A cruise passenger aboard the Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas was injured when a section of a water slide cracked open.
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A passenger was “sliced open” after a water slide broke on the Icon of the Seas cruise ship.
The male passenger reportedly received lacerations to his leg and back when a section of the Frightening Bolt slide cracked on Thursday, creating a jagged edge.
Footage shows water gushing through thegaping hole in the slide as terrified passengers demand that the crew shut it down.
The passenger did not fall through the hole but received severe cuts as he sped over the broken edge. He received medical attention on board and is reportedly in a stable condition.
The 46ft (14.02m) high slide, in the ship’s Thrill Island area, has the biggest drop at sea and includes a trapdoor launch and a 360-degree loop.
The cruise ship is heading to Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay island and will then return to Miami. The seven-day round trip sees it docking at St Maarten, the US Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.
Tickets for a week-long trip on the Icon of the Seas for the Eastern Caribbean and Perfect Day at CocoCay tour for a family of four start at £2048 ($4628), according to current availability.
A Royal Caribbean Group spokesman said: “Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide.
The Icon of the Seas' 14.02m-high water slide has the biggest drop at sea. Photo / Getty Images
“The guest is being treated for his injuries. The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation.”
The 1200ft-long (365.76m) Icon of the Seas and its sister ship Star of the Seas are the world’s biggest cruise ships. Each can accommodate 7600 passengers.
The incident comes two weeks after an Icon of the Seas crew member stabbed a colleague and jumped overboard to his death.
The South African man, 35, allegedly stabbed a woman, 28, multiple times on board the ship off the coast of San Salvador Island. He then jumped off the ship and was found dead by its onboard medical staff. The woman survived the attack.
