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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

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Even at a resort, swimming laps often means having to negotiate odd, and often short, lengths while keeping an eye out for cannonballing children in water that can feel like a hot tub. Heisler, who has stayed at the Intercontinental four times in the last 10 years because of the pool. But they exist.

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On the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Thrills and Space to Chill

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But the passengers who plunked down $1,800 to $100,000 and boarded the ship at Port Miami in Florida on Jan. Instead of steel walls, the interior is open and airy, with floor-to-ceiling windows to bring passengers closer to the water and make the central thoroughfare feel less like a shopping mall.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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On Tuesday, in a ceremony that, of course, involved a soccer ball, the Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi pressed a button and a bottle of champagne smashed against the bow of Icon of the Seas, christening the world’s largest cruise ship at its home port of Miami. 27 — is the size of a small city.

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