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Royal Caribbean presents DSB Music Hall Date and time TBA While similar to the Oasis-class design, Icon of the Seas has a distinct 363-ton glass-and-steel dome that was an engineering feat to get into place at the top of the vessel during construction. Called the AquaDome, it’s one of five new neighborhoods of eight total on board. Other new neighborhoods include: family-friendly Surfside replacing the Boardwalk space on the aft of the ship; Thrill Island on the top deck featuring the largest water park at sea called Category 6 and a feature called the Crown’s Edge that is part ropes course and part thrill ride; Chill Island, also on the top deck, with the line’s first swim-up bar at sea with in-water loungers and tables, among four pools within the neighborhood; and The Hideaway, which is home to a suspended infinity pool 135 feet above the ocean along with a multi-level sun terrace, more whirlpools and bar. Icon of the Seas is about 15,000 gross tons larger than Wonder of the Seas, the most recent Oasis-class ship that currently sails out of Port Canaveral and is now bumped to No. 2 on the list of world’s largest cruise ships. Icon actually has less passenger capacity based on double occupancy — 5,610 compared with Wonder’s 5,734. The size of the cabins and suites, though, gives Icon a maximum capacity of 7,600, which exceeds Wonder’s 7,084. One more Oasis-class vessel, Utopia of the Seas, is due in 2024 and will also sail from Port Canaveral, while Icon has two sister ships in the works — the Star of the Seas also headed to Port Canaveral due in 2025 and a yet-to-be-named ship in 2026. Icon of the Seas also becomes Royal’s first ship to use liquefied natural gas as fuel, a cleaner burning fuel that’s part of the cruise industry’s efforts to reduce emissions.