Emma Cruises. Independence of the seas - Glass elevator ride! Posted: 17 June 2025 | Last updated: 17 June 2025. Join me as I take a trip from deck 4 to deck 11 on the Indy, my first Royal ...

As for technical features, Icon of the Seas is equipped with 17 lifeboats with the capacity for up to 450 people each — meaning the ship can host 7650 people, despite having capacity for 7960.

Currently, the largest cruise ship in the world is another Royal Caribbean International ship, the Wonder of the Seas. That one, however, is only 362 metres long and has only 18 decks. Puny, we know.

As the Independence of the Seas prepared to depart, strong winds and rain battered the 15-deck ship. In multiple videos posted to YouTube and Twitter, passengers are shown slipping and sliding ...

While in Lanzarote from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Independence of the Seas will be joined by P&O Cruises’ Ventura, unless further scheduling changes are made for other cruise lines.