In January, the writer Gary Shteyngart spent a week of his life on the inaugural voyage of the Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever. Like many a great novelist before him, he went in search of the “real” America. He left his Russian novels at home, bought some novelty T-shirts, and psychically prepared to be the life of the party. About halfway through, Shteyngart called his editor and begged to be allowed to disembark and fly home.
MY FIRST GLIMPSE of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, from the window of an approaching Miami cab, brings on a feeling of vertigo, nausea, amazement, and distress. I shut my eyes in defense, as my brain tells my optical nerve to try again.
The ship makes no sense, vertically or horizontally. It makes no sense on sea, or on land, or in outer space. It looks like a hodgepodge of domes and minarets, tubes and canopies, like
Cher sprach über die Schwierigkeiten, mit denen sie im Laufe ihrer Karriere konfrontiert war, als sie am Montagabend mit dem iHeartRadio Icon Award ausgezeichnet wurde.
Der 77-Jährige betrat die Bühne, um „Believe“ aufzuführen, bevor Schauspielerin Meryl Streep Cher den Preis überreichte. Bei dem Auftritt begleitete sie Jennifer Hudson.
„Ich möchte Ihnen das sagen, weil ich normalerweise nicht darüber rede, aber ich war schon so oft am Boden, dass Sie es nicht glauben können – ich bin aus der Plattenfirma ausgestiegen
From langoustine doused with champagne to a large rabbit’s leg and six punchy cocktails, a cruise-goer has shed light on what a $200 fine dining menu on the world’s biggest ship involves.
Matt Hochberg, who is the founder of the unofficial Royal Caribbean Blog and YouTube channel, checked into the Icon of the Seas’ Empire Supper Club, which prides itself on offering a ‘multi-course journey’ in an ‘intimate’ and ‘sophisticated’ setting.
Matt filmed his experience at the ship’s New York-inspired
Ceylan Yeğinsu, ein Reisereporter für The Times, begleitete Tausende von Passagieren auf der Erstausfahrt der Icon of the Seas von Royal Caribbean, dem größten Kreuzfahrtschiff der Welt.
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Unser Reporter begleitete Tausende von Passagieren auf der Erstausfahrt der Icon of the Seas von Royal Caribbean. Ja, die Wasserfahrten waren wild. Aber das Überraschendste, was sie fand? Etwas echte Ruhe und Frieden.
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When the original Mini arrived on the scene in 1959, it changed the world of motoring.
The Sir Alec Issigonis-designed car was tiny in dimensions but spacious enough for four passengers. And it was cheap to run thanks to its light weight and 848cc A-series petrol engine.
It is remembered as the car that brought affordable driving to the masses in Britain. But this week marks the beginning of the end for the combustion-engined Mini.
That’s because the brand –
Decked out with 40 restaurants and bars, the world’s largest cruise ship Icon of the Seas certainly caters to all passenger tastes.
And now, as the 1,198ft long vessel makes its way around the globe on its inaugural voyage, a spread of cruise goers have been offering a glimpse of some of the culinary delights on offer.
In a TikTok uploaded by @magic_vacations, travel agents Suzie and Lee Altpeter rate some of the bites on offer at the informal Basecamp
Ich verbringe eine Woche auf dem größten Kreuzfahrtschiff der Welt, der Icon of the Seas von Royal Caribbean – und so ist es.
Beim Einsteigen stelle ich mir eine Herausforderung: zu versuchen, alles zu erleben, was die Icon of the Seas zu bieten hat. Ich habe eine Woche Zeit – ist das überhaupt möglich?
Wenn ja, habe ich vor, POV-Aufnahmen von allem zu machen: sieben Schwimmbäder, sechs rekordverdächtige Rutschen und den neuen Nervenkitzel „Crown’s Edge“ – ein hochgelegener Hochseilgarten, bei
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kristin Chenoweth were among the many celebrities paying tribute to Broadway legend Chita Rivera following her death at 91.
Jones, 54, praised Chita in a tribute shared to Instagram, recalling the ‘incredible impact’ she had left on her own life and describing her childhood dream of one day meeting Rivera.
Both Jones and Rivera played murderess Velma Kelly in Chicago. Jones played her in the 2003 film adaptation of the musical after Rivera originated the role on
