- Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas ship accommodates 9,950 people: 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew.
- The cruise ship has over 40 restaurants, bars, and lounges.
- Tour one of its 37 kitchens responsible for 2,400 dinners a day.
Most people don’t go on airplanes just to get airplane food. Some travelers do, however, go on cruises just to get cruise food.
And for these hungry sailors, Royal Caribbean’s new Icon of the Seas could be the closest thing to culinary heaven on earth (or at sea).
On the new world’s largest cruise ship, dining is more than just a traditional buffet and poolside grill with burgers and pizza. It’s that, of course, plus a feast of spaghetti Bolognese, raw oysters, and even rabbit — enough of it to feed up to 9,950 people (7,600 guests and 2,350 crew).
As you can probably guess, feeding everyone isn’t cheap: Food is Royal Caribbean’s second-highest expense after fuel, Linken D’Souza, the cruise line’s senior vice president of food and beverage, told reporters in late January.
