The cruise ship is bigger than the Titanic. Much bigger than the Titanic! A new ship was launched into the water, the dimensions of which are amazing

This is how you can roughly compare the legendary Titanic with modern liner. And what is this modern ship? Some call it the largest liner in the world. However, we know that the most big liner in the world it Oasis of the Seas and it is 361 meters long. And what do we read about this giant? somewhere 362 meters, somewhere 361 , but somewhere 360 meters. Do you know how this is explained? That's how: Along with its twin ship, Oasis of the Seas is the largest passenger ship in the world as of November 2010: the length of both cruise ships about 360 m (depending on temperature), and Allure of the Seas is longer than its sister by 5 cm.

After all, the designers, well, they would have made a couple of meters for sure! In general, we will consider that this ship is one of the largest in the world. And here's what it's called:

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There are dozens of liners from different companies, roughly the same in size and competing with each other in luxury. In many ways, they are similar to each other. Let's at least look at the BIGGEST of them.
Company " Royal Caribbean International has commissioned Finnish shipbuilders to build a completely new class of passenger liners that can hold the palm for years to come. This is how the cruise ship "Oasis of the Seas" was born, which was launched as the largest passenger ship in the world on October 28, 2009. In addition, the liner won first place in another nomination, as the most expensive ship on the planet. $1.24 billion was spent on its construction, the average cost of staying in the port of such a vessel will cost the owners $230,000.

Liners of the new class "Genesis" the firstborn "Oasis of the Seas" and "Allure of the Seas" surpassed their predecessor "Freedom of the Seas" and became 21 m longer, 8.5 m wider and almost 43 percent heavier.

Passenger ships of the Genesis project have become truly remarkable liners. From bold design to a plethora of innovations and technological advances in passenger amenities, all of which will now help attract new customers for an unforgettable sea voyage.

The liner "Oasis of the Seas" has absorbed all the best that is on the ships of the company "Royal Caribbean International". His first voyage December 05, 2009 years will pass on a grand scale, including the most luxurious party at sea. For his guests, this is amazing. cruise, and for cruise ship"Oasis of the Seas" is the readiness to face any threat: hurricanes, giant waves and even contagious diseases.

The ship was built by the STX Europe shipbuilding company specifically for Royal Caribbean International, the construction of the Oasis of the Seas cost £ 855 million. The ship is 361 meters long, 66 meters wide, and its highest point rises above the surface of the water by 72 meters. The displacement of the liner is 225 thousand tons. Oasis is 40% larger than any other cruise ship in the world. The ship, five times the size of the Titanic, can accommodate 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew on sixteen decks in 2,704 cabins. By the way, the new liner is 2 times larger than the previous record holder - Queen Mary II.

The vessel is equipped with 6 Wärtsilä engines - three 12-cylinder and three 16-cylinder. Together, its power plants generate 96 MW of power, which allows the ship to reach speeds of up to 22.6 knots. The new owners of the ship were very surprised to learn that the Oasis had four more onboard cabins than planned.

New safety practices and design features that are completely new to cruising have made the Oasis of the Seas one of the most anticipated cruise ships in history. The ship has so-called telescopic tubes, which can be reduced if you need to sail under the bridge. The world's largest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas, had to be partially dismantled so that it could pass under the Danish Great Belt Bridge. But even after the height of the pipes was reduced, the distance between the ship and the building was less than half a meter. For safety reasons, traffic on the bridge was blocked for 15 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered on both sides of the river to look at the brightly lit cruise ship, which rises above the water like a 20-story building.

There is a lot of entertainment here, both for ordinary inhabitants and for millionaires. The ship is equipped with a water amphitheater, a carousel (made "life-size"), a floating park, an ice rink, a golf course, 4 swimming pools, which required a total of 2300 tons of water, volleyball and basketball courts, a climbing wall and a children's area with theme parks and children's science labs. It has, among other things, 10 spa baths and surf simulators. The liner is so large that it is divided into "districts" with special themes, including a tropical area with palm trees and wines. In total, 12,000 plants and 56 trees have been planted on the ship – this is the world's first park on a 2,000 square meter ship. m, which has become a kind of analogue of the "Central" Park in New York. Therefore, its passengers can relax in the park in the shade of real trees, listen to Broadway musicals and watch an ice show.

