The Insane Scale of the World's Biggest Cruise Ship

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[@TheB1M]

Have fun CRUISING the comments section 👍

[@PD-we8vf]

The carbon they want to reduce is you! Manmade Climate change is fake.

[@invinciblemode]

W video for not having a masterwork sponsorshit

[@Andy_M986]

Was Worth floating that idea mate.

[@ntatenarin]

I'm on board!

[@naidamar1]

BADUMTISS! nice pun!

[@AmadeusBrown]

Been driving everyday past this monstrosity on my commute from Turku to Naantali. The size of this thing is hard to put into words.

[@johnturner4400]

I think you covered it with “monstrosity”

[@ZoonCrypticon]

By bicycle ?

[@AmadeusBrown]

@@ZoonCrypticon with a car

[@daviddavidsonn3578]

let's call it your mom's smallest toy. 😉

[@nataliearter1384]

When this ship stops at a port, it will overwhelm the city it stops at with all its tourists.

[@IamRyanLPs]

When Ive been on holiday around the Mediterranean. Seeing a super large cruise ship role in kinda shifts the mood. You know in under 1-3 hours the streets are going to be utterly cramped and finding a place to eat near impossible.

[@liamness]

Tourists coming on a cruise ship also don't contribute as much to the local economy as people who have arrived via more traditional means. They will spend less time overall in the area, sightseeing is only part of the overall package. They will not stay in a hotel (which side steps the "tourist tax" many cities have brought in), some may just go to the most famous locations and then back to the ship, and some may not leave the ship at all. Most of the money stays with the cruise operator.

[@liamness]

@@chemicalfrankie1030 that doesn't cancel out the reduced benefits to the local economy, unless the fees are huge and fairly redistributed

[@kevind814]

@@liamness Yeah, it seems the destination IS the journey, best suited for trans-oceanic trips imo

[@wilhelmpfusch3699]

Ill have a friend, who lives in a small german costal town that often gets visited by AIDA and similar big ships. To say it short, he loves to see those things from behind, leaving the port. For example, when the ship just opend its doors, he dosnt even try anymore to go to the supermarket or the beach. He just waits till the next day in hope that those hundreds of boomers are back of the boat, sailing to wherever they came from.

[@drewski-qu3co]

Critics miss the fact that cruise ship open a town to tourism without the need to level several blocks to build hotels for tourists.

[@nathanielross]

I'm not an architect or engingeer, but I love learning about this stuff. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these videos!

[@zivmontenegro8303]

Me too❤❤❤ I wanna be an architect so bad. I like buildings

[@HeisenbergFam]

Truly a tactical cruise ship for lots of people in case of zombie apocalypse

[@ncard00]

Our planet is gonna love all the emissions from this ship… we need green fuels for the shipping and cruise industry now, and to replace many of the routes with electricm high speed freight, night, and passenger trains, the routes that do not cross the atlantic, where trains can work instead,

[@tiefensucht]

most likely the zombie apocalypse would happen on board too.

[@ZZ-vl5nd]

@@ncard00 Natural gas is quite clean compared to many sources

[@PD-we8vf]

@@ncard00climate change is fake! The carbon they want to reduce is you! The global elite want 500k people on earth.

[@Nevadovski]

Да, будет и такое поколение людей, кто будет жить всю свою Жизнь на воде, в бесконечном круизе на воде.

[@AleksandarGospic]

What fascinates me even more than building such insanely complex structure, is drawing a plan and thinking about every tiny detail in a layout where everything should go! Just imagine the nightmare of all the necessary wires and pipes 🙆‍♂ Truly mind blowing undertaking 🤯

[@millevenon5853]

The bigger nightmare would be reducing 5000 to 7000 passengers stranded at sea in the middle of nowhere. You might not even get there on time depending on how far or badly damaged the ship gets

[@nirbhay_raghav]

It gets your eyes very very very, very strained working on those CAD files!!

[@chviswaprakasharao244]

This is the best & most sensible comment in my opinion as an experienced engineer. Despite the availability of a plethora of modern software tools it's an extremely complex & strenuous job.

[@chviswaprakasharao244]

​​@@millevenon5853yes. The exhilaration of constructing a behemoth relegates such considerations to the backyard of one's mind.

[@chviswaprakasharao244]

​@@nirbhay_raghav Modern software tools reduce the burden greatly.

