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Anthem of the Seas v Icon of the Seas

How Anthem of the Seas and Icon of the Seas compare, from our independent ship guides. We only show a figure when we have it.

The short version

  • Icon of the Seas is the larger ship by gross tonnage (About 248,700 against About 168,700).
  • Icon of the Seas is the newer ship (2024 against 2015).

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Anthem of the Seas compared with Icon of the Seas
Anthem of the SeasIcon of the Seas
Cruise lineRoyal Caribbean InternationalRoyal Caribbean International
ClassQuantumIcon
Entered service20152024
ShipyardMeyer Werft, Papenburg, GermanyMeyer Turku, Finland
Gross tonnageAbout 168,700About 248,700
LengthNot yet in our guideAbout 365 metres
PassengersNot yet in our guideOver 5,600 at double occupancy
Deck planNot yet in our guideNot yet in our guide
ItinerariesNot yet in our guideNot yet in our guide
Reader ratingNo reader reviews yetNo reader reviews yet
Our review scoreWe have not scored it yetWe have not scored it yet

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