The 750-seat outdoor amphitheater is located at the stern and is modeled after the ancient Greek amphitheatre. The indoor theater, located in another part of the ship, is designed for 1,300 guests. A two-week cruise on the miracle ship "Oasis of the Seas" will cost a rather modest amount: from £1300 for a place in the cheapest cabin. Construction of its twin vessel called "Allure of the Seas" is scheduled for completion in late 2010.

Passengers like to celebrate all the time, but if the cruise is “premium class”, and almost all people are wealthy, then there should be about 20,000 bottles of champagne on board, more than 14,000 kg of meat products, 44,000 fresh eggs, 6,600 kg of salad, 3,000 kg of onions, 22,000 kg of potatoes and this is only a small part of the food supply.

After loading is completed, the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship sets off for its first cruise voyage. And if you forgot something, then alas, it’s too late to correct mistakes. The liner left the port of Everglades and the cruise began.

Doctors on the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas are hoping to avoid another type of natural disaster. If at least two people with a viral disease board the ship, it will spread instantly, since everyone is in a confined space. The liner is equipped with disinfectants in all public places, especially before meals.

Cruises on a liner are, as a rule, a guarantee of first-class food 24 hours a day. Especially during holiday cruises, when on board the liner its staff arranges a real feast. The restaurants serve the most exquisite dishes.

And waste disposal is the most important part of the internal structure of the vessel. The Oasis of the Seas liner has its own waste processing plant, where all garbage is carefully sorted. Tin cans are pressed, glass is shattered to prepare for recycling, and all other solid waste is stored until it is landfilled at the nearest port, because the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship is an environmentally friendly ship.

Over three hundred cooks work on board. It is in the galley that the products are located, the cost of which is 2 million US dollars. Due to strict hygiene regulations, the galley is not open to anyone except registered employees. About 70,000 main dishes are served daily on the ship, of which 15,000 are desserts.

All entertainment during the cruise is the responsibility of the cruise director. The most difficult part of his job: to make everything so that the guests were satisfied. He plans entertainment, communicates with guests and keeps them in good spirits. It has its own film studio on board. Its employees film daily material on board the liner, and then, after editing, they broadcast it to the cabins, usually in the evening.

An equally amazing place on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship is the Royal Promenade, which runs through the center of the ship. There is a unique transparent backlit elevator. There are so many shops and bars in this place that it looks like a small town. On board the cruise ship "Oasis of the Seas" you can find a lot of entertainment.

Traditionally on upper deck an artificial wave pool. Its pumps pump up to 112,000 liters of water per minute.

One of the most popular events on the ship is the theatre, which seats about 2,000 people. The ice show also attracts a lot of spectators. To ensure that everything goes smoothly, the engineers turn on the ship's stabilization system.

February 24, 2010- Royal Caribbean realized that the idea of tracking one person to others might appeal to many, and they were right, the novelty quickly became very popular

On the largest cruise ship in world oasis of the Seas, Royal Carribeans offer the latest in IT technology, ID bracelets and iPhones so that people can find each other in the giant liner's myriad spaces. Wristbands are personal RFID identifiers, although they can be not only bracelets, but also badges or clips. WiFi operates throughout the ship, the signal from the bracelet via WiFi goes to the Apple iPhone mobile phone, equipped with detailed diagram liner, that is, at any time one person can know exactly where the other is.

There are almost 1000 places on the ship where you can go to WiFi, and at first the company just wanted to make it so that people could communicate with each other via mobile phones and not only communicate, you can get this or that information through the ship's iPhone, order a service, etc. etc., but then realized that the idea of tracking one person to others might appeal to many, and they were right, the novelty quickly became very popular. It is not difficult to guess that parents became the main consumers of identifiers. The liner is incredibly huge, there are a lot of places where a child can get lost, and this can become a problem not only for parents, but for the entire crew, searching for a lost person on a ship is a many-hour and extremely difficult operation, a general ship emergency, and preferably at this time drive all other passengers into cabins or public areas.

At first, Oasis of the Seas offered badges as an identifier, but then they went further and now they offer bracelets, which is much more convenient, since they can serve as a kind of pager. If you give a signal from the iPhone, the bracelet starts to vibrate, and its owner will understand that they are looking for him. If this is a child, then okay, but teenagers are unlikely to like such IT surveillance. The young man met a girl at a disco and retired with her in a darker and more secluded place, since there are plenty of such places on a giant liner, and the damned bracelets suddenly begin to vibrate, what is it like? But what a blessing to parents ...

