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Largest passenger ship
364.75 m
1,196.69 ft
- Record holder
- Icon of the Seas
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How the record evolved
The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).
| Year | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| current | 364.75 m | Icon of the Seas |
| 362.04 m | Wonder of the Seas | |
| 361.011 m | Symphony of the Seas | |
| 360 m | Oasis of the Seas | |
| 314 m | SS Normandie | |
| 291 m | RMS Majestic | |
| 290 m | SS Vaterland | |
| 241 m | RMS Mauretania | |
| 98 m | SS Great Britain | |
| 75 m | SS British Queen |
Put them in order
Sort these records from the oldest to the most recent.
- 75 mSS British Queen
- 364.75 mIcon of the Seas
- 290 mSS Vaterland
- 360 mOasis of the Seas
What to remember
In 1839, SS British Queen measured 75 m. Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas measures 364.75 m overall: 4.86 times longer. Built in Finland by the Meyer Turku shipyard, she entered service on 27 January 2024 out of the Port of Miami.
Her gross tonnage reaches 248,663, the yardstick used to compare the largest cruise ships. The ship has 2,805 staterooms, room for 5,610 passengers at double occupancy and up to 7,600 at most. She is the lead ship of the Icon class.
The record's history traces the growth of big ships: SS Great Britain at 98 m in 1843, SS Normandie at 314 m in 1935, Oasis of the Seas at 360 m in 2009. Cruise ships started to outgrow ocean liners in the mid-1990s.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of largest cruise ships” (revision used 1375837595). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Corey Seeman, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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