Royal Caribbean’s 5,600-guest Icon of the Seas, which shares the title of world’s largest cruise ship with sister ship Star of the Seas, earned the top score of 100 in its June 4, 2025, inspection by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

A Royal Caribbean crew member jumped overboard to his death after stabbing his female coworker, according to police. A 35-year-old South African man was working on the Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise ship when he stabbed a 28-year-old South African female crew member “multiple times” just before 7.