[@RWMoortgat]

From an engineering perspective, it's an awesome achievement, and testament to Finland's shipbuilding expertise. Aesthetically, it is absolutely, irredeemably hideous.

[@Icetea-2000]

Why? It’s supposed to be a party boat, does a waterpark need to be "aesthetic"?

[@MrMountainchris]

@@Icetea-2000 Everything we build should be beautiful. Why would you choose to make it look tacky?

[@Icetea-2000]

@@MrMountainchris Wdym "choose", some things just need to fulfill certain functions. A sewage plant doesn’t claim to look good and doesn’t need to. This cruise ship wants to have a waterpark with slides on its deck, I’m assuming that’s what’s criticized here aesthetically, but that’s just what it would look like. And moreover, most of the time it would be on open ocean where people don’t see it from the outside and its comfort to its passengers is obviously of a higher priority. And lastly, I don’t even think it looks that bad, especially that aquadome thing looks pretty cool, it’s something new or at least new at this scale. Just nice that they’re doing at least something differently instead of just upscaling the symphony of the seas again

[@MrMountainchris]

@@Icetea-2000 Ok? You have your opinion, I have mine. It's hideous.

[@Icetea-2000]

@@MrMountainchris oh come on, you’re not gonna elaborate after all that?

[@DerClouder]

I've been on three Oasis-class ships and they are massive. My father worked on two of them when he was contracting for the shipyard in Turku, Finland. They are HUGE, and Icon OTS is is even bigger than the entire Oasis-class! You can literally spend the entire day without ever seeing the ocean!

[@ICanUntieAnyKnot]

you can do that on land for free

[@smallbutdeadly931]

Land is just huge magma boats

[@JakkeJakobsen]

What's the point then? Go to Gran Canaria or Mallorca and chill out for a week. Bet it's cheaper too!

[@Astra2]

​@@smallbutdeadly931Technically the ocean is just a huge magma boat as well.

[@the.abhiram.r]

i have to sail on it one day

[@Alpine1]

I really appreciate this content being in a similar style to those early 2000s docu-series shows, feels really nostalgic

[@stickynorth]

What Discovery used to do well... Before it became Freak TV 7.0

[@EdinMike]

My definition of Hell, I go on Vacation to get away from people not to be stuck with 10,000s !

[@R.a.p.h.a.e.l.a]

This. In spades.

[@reenakemp9132]

The thing is, these ships are so massive you don't feel like you are on there with 10k people. I'm speaking from experience. You can walk around the upper decks just strolling and not pass 20 people. They are just that big.

[@georgehill3087]

@@reenakemp9132 Yeah, but when you get to places like water park, it's just people everywhere. Although, to be fair, if you go to a water park on land, it's also going to be people everywhere.

[@drumlooney]

the 10k number is only if every room has 4 people in it which is never the case it's usually just two people per room.

[@reenakemp9132]

@georgehill3087 Exactly. My husband and I avoid those areas. The time of year you cruise also has a big effect on the number of kids. Most ships have adults only areas, and they aren't crowded at all. If you get late dining (8p.m) only about half the dining room is full. Imagine 10k people in the Empire State building. You could still find plenty of quiet space even with that many people. This ship is larger than the Empire State Building. Another thing to consider is of that 10k passengers, 3k of them are crew members, and you really don't see crew members at all. They stay in their areas and don't roam the ship. But yeah, F WATERPARKS LOL.

[@marumi808]

I bet almost no one knew that one of the top shipyards is located in Finland. Also its located in Turku Archipelago, the Baltic Sea, which is to say, is very narrow and at points shallow. So if they already manage to test it in Finnish waters with many narrow points, it will be fine in the Carribeans

[@alaric_]

You mean "the *main* shipyard where it was built"? Some large pieces and parts of the structure was done here and there but the keel was laid in Finland, it was finished in the same shipyard and it is powered by Finnish Wärtsilä-engines. I know there will be many trying to grab as much of the attention to boost their own ship construction image but the fact remains: worlds largest cruise ship was made in Finland.

[@cwg73160]

“I bet almost no one knew…” Who tf starts a comment with this?

[@piipoo147]

I live next to it

[@fabiokaya202]

@@piipoo147 you live underwater?

