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Royal Caribbeanís Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship heads to the dock early Wednesday morning during its first arrival into PortMiami on Jan. 10, 2024. (Pedro Portal/El Nuevo Herald/TNS
MIAMI—The first thing passengers entering the Icon of the Seas and its central walkway the Royal Promenade notice is a gigantic orb structure. Called the Pearl, it is a five-deck tall glass surface supported by steel and lined on the inside with more than 3,000 tiles.
