For a cruise port, being the homeport for the world’s largest cruise ship is a reasonably massive deal. It exhibits not solely that the port can deal with such a big vessel, nevertheless it additionally makes for nice branding in a heated competitors amongst U.S. cruise ports.
Latest discoveries on the Port of Galveston web site have pushed hypothesis about Icon of the Seas having a possible house in Texas.
In response to information studies, the web site might have inadvertently put Icon of the Seas in a drop-down menu for parking reservations.
A screenshot by Chron.com confirmed the phrases “RCCL Icon of the Seas” underneath the “Choose Your Ship” heading.
The hyperlink for the drop-down menu didn’t have a vacation spot so maybe it was an accident, however current feedback by port director and CEO Rodger Reese have solely fueled hypothesis when he stated in April, “We will deal with it”, referring to Icon of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean has not given any new details about the ship shifting to Galveston and the web site has eliminated the ship from the drop-down menu as of this morning.
On high of this, Rees made feedback once more on Thursday which added to the hypothesis.
“Because the fourth hottest cruise port within the U.S.—and one of many quickest rising—Galveston can be honored to welcome the Icon of the Seas to our state-of-the-art Royal Caribbean Cruise Terminal,” Rees stated. “We’re one of many few cruise ports within the nation that may accommodate this class of ship.“
Cruisers ought to understand that that is purely hypothesis and no bulletins have been made. It’s enjoyable to consider the place the world’s largest cruise ship will go subsequent, however till we hear concrete information, it’s all simply enjoyable to consider.
Another massive cruise ships have lately begun providing sailings out of Galveston, together with Royal Caribbean’s Concord of the Seas and Carnival Jubilee, Carnival’s largest ship.
Icon of the Seas at present sails out of PortMiami. Sailings out of the Florida cruise port can be found by way of April of 2026.
The 248,663 gross ton ship is able to carrying as much as 7,600 passengers and a pair of,350 crew and has been the world’ largest cruise ship because it was launched in December of 2022.
See our video tour of Icon of the Seas right here.