[@personzorz]

Never underestimate the power of an incompetent pilot

[@mr.finternational]

Thank you for covering this amazing ship construction project. Finland's (my country's) shipyards have been hit hard ever since the 90s, so this project is a massive boost to both the Finnish shipbuilding industry both in actual revenue, and in maintaining our reputation as some of the best shipbuilders in the world 😊 To anyone interested, this shipyard (formerly known as STX Turku) delivered both the Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seas, as well as the Viking Grace to Finnish cruise ferry company Viking Line, before getting the contract for the Icon of the Seas 😁

[@victorsamsung2921]

What happened since the 90s in Finland though, more rules and regulations making shipbuilding more difficult?

[@leightonolsson4846]

The engineering is fascinating and awe inspiring. The result is crass and frankly my Idea of hell. It's like a floating version of Dubai

[@Sashazur]

I wish I could give your comment 1000 likes!

[@ratyjoona]

Good comment and still respecful

[@tillitsdone]

If I'm on the ocean, I want to feel like I'm on a boat, not on the Las Vegas strip.

[@DPfishboy]

Can you do a video on how this connects to the grid at port? What infrastructure upgrades are needed to accommodate this? This would be equivalent of plunging a whole town into the grid. I imagine most islands are not equipped to handle that.

[@noodengr3three825]

I had that thought too. Many places struggle to produce enough power to keep their own lights on

[@Esbbbb]

I love how Finland, a tiny Northern European country, is represented on B1M frequently :D Meyer Turku, Kone, Kone Cranes, Olkiluoto...

[@heinrichfuchs]

Finland is not small.It's big country in area.Just look at Google Maps.

[@notcharlie7107]

It’s not really tiny

[@victorsamsung2921]

@@notcharlie7107 In terms of population it is. 5.5 million, whilst Germany has 85 million or the US having 340 million etc.

[@tkmjees]

One limiting factor is that e.g. in this specific shipyard in Turku Finland, they can't really build anything taller than this since otherwise it can't fit under the Øresund Bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden.

[@MihkelKukk]

you do remember that part of that crossing is also a tunnel right?

[@papaquonis]

Partially correct, but you got the wrong bridge. Large ships from the Baltic Sea can't go through the Øresund strait, so they go through the Great Belt where the water is deeper and the bridge is taller. The maximum for ships there is around 15 meters below the waterline (vs. 8 meters in Øresund) and 65 meters above (57 in Øresund) - also known as "Baltimax".

[@dhpstudios2009]

That would be a thing, that it doesn’t fit underneath 😂

[@Esbbbb]

I wouldn't be surprised if a company had enough money to temporarily dismantle the bridge to get their ship through :^)

[@papaquonis]

@@Esbbbb I haven't heard of something like that yet, but they have other tricks up their sleeve for passing under the Great Belt Bridge. Another major cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, was built at the same Finnish shipyard in 2009 and they definitely designed it to only just fit under that bridge. As described on Wikipedia: "The bridge has a clearance of 65 m (213 ft) above the water; Oasis normally has an air draft of 72 m (236 ft). The passage under the bridge was possible due to retraction of the telescoping funnels, and an additional 30 cm (12 in) was gained by the squat effect whereby vessels traveling at speed in a shallow channel will be drawn deeper into the water.[33] Approaching the bridge at 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph),[32] the ship passed under it with less than 60 centimetres (2 ft) of clearance."

[@J3scribe]

I love when builders push the boundaries of modern construction simply because they can. It breeds innovation and inspires awe.

[@staiain]

My home city is terrorized by curise ships half the year, I wish these ships were illegal

[@erwina4738]

I highly doubt its terrorized by the cruise ships 🙄

[@staiain]

@@erwina4738 The entitled awful people that comes out of these ships crowds up the little town so bad they stop traffic and even hard to get from a to b by foot sometimes cause they just block the sidewalks while yelling WUNDERBAAR taking photos of stuff

[@DBLewisOrlando]

@@staiain poor thing 🎻

[@GintaPPE1000]

Please do more shipbuilding videos! This industry has a lot in common with construction, but it often flies under the radar.

[@cmair77]

Love the engineering behind it, it's a true marvel.

[@glent7853]

Love the B1M Videos! Thanks for doing a cruise ship video!!! I am truly amazed how they build these ships so fast! But, never sail on Royal Caribbean, a 7-day cruise on this ship is $10,000. So many better cruise lines for a third of the pricde. The cruising world calls this ship the "Abomination of the Seas".

[@jcarm185]

That's good advice to middle class folk, but if you got money it doesn't matter. You'll pay whatever and just enjoy it 😄

[@ChewiiCrumbz]

Thats probably due to the amount of things there are to do on the ship coupled with its maiden voyage, since it'll still be kinda new for the next... handful of years

[@headlikeahole6548]

@@RogerDBDbgee No, you're just poor and jealous

[@tonyadler1319]

You can book an interior room for 2 for about 3700. There are a lot cheaper cruise ships though.

[@StevenBara]

"I would randomly sink cruise ships." - Bill Burr

[@StevenBara]

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[@desertstar223]

I agree

[@supersazz]

Jes Suomi let's go! #Finland

[@SuperKamaki]

Torilla tavataan. PERKELE 😁

[@tmoore4075]

The rooms being placed in there, as they've been doing on ships for a while, was still a genius move for whoever came up with it. I'll be on the ship next summer. My son and I are very excited.

[@jonathan12349111]

Brilliant video about a truly awe-inspiring ship! As a cruise fanatic, I would love to go on this ship at some point in my life, the engineering and design is mind blowing :D

[@super8hell]

this should really be powered by a nuclear reactor, the amount of pollution it will produce is ridiculous.

[@nocapproductions5471]

I agree but probably the economics didnt make sense. Any bigger than this should be Nuclear.

[@MicInc87]

Nuclear reactor that in case of an accident will go underwater. Smart. And yes, the pollution that cruise ships produces and impact on enviroment overall I'd say is the biggest concern. But money flows, so... whatever!

[@nocapproductions5471]

@@MicInc87 nuclear is more expensive to build than gas powered. As of now not a single private company has ever made nuclear powered anything. Only government funds as of now were able to afford nuclear projects.

[@yolo12345lol]

people have tried making nuclear powered passenger cruise ships, those ships ended up being banned in several ports because, well, uranium. and meanwhile after what happened in fukushima, i doubt that public perception changed.

[@AScaryOrange123]

Most ports have banned nuclear powered ships. They dont want the risk of a nuclear meltdown right on their coastline. Even if the possibility is extremely small.

[@Apwinger]

Can you imagine what its like to be on this ship for testing? It must feel super creepy such a giant boat with so few people on board.

[@phillipgathright8001]

How big is too big? I give you the Icon of the Seas...

[@Filboid2000]

@@Adam-326 They're invasion landing craft - imagine 7,000 people descending upon your small island village. In military terms, that's almost two brigades.

[@eerieforest9188]

Finland somehow has the best metal guitarists and builds these giant cruise ships.

[@SuperKamaki]

Torilla tavataan. PERKELE. 😁

[@Wozza365]

The venn diagram of people that hate 15 minute cities and people that spend a fortune to be stuck on one of these things every year is basically a circle lol

[@ayroau]

Seems that the Finns are now the best ship builders in our history?

[@jcarm185]

I frickin LOVE giant ships and am so glad to be alive in an age when they are building them this size! I hope they keep on doing it! THIS is how we get our future cities at sea.

[@Lootwick107]

It’s a waste of resources, cruise ships are bad.

[@jcarm185]

@@Lootwick107 Obvious I totally disagree. There is no actual waste of resources since there are MORE than enough to go around on this planet alone, not to mention all that exists in space. THEN there is the vital rest and relaxation argument. Cruise ships are popular for the very reason that they provide a necessary outlet for mental rest and pastime. Sure; only the upper middle class and higher in wealth can usually afford it these days but that has been the benefit of the American system in the past; the fact that anybody could make a good living here. But obviously government overreach and crony Capitolism and monopolies have dampened the free market system. But anyways, its ok if you don't care for cruise ships. They were not made for you. There are plenty other forms of entertainment that I'm sure you can and do enjoy and nobody with good reasoning would call those a waste as they are not. Everything has its use and its proper place in life.

[@megacoomer1617]

I worked as security for the meyer shipyard and have spent hundreds of hours on board. Truly a majestic ship

[@PipeDreamerJacques]

Our honeymoon was on the Oasis (then the largest, I believe). It was incredible. We loved it.

[@loydenochs8572]

Great engineering and construction project. Not a chance I'd book on this monstrosity. When I'm on vacation, I prefer not to bring a convention center with me.

[@ChR0nos_7734]

I remember the time when Oasis class was the biggest ships Royal Caribbean had. Icon is also the first of the Icon class and every new class ships is bigger then the last

[@xtrck]

Oasis class ships were so much bigger than previous ships and were a complete game changer. Standing between two on a dock is insane.

[@mrbbqcraig]

That's got to be the most awesome cruise ship to be designed, no wonder the prebookings are skyhigh.... brilliant vid as always guys.... cheers to you 🤟🎶

[@vidsofyermom]

I saw my first cruise ship in real life last year and the size of it blew my mind. This one is just insane.

[@willyolio9590]

i went on the Oasis of the Seas a few years ago, when it was fairly new and still the biggest one on earth at the time. I thought they couldn't possibly get much bigger, multiple ports had to be dredged just to fit this monster. And now it's 4th place on the list...

[@majorgear1021]

how crowded was the ship?

[@MassiveBuild]

This is a really huge project as you said . and it will be very expensive to build 💥

[@georgehill3087]

It's already built, though. Launched Dec 2022.

[@samelmudir]

$2 billon apparently

[@hackhenk]

Get that 3M subscribers, already!! So close!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chillout1109]

I would love to travel on one of these mega ships. Such marvels of engineering.

[@patrik5123]

Whenever I see this kind of cruise ship, my mind screams "but why though...".

[@emperortheconqueror4161]

You can't but love the B1M, its voice overs and class

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much 🙌

[@emperortheconqueror4161]

@@TheB1M Always a pleasure

[@emperortheconqueror4161]

@@TheB1M I am working on a futuristic housing community design inspired by Moshe Safdie. Trying to learn Blender so I can visualize it. I'll love to get your feedback when it's ready

[@davidanalyst671]

didnt youo see all that james bond crap they just did? thats class?

[@dannyfresh6697]

I love cruise ships. My favorite type of vacation

[@Apple-mg6jr]

I'm going to be working on this ship as an engineer officer!

[@thevenetianmask1427]

Davy Jones: "RELEASE THE KRAKEN!" Icon Of The Seas: ...sounds horn.

[@sloanNYC]

I live by the San Pedro/Long Beach port in Los Angeles and damn, these things are huge already. Dwarfing even most giant cargo ships. Aircraft carrier? Looks tiny compared. I honestly don't understand why ANYONE wants to get on a ship of small rooms and a history of disease outbreaks... LOL. Just boarding these things are insane.

[@ratyjoona]

I'd like to board

[@gt-c-]

* Beyond insane...I would say IDIOTIC ! *

[@bbartky]

Wow! Years ago I was at ComicCon and saw the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is, by far, the biggest ship I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s hard for me to picture something bigger than that. 😮

[@daviddavidsonn3578]

a floating shopping mall...amazing...

[@zacharyminton73]

I used to work for Royal Caribbean. There's always been that obsession with bigger is better. But honestly, the better cruises are on the smallest ships. Less people, more interesting ports, more intimate service. Vacationing on a ship this size is about being on the ship, not the destinations. They could just dock it in a sunny location and charge people to come on board and you'd have the same experience.

[@markfinney4157]

One way to address the ultimate size issues is to create an inner water harbour that would house a medium-sized cruise liner. Like the RN Albion Class landing ship, the rear of the mother ship would lower to allow the port vessel to sail in and out. The mother ship could be considerably bigger than Icon if it were to house a second vessel, which would be for port visits only. Whilst the second vessel was at sea this could house lower fare-rated passengers who would enjoy their cruise compartments at sea. The majority of the second vessel would be seated holding areas and expansive decks for sightseeing and transporting people ashore. Such a concept would allow for greater flexibility whilst offering the cruise experience to a far greater span of passengers. At the same time avoiding major infrastructure builds across the World. My concept could envisage a colossal mothership that would only need two or three servicing harbours globally. In essence, the mothership would resemble a floating island capable of withstanding the worst of storms, yet not burdening the shore with a huge number of tourists. Helicopters housed on board could also become an integeral part of shore excusions for the wealther passengers.

[@ratyjoona]

Finally someone thinking about the stuff

[@petrtsesavets24]

A B1M upload ONE MINUTE AGO?? Man my day just got brighter.

