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Travel 2025: Cruise Lines Offer Bigger Ships, Private Islands and a Family Vibe

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No longer are cabins for five the definition of the ultimate in family-friendliness, but now were seeing actual neighborhoods, dedicated to families. It will have many of Icons features: eight neighborhoods, six water slides, seven swimming pools and more than 40 dining, drinking and entertainment venues.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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On Tuesday, in a ceremony that, of course, involved a soccer ball, the Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi pressed a button and a bottle of champagne smashed against the bow of Icon of the Seas, christening the world’s largest cruise ship at its home port of Miami. 27 — is the size of a small city.

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Affordable Winter Trips in the Caribbean

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For entertainment, hit the arty Getseman neighborhood, outside the old city walls, which is known for its street musicians, murals, bars and restaurants arrayed around the Plaza de la Trinidad. Flights from Miami to Guadeloupe land at Guadeloupe International Maryse Conde Airport, which is connected to neighboring Basse-Terre by a bridge.

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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No longer are cabins for five the definition of the ultimate in family-friendliness, but now were seeing actual neighborhoods, dedicated to families. It will have many of Icons features: eight neighborhoods, six water slides, seven swimming pools and more than 40 dining, drinking and entertainment venues.

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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

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Even at a resort, swimming laps often means having to negotiate odd, and often short, lengths while keeping an eye out for cannonballing children in water that can feel like a hot tub. Heisler, who has stayed at the Intercontinental four times in the last 10 years because of the pool. But they exist.