An acrylic waterslide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas broke open on Thursday, injuring one passenger and leaving a large gap within the backside of the tubular slide.

“Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide,” a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson mentioned in a press release.

“The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.” The visitor is in steady situation.

Video captured by bystanders after the slide cracked open reveals water pouring out of a gap in a piece of the colourful slide that passes over the deck.

A photo taken by a cruise passengers shows a hole in an acrylic waterslide on Icon of the Seas.

According to Royal Caribbean’s web site, Icon of the Seas has six waterslides in a waterpark known as Category 6, which it says is the “largest waterpark at sea.” The park is situated on decks 16 and 17 of the behemoth ship, which is at the moment the world’s largest cruise ship in operation.

Icon of the Seas embarked on its maiden voyage in January 2024. The ship can carry almost 10,000 individuals at full capability.





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