[@TheB1M]

Haha enjoy 🙌

[@tangatoto362]

“Monstrosity” is an understatement, but “each to his/her own”….. it beggars the question, why do they even bother leaving port as the garish theme park/shopping plaza/resort is “the attraction” ……. not anywhere it can go to. So, I’ll stay on my mountain in the sub tropics of Australia away from the steaming masses a relish in knowing what I’m missing out on. 😎

[@ELMS]

As the comedian Kathleen Madigan once said about cruising, “Can you imagine going to Las Vegas, checking in to the Bellagio, and then it just sails away.”

[@RobEJC]

The logistics of keeping this behemoth kitted with food, drinks, materials and supplies is mind boggling.

[@tylerttinsley]

@B1M what about converting office towers to houses like they fill a cruise ship with pre made hotel rooms?

[@lukasvondaheim]

Problem is an office building usually lacks things like sewage conections across the floors

[@liamness]

@@lukasvondaheim and you'd also end up with units that have no access to natural light

[@tylerttinsley]

@@lukasvondaheim the connections could be pre built into the units. this is done in cruise ships I think.

[@tylerttinsley]

@@liamness one of my thoughts is to open up parts of the cladding to make open air " streets" and parks through the building and knock out sections of floors as are seen in high rise neighborhood concepts.

[@brianholloway2358]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs. I watched Sovereign of the Seas cut and built on VHS as a kid. IT Changed my life.

[@hawiak]

In a 100 years we will look back at these things as a symbol of over indulgence in our modern consumption age.

[@erwina4738]

No, this is innovation at its finest

[@marvffin1677]

Theres a video called “making vacation memories responsibly” and it tells you that the cruise is very eco friendly and they will fine anyone who throws trash offboard 1000 dollars.

[@CMVBrielman]

7:42 Here’s what you do: build two Icons and strap them together as a giant catamaran. Then, use the obsolete smaller cruise ships as tenders. Or, even better: one icon-size ship with two flanking oasis-size ships in a trimaran!

[@lavalamp6410]

That is my definition of a nightmare, I cannot think of anything worse than being stuck inside with 10,000 other people, all of them strangers. Flying to Europe takes 26 odd hours so then being stuck on a ship with nothing to see for a couple of weeks but ocean isn't my idea of fun, I grew up beside the Pacific ocean and currently live 120 meters from the ocean, so there isn't anything about it to draw me in to go on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. Good video, enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next one 🙂

[@Hyunny...]

The cruise industry (and basically any naval architecture) is interesting because it seems like you can scale these things up almoat infinitely and make equivalent returns without any plateau like in other industries. The most profitable cruise is the largest one you can put in the ocean

[@springbok4015]

The Pimple of the Seas. Monstrosity.

[@krisgonynor689]

At what point does the ship itself become the destination? That seems to be where these giant ships are heading. Basically, a floating resort city and theme park at sea - with the advantage of going where the weather is always the nicest. Actually, that's how I treat cruises now. When we go on a cruise, I rarely even get off the ship - I just want to relax by the pool, enjoy the on board entertainment, the dining, the nightlife, all within a few minutes walking time. While my spouse goes out on day trips and excursions. Works well for both of us. We will never be on one of these huge new ships, as our local cruise port can't handle them, which is fine with me. The ships may be a little older, but they are smaller and easier to get around on but still have everything I want on board. Bonus is we are a hour drive from the cruise port. A port that is limited in what size ships they handle, as the bridge the ships go under isn't about to be replaced within my lifetime.

[@Sashazur]

But because of schedules and planning they can’t even go where the weather is nicest, except on average.

[@kentslocum]

You know a ship is huge when its lifeboats are big enough to need their own lifeboats.

[@KeenanModica]

Great comment

[@SparklySpencer]

It would be quite interesting if the housing sector got some interesting building science at scale too...

[@GazMoby]

I would love to know the carbon footprint this monster has as it sails about and it's construction caused. I bet a lot more than my car but yet I'm told I must drive electric in a few years. Total joke.

[@T-o-m-s]

Exacly. This is disgusting

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

BUT that's because we're just plebs...

[@PD-we8vf]

Haha the carbon the elite want to reduce is you! Open your eyes. Climate change is an excuse for govt control over your life.

[@kenfern2259]

it more than some entire country , its insane

[@thevenetianmask1427]

I mean at least it runs on gas and not diessel, but its still a joke. On one hand, yes, it serves 10k people, but I mean, really? ...do you need this as a company? ...I will never understand what is the atractiveness of these crowded noisy floating cities. ...its basically the madness and falseness of Las Vegas but on a ship. ...then again, I guess humans need at least a few places in the world for everything.

