Royal Caribbean passenger reveals the chaos onboard the world’s biggest cruise ship Icon of the Sea after man jumped overboard – and the premature celebration when they thought he was saved

A passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas has spoken out about the bizarre chaos that ensued on board after a man jumped from the ship on Sunday.

An unidentified man crashed from the world’s largest cruise ship shortly after it departed from Florida on Sunday on the first evening of a weeklong trip to Honduras.

Zachary Normand was aboard the ship and said travelers were aware of the missing passenger.

He was eating in the dining room with about three hundred others when the ship’s captain announced that the man had been found.

“Everyone in the dining room clapped and we said ‘yes,’” Normand told the newspaper New York Post. “We assumed he was doing well.”

The man was in critical condition when he was returned to the ship where he was pronounced dead, but passengers cheered and celebrated after he was found, unaware he had died.

He says they were told there would be a rescue mission and the ship would turn around.

But it was only later that they found out that the passenger had died.

To Normandin’s surprise, he said the atmosphere on board was completely surreal as most people continued to enjoy their holidays as if nothing had happened.

‘I don’t think everyone knows the man is dying. I think it was silenced on purpose,” Normandin added.

Normandin expressed surprise at how quickly normal activities resumed despite the tragedy.

“I thought we were going straight back to Miami, I thought that was it. But no, everything continued as usual. I think people, we just try not to think about it, maybe, I don’t know,” he said.

“It seemed like more people would have said, ‘Oh my god, what’s going on,’ but no, people just went about their day. It’s just a bit dystopian.’

The unidentified man jumped more than 80 feet into the sea from the massive Icon of the Seas shortly after it left Miami on Sunday

The ship was shut down for two hours while the crew assisted with the search and rescue mission

The US Coast Guard confirmed that rescue boats were deployed and the man was pulled from the water before he was pronounced dead.

The unidentified man jumped more than 80 feet from the massive Icon of the Seas shortly after it left the Port of Miami on Sunday.

He had been on the first evening of a seven-day trip around the Gulf of Mexico, with stops in Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico.

According to CruiseHive, the ship was about 300 miles from Miami when the man went overboard.

The ship was eventually shut down for about two hours while the crew assisted with the search and rescue mission before the ship continued its journey

The 300-meter Icon of the Seas made its maiden voyage in January

The 300-meter Icon of the Seas made its maiden voyage in January.

It can accommodate 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members.

A passenger who shared footage of the rescue crew said on X: ‘Now on Icon of the Seas.

‘Someone jumped/fell overboard and now a Search & Rescue is taking place. Small chance that they will be found. Keep your loved ones close, guys.”

The $2 billion ship measures almost 365 meters from bow to stern and has 20 decks, 2,350 crew, 2,805 cabins and space for 7,600 passengers.

Levion Parker, 20, was a high school football player and popular sportsman from North Port, Florida

In addition, the ship also features a 17.5-meter artificial waterfall, 40 dining options and bars, seven swimming pools, including a 40,000-liter ‘lake’, 50 musicians and comedians and a 16-piece orchestra.

In April, 20-year-old Levion Parker jumped overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in front of his shocked family.

The 18-story Liberty of the Seas was traveling between Cuba and Grand Inagua Island in the Bahamas when the shocking incident occurred.