribbean’s award-winning private island destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay, The Bahamas; Cozumel, Mexico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Roatan, Honduras.
