As the full moon sank below the horizon, silhouetting palm trees at Jetty Park , the light of dawn ushered in the arrival of the world’s largest cruise ship to its new homeport on Florida’s Space Coast .

Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas , the company’s second Icon-class ship , docked at Port Canaveral for the first time Saturday and will begin sailing with vacationers on Aug. 16. Weighing 250,800 gross tons, the floating behemoth features 20 decks, seven pools, six waterslides and more than 40 venues for dining and drinking. The giant vessel can accommodate 5,610 passengers at double occupancy and more than 7,000 passengers at full capacity, plus 2,350 crew.

Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas docks at Port Canaveral for the first time on Aug. 9. The company’s second Icon-clas

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