ICON OF THE SEAS

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Cruise cancelled for unscheduled repairs

The US shipping company Royal Caribbean International had to cancel a cruise of the 'Icon of the Seas', which was due to start on Sep 28, at short notice. The reason for this were unscheduled repairs. Problems had already occurred on the current cruise because the ship was not reaching full cruising speed. Work was being done to resolve the technical problems on board the ship and expected to be completed next week, which is why the one-week Caribbean cruise from Sep 28 to Oct 5 was cancelled. The company will refund all services already booked and compensate guests with a travel credit in the amount of the cruise cost for a future trip with the shipping company. On the current cruise, the call at the port of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas had to be canceled due to the technical problems on board. The voyage had started in Miami en route to Philipsburg on St. Maarten and was continued with two more days at sea via Royal Caribbean's private island Perfect Day at Coco Cay in the Bahamas back to Miami, where the ship will then stop operations on Sep 28 in order to carry out the necessary repairs.

Man who jumped over board fell 90 feet deep

The passenger who jumped from the running track on the fifth deck of the 'Icon of the Seas' on May 26, fell 90 feet to his death. Each deck is about 20 feet high. He was likely dead when he was recovered from the water. The doctor on board pronounced him dead once his body was transported to the medical bay. The passenger’s body was then stored in the on-board morgue, which is equipped with eight drawers. The body was removed from the ship after it docked on the morning of June 1. The man’s body was transported via van to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office. The police met the ship and took statements at the docks, and retrieved a copy of the surveillance footage of the fatal incident. The overboard detection system was activated almost immediately, prompting onboard staff into action. The protocol was to immediately make visual contact. One guard also saw the man jump on a security camera feed. The captain stopped and turned the ship around. Once the alert was sounded, the ship’s specialized security team prepared to take a rescue boat out to pick up the man. The rest of the security team was stationed at predetermined lookout spots to do a 360-degree scan of the surrounding waters, while the Coast Guard was also briefed and immediately sent out an aircraft to the site. While the potential rescue got underway, the vessel's medical team was put on high alert. The ship had paramedics, nurses, former ER doctors, and even a surgeon on board – as well as all the lifesaving medical equipment. The man was likely not alive when he was recovered from the water. Report with photo and video: https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/icon-of-the-seas-jumper-fell-90-feet-sources/

Passenger who jumped over board pronounced dead

The passenger from the 'Icon of Seas' has died after jumping 80 feet deep from the cruise ship on the first night of his week-long voyage on May 26, soon after it left Florida with 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members on board en route to Honduras on the morning of May 26. The crew had deployed one of their rescue boats, located the man and brought him back aboard, where he was pronounced deceased. Report with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13467531/royal-carribbean-cruise-passenger-icon-seas-ship-jump.html