World’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s 'Star of the Seas,' arrives at Port Canaveral for first time

'Star of the Seas' arrives at Port Canaveral for first time

The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s "Star of the Seas," arrived at Port Canaveral, Florida, for the very first time on Saturday morning. The vessel weighs in at 248,663 tons and can hold more than 5,000 passengers.

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s "Star of the Seas," arrived at Port Canaveral, Florida, for the very first time on Saturday morning.

‘Welcome home’

What we know:

The cruise ship sailed past Jetty Park with a water cannon tugboat escort before docking at the recently renovated Cruise Terminal 1 on Aug. 9.

The new, 248,663-ton Icon Class ship will operate a series of special showcase voyages and be officially named by legendary music icon Diana Ross befo