Cruise ship to return to PortMiami after man suffers injuries when waterslide’s acrylic glass breaks

MIAMI — The Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, a cruise ship that has been in service for just over a year, is returning to PortMiami Saturday after a man was injured in the Category 6 water park.

Witnesses shared videos that captured shouting after a curve of the Frightening Bolt, a drop-style waterslide, cracked — leaving a hole as there were people inside.

“When the other gentleman went down, it sliced him … and then glass fell and the water gushed,” Lillian Destefano said. “No one fell through. Thank God!”…

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