[@Kragatar]

8:03 That's a surreal scene with all those monster ships lined and up tiny people below to see the scale of them.

[@polishguy8495]

Only cruise I can afford is tram.

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

Don't worry. Sell one kidney. You have 2. Be happy with just 1.

[@Nevadovski]

Ты такой не один, бро!!!!

[@arthurzegarra8862]

Icon of the seas I’ll be on there soon !

[@mr.boomguy]

For larger cruise ships, I can imagine them parking little off the coast, then use smaller transport boats into the harbor.

[@TheB1M]

Sounds efficient

[@chillout1109]

@@TheB1M 😂😂 B1M has sarcasm

[@wilsjane]

@@chillout1109 To save pollution, they could use rowing boats. 1,000 boats and 10,000 oars.

[@nocapproductions5471]

Yep. Thats what is going to happen in the future. By 2030 no sane city will want this poluting monstrosity in its port.

[@nocapproductions5471]

​@@wilsjanenah, just 2-3 boats that can carry 200 people each for people who want to go and visit the port. Also few departures per day could make sure that all 5000+ people could be transported in a metter of few hours.

[@robertjones8856]

Wow an amazing project. My only concern would be, if there's an issue...who's kitted out to rescue 10,000 people ? Great channel.

[@ルリヤ-p6g]

Are cruise ships actually good for the economies of the places they visit or not? I would have thought if you docked in a town you'd rather eat the free food and do the entertainment on board than spend money in the town

[@kapoioBCS]

No they are not

[@nocapproductions5471]

Nope. Cruise line pays good money to the city they are going to visit but cruise ship travelers are not really famous for spending money as they have everything onboard the ship

[@JonMartinYXD]

The residents of the ports these monsters visit hate them. The tourists seem to lose all common sense and civility. Stories of them just walking into people's homes as if they were just another amenity on the ship. Residents take to going inside, locking the doors, drawing the curtains, and waiting for the ship to depart.

[@erwina4738]

Yes they are, not everyone is a square or uncultured moron who doesnt go off board to explore the city they embarked on. I always go off the ship and gladly pay for food, drinks, and items outside the ship.

[@PeterRiddell]

Great video, thanks for this. More ship and aircraft videos, please!! I don't know why people keep comparing ship size to the Titanic, though? It was built over 100 years ago and is completely irrelevant today. Comparing it to the Empire State Building, on the other hand, makes it easier to understand its size. Personally, I could think of nothing worse than cruising on a ship that size. And think of the environmental damage it must cause.

[@jattikuukunen]

Yeah, where are the football fields? Does it even have any?

[@TheJojo01902]

I worry about the cost of energy to power such a behemoth, and the massive environmental cost this floating city will have while in port and while at sea.

[@3DLL.]

this thing burns 66,000 gallons or 307 tons of LNG everyday

[@nataliearter1384]

Can you imagine the amount of sewage it generates?

[@jfmezei]

These ships have their own sewage treatment plants and don't discharge untreated water. They also have massive desalination plants to generate drinking water and all the water needed to run the kitchens, laundry, cleaning etc. @@nataliearter1384

[@TheJojo01902]

Precisely! @@nataliearter1384

[@3DLL.]

@@nataliearter1384 a 💩load

[@iRiShNFT]

a Hotel of 7500 people that you Can't Leave ... sounds like a nightmare to me

[@walterpleyer261]

Someone will soon need to build bigger docks. Maybe another B1m episode

[@Silent002]

0:32 "Where the room for lifeboats?", really? You really think a company would spend this much money and time building a ship of this size and just neglect to put enough lifeboats on there? Why does is seem that people want to give the most inane, ridiculously stupid comments on everything at literally every available chance these days? Why do we feel it necessary to give these mindless idiots even a second of time when it's clear they have absolutely no idea what they're commenting on? It blows my mind that people like this not only exist, but can somehow even survive in society without someone holding their hand 24/7.

[@jonathonbaker-guntang4163]

ICON will be a very safe ship, no question about it. Royal knows what they are doing!

[@jn-sk]

This reminds me so much of the Axiom - the space craft/cruise ship from Wall-E - especially with that huge glas dome. "Because, at BNL, space is the final 'fun'-tier". With all these attractions and restaurants, cinemas and pools, and so on, these ships are already cities where it's easy to life if you have enough money. Maybe you can afford to spend your retirement there. It seems like the movie is not far from the truth. Just a matter of time until everything is automated and we will not even have to walk and just drive around on floating seats. Next step: Space, just leave trashed earth behind. Problem "solved"!