The device works on the basis of Ekahau's RTLS real-time location system, the signal from the identifier is processed by the DeFi Royal Connect program and issued to the end server, and from there it gets to the iPhone, the location accuracy is 3-3.5 meters. The bracelets are powered by rechargeable batteries, and there is more than enough charge for a week-long cruise. After the end of the cruise, the bracelets are handed over to the administration and charged again. Reviews, they say in Royal Caribbean, are still very good, but they still do not know how and where this novelty can be used, in addition to surveillance, they collect data. During cruises, users of the electronic spy are interviewed, and it is hoped that the information collected will expand the scope of Wi-Fi RFID identifiers.

Some numbers:

5,000 kilometers of electrical wiring

12,000 plants, including real trees, but the plants will be installed and planted later, upon the arrival of the liner in the USA

7,000 works of art will decorate the premises of the liner or be displayed in the halls of 90,000 square meters of carpeted floors

The construction of the liner took 525,000 square meters of steel - an area equivalent to 72 football fields

And did you know that…

Propellers for this giant will be manufactured by a Russian plant - Baltiysky Zavod OJSC

One evening, the captain of the liner gives dinner to his guests. Cruisers love formal occasions. Each of them tries to bring home the memory of the sea voyage for this, several professional photographers work on board the ship. Approximately 30,000 photographs will be taken during the cruise.

The charm of any cruise travel lies in the fact that in the ports where the liner stops, passengers will find a lot of new sensations.

On the liner, everything is done for customers, but there are always passengers who behave badly and interfere with others. Such people are asked to leave the ship at the nearest port. But the worst thing is when a passenger dies on board. Then the whole team has to console his loved ones. The body is placed in its own morgue.

Crew members and maintenance personnel full life but completely isolated from the guests. They are not allowed to use the main aisles on board the ship unless absolutely necessary. All personnel move through a hidden system of service corridors and stairs. To do this, in the center of this labyrinth is the main passage that runs along the entire length of the ship. It has the unofficial name E-95, and crew members use it to get to their cabins, where they can take a break from the guests. Laundry on such a ship is one of the busiest among all types of ships. The employees of this plant work around the clock.

In nightclubs liner« Oasis of the Seas» DJs do their job well. While they are warming up the audience, night falls on the ship and then the ship lights up most of out of 750,000 lamps. Electricity on the cruise ship is generated by diesel generators made to order by the company " Wartsilla».

The most secure room on a cruise ship is the engineering control post. From here they monitor the weather situation, control the work power plant and control all ship systems. This is the center of power on the passenger ship, so entry here is strictly prohibited.

On liner« Oasis of the Seas» 4,500 km of electric cable have been laid, so the main thing for the ship's engineers is not bad weather, but fire. Such liner consumes an average of up to 11,000 kg of fuel per hour. A sudden spark in any place is much more dangerous than a hurricane. The operating costs are huge - even a slight deviation from the course can result in a considerable amount.

During bad weather and the impossibility of safely entering the port, the captain of the vessel can give an order not to enter the port, and the cruise director immediately announces the changed plans to the passengers. This adds to the work of the entertainment service as everyone stays on board.

A cruise ship« Oasis of the Seas» became the first passenger ship in the world to have seven independent theme areas on board Central Park, Boardwalk, Royal Promenade, Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone so no one gets discouraged here.

central park located under open sky in the center of the ship and forms a public space with sidewalks, flowers and trees. Its grounds are used for outdoor walks, street performances and concerts. Above the surroundings of the park, 334 cabins stretch to the height of a five-story building, 254 of which have balconies that overlook the park. Central Park has a number of boutiques, a garden, many gazebos, a sculpture park, cafes, restaurants and a wine bar.

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In case of evacuation cruise ship a modern system of rescue boats is provided, as well as inflatable life rafts, which are located at strategic points on the ship. Solving safety and security issues, the requirement of guests. Even on such liners as " Oasis of the Seas» with excellent organization, people can sometimes get lost. Often they are late in ports, so the liner is always reminded that the ship is leaving exactly on schedule.

On the liner huge selection cabins, which include deluxe rooms and family rooms. A novelty is 25 duplex rooms with balconies. Each of them covers an area of 1524 sq. m and is designed for six people. The room has its own piano, bar, jacuzzi and library. Balcony area 78 sq. meters. All cabins are equipped with LCD TVs, bathrooms with plenty of mirrors.

Length - 361 m;
Width - 66 m;
Height - 72 m;
Displacement - 225282 tons;
Power point- eight diesel engines Wartsila» with a capacity of 17,500 hp each;
Propulsion system- three steering columns of the Azipod type with a capacity of 27200 hp each;
Speed - 22.6 knots;
Number of decks - 16;
Number of passengers - 6360 people;
Number of cabins - 2704;
Crew - 2100 people

Maritime transport has been and remains one of the highest priorities. Neither railroads, nor aviation, nor even the most promising modern alternative transport projects are able to shake the dominance of ships in the freight transportation market. About the ships with the most impressive dimensions now and will be discussed.

1. Knock Nevis

A supertanker that sailed under the flag of Norway. During the voyage, this vessel changed several names: Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, Mont. The vessel also changed its scope several times. They started building the ship back in 1974. It took 5 years to create it. Over the past decades, the ship has been improved several times. Its length was 458.45 meters, width - 68.86 meters. The ship weighed 81,879 tons, and the maximum carrying capacity is 564,763 tons. In 2010, the ship was scrapped.

2. Maersk McKinney Moller

Container ship 399 meters long and 59 meters wide. The height of the vessel is 73 meters. The ship is driven by two engines, each with a capacity of 43,000 horsepower. Thanks to this, the maximum speed reaches 23 knots. If you put all the containers from the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller into the wall, then its length will be 111 kilometers.

3. CMA CGM Jules Verne

French container ship with a displacement of 160 thousand tons. The ship is 396 meters long and 54 meters wide. The maximum speed is 22.5 knots. The engine power of this ship would be enough to provide electricity to a city with a population of 16,000 people. If you put all the containers from the side into a line, then its length will be 97 kilometers.

4 Emma Marsk

Another huge container ship. The ship was built in Denmark. It has 6 similar ships-brothers, created at the same shipyard. The ship is 396 meters long and 63.1 meters wide. The displacement of the container ship exceeds 156,000 metric tons. This monster is loaded with containers using 20 cranes at once! The ship also uses a unique, one of a kind on this moment diesel engine. Its power is 109 thousand hp. For a day of work, it consumes 6,291 liters of fuel.

5. MSC Daniela

Container ship built in 2008. The vessel is 366 meters long and 51 meters wide. It has a design that differs from most analogues, which makes the MSC Daniela a unique ship in many ways. The container ship also stands out for its incredibly thin skin (while maintaining its strength and rigidity), making it very light for its size.

6. CMA CGM Christophe Colomb

The latest French container ship, which was launched in 2009. Can carry 13,300 20ft containers. The ship is 365 meters long and 51 meters wide. This ship belongs to a new generation of container ships. It is also one of the cleanest ships to date in terms of ecology.

7. Oasis of the Seas

First of its kind cruise ship created by the Americans. Thanks to him, a new class of cruise ships appeared - Oasis. 1.5 billion US dollars were spent on the construction of the liner. The ship is 361 meters long and 66 meters wide. The displacement of the passenger ship is 225,000 tons. The liner has 17 decks and 2704 cabins. It can accommodate 6,360 passengers on board, which will be served by another 2,100 personnel. In addition to trivial restaurants, a casino and a theater, there is a whole ice rink.

People have always strived to create really big and powerful things. Take at least these, to achieve absolute dominance.

MOSCOW, March 27 - RIA Novosti. The Olympic, one of the three superliners of the White Star Line, completed its last voyage 75 years ago on March 27, 1935.

At the end of 1907, the White Star Line decided to build at the Harland and Wolf shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, three liners with a length of 259 meters, a width of 28 meters and a displacement of 52 thousand tons. They provided space for 2,566 thousand passengers in cabins of three classes, and passengers of all classes were provided with unprecedented amenities.

First flights

In 1908 and 1909, the construction of the first two ships of the series began. One was named "Olympic", the other - "Titanic". Both ships were built side by side, in the same workshop. The construction of the third was scheduled for a later date.

On October 20, 1910, the Olympic was launched, on May 31, 1911, after completion of fitting out work, she entered sea trials, and on June 14 she set off on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

The management of "White Star Line" treated the first flights of "Olympic" with great responsibility. It was on these voyages that decisions were made on a number of improvements on the Titanic, which was still under construction: the layout of some rooms was slightly changed, the number of passenger cabins was increased by reducing the area of promenade decks, there were cabins-apartments, only two, a Parisian-style cafe was created, adjoining the restaurant. Finally, the first flights showed that part of the promenade deck of the liner was not sufficiently protected from the weather, so on the Titanic it was decided to make it closed, with sliding windows. In the future, the Titanic and Olympic could be visually distinguished precisely by this promenade deck.

