World’s biggest cruise ship takes to the water

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The hulking shell of the world’s largest cruise ship slid into the waters off western France on Friday, and thankfully it floated. Take a look at the first mini voyage of “Harmony of the Seas”.

The huge vessel, named “Harmony of the Seas”, has been under construction since September 2013 in the shipyards in Saint-Nazaire.

When finished it will weigh some 227,000 tonnes and measure 362 metres (1,187 feet) in length, 50 metres longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower.

Harmony is also a metre wider than the current twin ocean-going monsters of the pleasure cruise world, which are also 362 metres long.

“Allure of the Seas” and “Oasis of the Seas”, the world’s biggest cruise ships in current service, are 65 metres wide and come in at 225,000 tonnes a piece. All three belong to Royal Caribbean International cruise lines… see more

source: thelocal

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