Man dead after fall from world’s largest cruise ship

A passenger has died after he fell from the world's largest cruise liner on the first day of his voyage.

A passenger has died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship on the first night of his week-long voyage, officials said.

The unidentified man jumped from Royal Caribbean’s new 366 metre-long Icon of the Seas — which holds 7600 passengers and 2350 crew members — soon after it left Florida for Honduras on Sunday morning, the Coast Guard told The New York Post.

“The cruise ship deployed one of their rescue boats, located the man and brought him back aboard,” the Coast Guard said.

“He was pronounced deceased. Beyond assisting in the search, the US Coast Guard did not have much involvement in this incident,” the agency added.

Royal Caribbean told The Post: “The ship’s crew immediately notified the US Coast Guard and launched a search and rescue operation”.

The man died after a fall from Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas. Photo – Royal Caribbean

“Our care team is actively providing support and assistance to the guest’s loved ones during this difficult time.”

According to website CruiseHive, the ship was only about 500 km its port of Miami at the time of the incident.

The ship stopped for about two hours while members of the crew helped the Coast Guard accomplish its search and rescue mission.

The jumper was brought back on-board in critical condition before he succumbed to his injuries, the report said.

The Icon of the Seas is the world’s largest cruise liner. Photo – Royal Caribbean

The ship has 20 decks. Photo – Royal Caribbean

Guests aboard the ship have shared videos about the rescue mission, some expressing shock that the man was initially found alive.

Others shared clips of the rescue boats heading away from the ship to retrieve the passenger.

The Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, took its maiden voyage in January this year.

The ship has 20 decks and is nearly the size of four city blocks.

It boasts a 5200-square-metre water park with six water slides and seven pools — including the 151,000 litre Royal Bay, which is the largest pool at sea — and Absolute Zero, the largest ice skating rink at sea.

There are also a theatre, a carousel and more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges aboard.

This story was published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission