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UPI
3 days ago
- UPI
Icon of the Seas' water slide breaks, injuring passenger
A cruise ship passenger was injured on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas water slide. Photo by Royal Caribbean Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A cruise passenger aboard the Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas was injured when a section of a water slide broke off. The incident occurred Thursday, the cruise line said. The seven-day cruise departed from Miami on Saturday, and the incident happened while the ship was in the Eastern Caribbean between the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. "Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide," a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson said in a statement to the Orlando Sentinel and ABC News. "The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation." He was listed in stable condition aboard the ship, the cruise line said. The Frightening Bolt slide is among six on the ship's Category 6 water park, which is the largest at sea. The slide sends riders through a trap door with the translucent section on the top. Then, riders are dropped through a bomb door apparatus into the 46-foot-tall slide, which starts on the ship's 15th deck and is the biggest one on a cruise ship. The rider was hurt when passing through the broken section. A video posted on X showed footage from after the incident and the reaction from onlookers. One person is heard saying: "Stop the slide." "These slides are probably much more frequently than land-based are continuously and constantly being inspected for any issues," Stuart Chiron with the Cruise Guy told ABC News. "If cracks are determined, these slides and attractions are immediately taken out of service." The Icon of the Seas' cruise stops were in Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the island's private island at CocoCay, Bahamas. The Icon of the Seas will sail through the Western Caribbean, starting in September. On July 28, there was an altercation on the ship between two crew members from South Africa. While the vessel was off the coast of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, a 35-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old woman. He fled, jumped overboard and died. The woman was in stable condition after being stabbed in her upper body. In January 2024, the Icon of the Seas became the world's largest cruise ship with a maximum capacity of 7,600 passengers and a crew of 2,350. It is 250,800 gross tons with 20 decks. The Icon of the Seas is in the Icon class. The Star of the Seas is scheduled to include its first paying guests from its home at Port Canaveral in Florida in September. Two other ships are planned for the class. In all, the Royal Caribbean has 28 ships.
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Cruise passenger left ‘sliced open' as waterslide on Icon of the Seas ship shatters sending water pouring over deck
A PASSENGER was "sliced open" when a waterside shattered onboard an enormous cruise ship. A section of slide in the Icon of the Seas' record-breaking waterpark burst just as a child was shooting down it, according to eyewitness accounts. 4 Water was left spurting out of the slide Credit: X / @jimmuldoon 4 A sharp hole could be seen in the side of the slide Credit: X / @SauniR6 4 The accident happened on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas Credit: Getty One passenger reported that the kid's "leg and back were cut open pretty bad" by the dangerous malfunction on Thursday. Footage shows water cascading from the slide down onto the deck. And a photo taken after the water stopped reveals a jagged hole cut out from one of the panels. The casualty's exact condition is unknown. Icon of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean, is currently en route to Coco Cay, Bahamas, having departed from the Virgin Islands on Wednesday. Its waterslides are made of glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, according to Wiegand Waterrides. In a statement, the cruise ship said: 'Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide. "The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.' The Icon of the Seas is a colossal cruise ship with the world's largest at-sea waterpark, called Thrill Island. It features six massive slides, including the Frightening Bolt, Pressure Drop, Storm Chasers, Hurricane Hunter and Storm Surge. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Cruise passenger left ‘sliced open' as waterslide on Icon of the Seas ship shatters sending water pouring over deck
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A PASSENGER was "sliced open" when a waterside shattered onboard an enormous cruise ship. A section of slide in the Icon of the Seas' record-breaking waterpark burst just as a child was shooting down it, according to eyewitness accounts. 4 Water was left spurting out of the slide Credit: X / @jimmuldoon 4 A sharp hole could be seen in the side of the slide Credit: X / @SauniR6 4 The accident happened on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas Credit: Getty One passenger reported that the kid's "leg and back were cut open pretty bad" by the dangerous malfunction on Thursday. Footage shows water cascading from the slide down onto the deck. And a photo taken after the water stopped reveals a jagged hole cut out from one of the panels. The casualty's exact condition is unknown. Icon of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean, is currently en route to Coco Cay, Bahamas, having departed from the Virgin Islands on Wednesday. Its waterslides are made of glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, according to Wiegand Waterrides. In a statement, the cruise ship said: 'Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide. "The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.' The Icon of the Seas is a colossal cruise ship with the world's largest at-sea waterpark, called Thrill Island. It features six massive slides, including the Frightening Bolt, Pressure Drop, Storm Chasers, Hurricane Hunter and Storm Surge. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Royal Caribbean details how the Icon Class cruise is evolving
