In reality, it's rare for Royal Caribbean ships to be close to each other, except when entering and leaving ports. You can pass by a Celebrity or Silversea ship while on board a Royal Caribbean ship, but it's very rare for the ships to come together.
During return to cruising days in July 2021, Royal Caribbean had passengers on Freedom of the Seas sailing from Miami, as well as Adventure of the Seas, which used Nassau as a home port and had crew on a few others. ships preparing them to accept passengers.
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On July 4, 2021, Freedom, Adventure, and a handful of other ships anchored off Perfect Day at CocoCay for a fireworks celebration. That event did not include any Celebrity Cruises or Silversea cruises, but it did include a new Royal Caribbean Group event.
On October 22, 2024, Royal Caribbean Group did something it had never done before.
“For the first time, we brought together three of our newest and most innovative ships – Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, Celebrity Cruises' Ascent and Silversea's Silver Nova – for a stunning photo shoot. The iconic gathering represents more than just stunning images; symbolizes the unity, innovation and shared vision that drives our company to create unforgettable moments for our guests,” the cruise line shared.
The cruise line shared a behind-the-scenes video of the ship's encounter with the communication between the captains.
Royal Caribbean Group brings together 3 icons
The cruise line wanted the difficult event to be more than just a photo op.
“With our three leading brands, our goal is to transform the vacation of a lifetime into a vacation of a lifetime,” the cruise line shared.
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Royal Caribbean passengers and fans were impressed by the effort put forth by the cruise line.
“I was on board Icon when they filmed this! I was wondering when we would see the helicopter video! It was amazing to be a part of this! Got a lot of photos and videos from our perspective,” @The_Red _Key shared on YouTube.
Others who were not present were impressed with the video.
“Amazing images! Everything about Royal Caribbean, its ships, crews and entertainment is iconic,” wrote @trina8994.
Icon of the Seas is currently the largest cruise ship in the world.
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“Awesome… congratulations to everyone involved,” added Ian Randall.
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