[@Taverius]

They're incredibile feats of engineering and all the money in the world wouldn't convince me to take a cruise in one.

[@pizzagroom6221]

I'd love to go on this. Never been on a cruise, so if I ever do, go big or go home, or whatever.

[@mj1234321]

Thanks!

[@ggrinfan]

I have never understood people's fascination with locking themselves in a floating mall with 4,000 other people while you aberrantly pollute the ocean you are sailing on.

[@Fenthule]

I won a cruise some years ago, and even if I was to win another I wouldn't go. They are exactly that, giant floating malls filled with the worst kinds of people, gluttonously feeding themselves, their gambling addictions, their drinking addictions, and often their sex addictions. The food was good, but aside from that there was little other redeeming qualities and many, many negatives.

[@derekofbaltimore]

Go with group of friends or family so you can hang out together and not rely on the pool or eating or shopping all day Go to the boat comedy shows ( comedy shows in general are hit or miss but cruise comedy so far have a 100 percent rating for me) Dont watch other people eating at general buffett areas It can turn your stomach Lastly get off the boat at every post and book excursions to explore the islands Time on the boat should only be for sleeping or travel days

[@jackson_likes_stuff]

Omg the bm1 is doing a video on icon absolutely yes!!!!!

[@rayc.1396]

What is done with human waste? I am not an eco nut, just curious.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Tanked until the next port of call

[@nataliearter1384]

​@@JP_TaVeryMuchthat's a lot of s..t

[@N0Xa880iUL]

In the thumbnail, you mean to say "to scale". Not "actual size". Thank you.

[@jonc4403]

Your engineers were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. 10,000 people - with norovirus.

[@universome511]

This looks like when Homer got to design his own car

[@lawrencefrost9063]

The reason people call it a monstrosity is not the size, it's the opulent boat, adorned with extravagant lavish furnishings, sailing through the azure waters, a floating symbol of ostentatious wealth and indulgence, where guests will revel in depravity and lasciviousness, pampered by a crew dedicated to providing the utmost in opulence and indulgent service. That's what people dislike about this. It's similar to a yacht but for the poor people who can't spend tens of millions on a boat.

[@Sashazur]

This is the definition of mass market tourism. It’s only the ultimate in the sense of how many people you can put in it. People who want and can afford true luxury would never get near this thing.

[@ratyjoona]

Won't be millions tho

[@Fab4Forever]

All these "critics" of these big ships probably can´t even draw a recognizable horse on paper, and would LOVE to sail on something like this, if they could afford to!

[@pjlehtim]

What is the CO2 footprint of this ship, building and operation?

[@WowIndescribable]

These videos are so good, I wish they were much longer...

[@siechamontillado]

This boat is going to kill so much sealife and I bet its ballast is going to do wonders in introducing a ton of invasive species wherever it goes; it's a big boat, it's going to carry a lot of ballast.

[@Dave_Sisson]

So the cargo ships that traverse oceans don't have ballast water? Actually passenger ships are far cleaner and highly regulated than other types of ships. That includes things like water discharge.

[@tadasj.8561]

This is absolutely

[@adamroth9168]

Rccl has done it again. Without competition, the world's most innovative cruise line. I went over to Turku just for her. And OMG she is gigantic. Greetings from Stockholm Sweden

[@ChainsawFPV]

What a cluttered mess!!! I would not find that relaxing at all. Less is more!!!!!

[@antoniiocaluso1071]

I don't think there's ANYTHING that more-intimidates a person than to stand right up to such a hull, and...look up. Vertigo, babeeeee! Every time for me!

[@toprock9500]

Barbie cruise ship. really looks tacky like someone spilt liquid candy and called it job done.

[@HPABQ]

Only been on one cruise in my lifetime, and it was on the Royal Princess in the late 1980's. At the time, the Royal Princess was the largest cruise ship afloat. By today's standards, it would barely even be called a cruise ship. 😃

[@Monsux]

Daddy, it's a ship!

[@TheB1M]

“Big boat huh?” Iconic line

[@SuperKamaki]

PERKELE 😁

[@RoulinBrooks]

Can you imagine being on that tub with three thousand screaming kids?