Icon of the Seas leaving Turku, Finland
Royal Caribbean's new Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, can clear shorter bridges by lowering its funnels.
  • Royal Caribbean lowered the Icon of the Seas'  funnels to sail under a bridge.
  • The cruise line recently took delivery of the world's largest cruise ship ahead of its 2024 maiden voyage.
  • Royal Caribbean's Icon, Oasis, and Quantum class ships all have retractable funnels.

The new world's largest cruise ship has a little-known trick that allows it to pass under shorter bridges: retractable funnels.