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August 2025 water slide incident
Coverage of August 2025 water slide incident in the Nexus archive.
- Angry cruise passengers say frustrating issue should have been disclosed before booking
Royal Caribbean cruise passengers are angry after discovering that several water slides on the Star of the Seas and Icon of the Seas ships were closed for months without prior notification. The closures, attributed to maintenance, have sparked social media complaints and criticism for not being disclosed before bookings, with some slides remaining out of service for days.