{"id":11372,"date":"2022-11-21T08:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T08:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/21\/new-water-features-highlight-royal-caribbeans-icon-of-the-seas\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T08:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T08:26:40","slug":"new-water-features-highlight-royal-caribbeans-icon-of-the-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/21\/new-water-features-highlight-royal-caribbeans-icon-of-the-seas\/","title":{"rendered":"New Water Features Highlight Royal Caribbean\u2019s Icon of the Seas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWater, water everywhere,\u201d is a part of the idea behind Royal Caribbean International\u2019s new Icon of the Seas, stated Jay Schneider, senior vp and chief product innovation officer.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing from Miami in early 2024, the Icon will grow to be the world\u2019s largest ship, and also will have extra waterslides at sea than every other ship with six.<\/p>\n<p>With six slides, it&#8217;s about managing throughput, stated Schneider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want long lines,\u201d he defined. \u201cWe studied the ship at maximum guests and maximum number of kids and we looked to minimize the lines. One of the ways to do that is to charge for it, and you reduce capacity, but we don\u2019t want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1\" alt=\"Water slides on Icon of the Seas\" width=\"800\" height=\"265\" style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1?is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><noscript><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/images\/stories\/wire\/2022\/nov\/icon_waterslides_2.JPG?ssl=1\" alt=\"Water slides on Icon of the Seas\" width=\"800\" height=\"265\" style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" class=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The six water slides with the model\u2019s Aquatheater, seven swimming pools and extra proved an engineering problem with important water weight situated excessive within the superstructure of the vessel, which is presently beneath development at Meyer Turku in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hit a tipping point with the amount of water we can have on the top of the ship,\u201d stated Schneider, additionally declaring that the swimming pools on the Icon will face outward, towards the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have 62 percent more water than compared to the open decks on Oasis class ships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schneider stated the cruise line had hit the purpose the place it couldn&#8217;t add extra important weight to the highest of the ship and in consequence various sizzling tubs had been lower out of the design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseindustrynews.com\/cruise-news\/28762-new-water-features-highlight-royal-caribbean-s-icon-of-the-seas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source hyperlink <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_parallax_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper  \">\n<p>Advertisement. 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