Royal Caribbean details how the Icon Class cruise is evolving originally appeared on TravelHost. Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, which launched in January 2024 from Miami, isn't just the world's largest cruise ship. It's the product of more than 50 years of cruise ship innovation. The first-of-its-kind ship offers unmatched ways to enjoy a cruise vacation, no matter what your vacation style or mood. Icon of the Seas makes it easy to make your cruise a high-energy, theme park-style experience or a relaxing resort getaway, or a mix of both. And families love that about Caribbean welcomed nearly 200,000 families on board during Icon of the Seas' first year, and from those families, the cruise line gathered a lot of feedback about what they loved and about what would make the vacation experience even better. Although Icon has been a massive success, passenger feedback revealed that there were opportunities to improve upon it. And that's what innovation-focused Royal Caribbean set out to do as it built its next Icon, Star of the Seas, which launches from Port Canaveral, Florida in August. What exactly did the cruise line learn from Icon and how is the Icon Class evolving based on those insights? That's what Royal Caribbean executives detailed in a new Making an Icon Class video that the cruise line shared as it prepares to launch its next 'Icon of Vacations,' Star of the Seas. Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter to save money on your next (or your first) cruise. Royal Caribbean explains how it's building on Icon of the Seas' success Transcript: Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean President: Icon has been the most successful new ship we've ever launched. We see many Icon coming in the future. Jennifer Goswami, Sr. Director, Product Development: We've delivered on the ability for guests to feel connected with water. We've revolutionized the open decks, the hideaway for our adults, Thrill Island — the first water park at sea, Chill Island with so many different pools, the Aqua Dome with revolutionary entertainment. Michael Bayley: We are delighted with the success of the class of the ship, so we're excited to welcome Star of the Seas in the summer of this year. Jay Schneider, Chief Product Innovation Officer: In Star of the Seas, you're going to see a continued evolution of the Icon class. Jennifer Goswami: We've had a year of learnings from Icon. We've learned a lot. We've made some changes. We've built on the foundation of 50 years of innovation. We've worked with futurist firms. We've worked with guest trends. We've talked to our guests. We did different focus groups. We really took the culmination of what every different aspect of the research told of the Seas will deliver what families love about Icon, and more Emily Rodriguez, Manager, Thrills & Attractions: Star of the Seas is going to deliver exactly what our guests have loved about Icon of the Seas. All of the thrills and the chills. It will feature the largest water park at sea. Category 6 has the two big family raft slides, the drop box slide, two body slides, and our two mat racers as well. We keep learning and we keep adding more. Jennifer Goswami: Now we're just really kind of dialing into those details to make it even better. So, we will continue to be the world's best family vacation, but we will make sure that we've looked after every part of the Schneider: We had the opportunity to rethink the experience of the Icon class. We're leaning into kind of a next level of programming across the ship. You'll see the evolution of Empire Supper Club, our fine, opulent entertainment experience on Icon that is just an amazing home run. Jennifer Goswami: Star will debut with Lincoln Park Supper Club, which is a Chicago-themed supper club experience where we will have a completely new menu, completely new music, delivering the same notion of entertainment, but in a whole new way. Be the first to see the best deals on cruises, special sailings, and more. Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. Royal Caribbean shares how feedback shaped Icon Class updates Jennifer Goswami: We've really taken the time to double down on our understanding of all of our family spaces. We've learned that Surfside skewed to kids about 10 years old. We've made some changes to Surfside. We've redesigned our playscape to allow for a little bit more challenge. We've added in some new toys into Splashaway Bay. We've made some adjustments to Adventure Ocean after speaking to families and kids. And teens gave us a lot of feedback. They're looking for a more natural way to connect. They want things that they can do that allows them to socialize with one another that's actually not completely tech-based. So, we've really taken a lot of this feedback and integrated it into Schneider: There's so much that's being brought to life. We're amplifying the Pearl, and so we're bringing more color and vibrancy into that arrival moment as you board the ship. And so, all of those areas have been areas that we've been focused on. Jennifer Goswami: The Icon Class delivered the world's best family vacation, but we want to do that tomorrow. We want to do that next week. We want to make sure that we keep delivering, and we make sure that we are collectively building the right product. Jay Schneider: It's all designed off of guest research with opportunities for us to continue to adjust and continue to make better so that what people see on day one is nothing but an amazing home run. (The Arena Group will earn a commission if you book a cruise.) , or email Amy Post at or call or text her at 386-383-2472. This story was originally reported by TravelHost on Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
