More Photos From My Atlantic Article on Cruising the World's Biggest Ship

The Meatball Abides

If you haven’t read my Atlantic piece on cruising on the Icon of the Seas, the world’s biggest goddamn ship, check it out here.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/05/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-icon-of-seas/677838/

Now that you’ve read it, here are some more scary pics from the trip that you might not enjoy!

The question you’ve all been asking. What did my $19,000 suite look like? Kinda like a nice Marriott on land, but with a free hat.

Check out the view, though! Ooh la la.

Royal Caribbean likes to think it has a charming sense of humor. So there’s stuff like this all over the place. Yes, it’s a dog peeing on a lamppost. If you’re not charmed, you’re not American, frankly.

People who cruise are VERY INTO CRUISING. I wish I had gotten some authentic cruise-wear instead of my Daddy’s Little Meatball t-shirt.