The world’s largest cruise ship pulled into its home port of Miami on Wednesday morning as Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas arrived in Florida.

The 250,800-gross-ton, 1,198-foot-long, 20-deck vessel that is the first in a new class for the cruise line has been making its way from Europe since December, most recently spending a day in the Bahamas at Royal’s private island Perfect Day at CocoCay for a crew party on Monday while choosing to delay its Florida arrival to wait out Tuesday’s storms.

“Wednesday ICON arrives into her homeport and hometown at 7 am ish,” wrote Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley on his Facebook page. “ICON will sashay up government cut Port Miami. Come and join us!”

The cruise line broadcast its arrival on its YouTube channel at youtube.com/royalcaribbean.

The ship was along South Pointe Park at the end of Miami Beach around 6:30 a.m. to meet its pilot boat for arrival, then sailed into the turn basin around 7:30 a.m. south of the MacArthur Causeway where it did a slow turn within view of an employee party at the Perez Art Museum Miami.

The ship arrived alongside Royal Caribbean’s Terminal A around 9 a.m.

The cruise line took possession of the ship in November from Meyer Turku shipyard where it had been under construction the previous 31 months. It has stopped in Cadiz, Spain, made its transatlantic crossing and also recently stopped in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

The ship will host media for a day tour of the ship on Thursday, and then prep for a series of preview voyages before its first revenue cruise on Jan. 27 as it begins year-round alternating seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries.

While similar to the Oasis-class design, Icon of the Seas has a distinct 363-ton glass-and-steel dome that was an engineering feat to get into place at the top of the vessel during construction. Called the AquaDome, it’s one of five new neighborhoods of eight total on board.

Other new neighborhoods include: family-friendly Surfside replacing the Boardwalk space on the aft of the ship; Thrill Island on the top deck featuring the largest water park at sea called Category 6 and a feature called the Crown’s Edge that is part ropes course and part thrill ride; Chill Island, also on the top deck, with the line’s first swim-up bar at sea with in-water loungers and tables, among four pools within the neighborhood; and The Hideaway, which is home to a suspended infinity pool 135 feet above the ocean along with a multi-level sun terrace, more whirlpools and bar.

Royal Caribbean levels up entertainment for Florida-bound Icon of the Seas

The main stage show is a version of “The Wizard of Oz” while the ship is getting the largest skating rink in the fleet, home to even more entertainment productions with each of the three main stages putting on two productions each per sailing.

New dining features on board include a 1920s-themed, high-end specialty space called Empire Supper Club, and a food hall concept called the AquaDome Market with venues dedicated to macaroni and cheese and crepes among others.

Icon of the Seas is about 15,000 gross tons larger than Wonder of the Seas, the most recent Oasis-class ship that currently sails out of Port Canaveral and is now bumped to No. 2 on the list of world’s largest cruise ships.

Icon actually has less passenger capacity based on double occupancy — 5,610 compared with Wonder’s 5,734. The size of the cabins and suites, though, gives Icon a maximum capacity of 7,600, which exceeds Wonder’s 7,084.

One more Oasis-class vessel, Utopia of the Seas, is due in 2024 and will also sail from Port Canaveral, while Icon has two sister ships in the works — the Star of the Seas also headed to Port Canaveral due in 2025 and a yet-to-be-named ship in 2026. Icon of the Seas also becomes Royal’s first ship to use liquefied natural gas as fuel, a cleaner burning fuel that’s part of the cruise industry’s efforts to reduce emissions.