The largest cruise ship in the world, which embarked on its first public voyage from Miami last Saturday, was launched amid a fanfare of superlatives. Longer than the Eiffel tower is tall, the Icon of the Seas towers 20 decks above the waves, can accommodate 10,000 passengers and crew, and, at a quarter of a million gross tonnes, could swallow five Titanics for breakfast.
Coloured slides on the upper deck of the Icon of