There was an accident on the fifth flight. On the morning of September 20, 1911, at the exit from Southampton Bay, the Olympic collided with the British cruiser Hawk and received a 12-meter hole in the starboard side. The barely begun voyage was interrupted, and the Olympic returned to Belfast to the shipyard for repairs. Repair work on the Olympic somewhat delayed the completion and the first voyage of the Titanic, which was completed in 1912.

"Titanic" was striking in its size and architectural perfection; newspapers reported that the length of the liner is the length of three city blocks, the height of the engine is the height of a three-story building, that the anchor for the Titanic was dragged through the streets of Belfast by a team of 20 of the strongest horses.

The sinking of the Titanic

On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set out on its first and last voyage to America, carrying more than 2,200 people. On April 14, at the end of the fourth day of the journey, the Titanic collided with a huge iceberg. The starboard side of the ship was ripped open from the stem itself, the length of the hole was 90 meters. Panic broke out on the ship, in crowded and crowded people tried to get aft. Of the 20 boats, two were never launched.

The Titanic sank at 2:20 am on April 15th. According to various sources, from 1.4 thousand to 1.517 thousand people died, about 700 were saved.

The wreckage of the wrecked liner remained intact until the American marine archaeologist Robert Bollard and his French colleagues discovered them on September 1, 1985, 325 miles off the coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. Since then, about 5,000 artifacts have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic. A lot of submarines visited the remains of the ship, submarines delivered tourists there.

Dozens of books, hundreds of articles and essays have been written about the infamous ship, and several films have been made.

At the time of the sinking of the Titanic on the night of April 15, 1912, the Olympic was on its next voyage from New York to Southampton. Having received information about the disaster, the Olympic hurried to help its twin brother, but he was at a considerable distance from the crash site, and the liner Carpathia picked up the surviving passengers. The captain of the Olympic offered to take on board some of the rescued, but this idea was decided to be abandoned, because there were fears that the appearance of a copy of the Titanic would terrify people who were in shock. Despite this, the Olympic was asked to stay within sight of the Carpathia, as the ship's radio was not strong enough to contact the shore, and the radio on the Olympic had sufficient power. The lists of the rescued were transmitted to the Olympic radio operator, who immediately sent them to the coast radio station. After some time, the Olympic, carrying hundreds of passengers hurrying to Europe, continued sailing along its route.

On April 24, 1912, the Olympic was scheduled to leave for the next flight from Southampton to New York. But since the Titanic did not have enough boats to save all the people, the Olympic team refused to go to sea until the liner was provided with the necessary number of boats. Part of the crew left the ship at Southampton. The flight was cancelled.

In the same year, the Olympic arrived at the Harland and Wolf shipyard, where, within six months, its expensive reconstruction was carried out: the second bottom was raised and the height of the watertight bulkheads was increased. These measures were taken following the sinking of the Titanic. Now the "Olympic" could stay afloat even if six compartments were flooded. Only on April 2, 1913, "Olympic" went on the first flight after the reconstruction.

World War I

The liner was finishing another transatlantic flight when the First World War began. Increasing speed, the Olympic arrived in New York ahead of schedule. It was decided to leave the liner on the transatlantic line, especially since with the outbreak of war there were a lot of people who wanted to leave troubled Europe. In October, the Olympic rescued the sailors of the warship Odeishies, which had been blown up by a mine off the coast of Ireland. Since September 1915 "Olympic" has become a transport ship for transporting troops and was named "T-2810". The vessel was repainted in camouflage colors and equipped with six-inch guns for defense against submarines.

In April 1917, the Olympic was included in the Navy. During its military service, the famous liner transported 119 thousand military and civilians across the Atlantic, was attacked by submarines four times, but always remained unharmed, and once rammed and sank a submarine with an incredible maneuver.

The fate of Britannica

During the First World War, the younger brother of the Olympic and Titanic, the third and last ship of the series, perished. At first it was planned that the new liner would be called "Gigantic", but after the death of the "Titanic" it was decided to choose a more modest and at the same time patriotic name "Britanic". She was laid down on November 30, 1911 and was supposed to go on her maiden voyage in the summer of 1914, but the structural improvements that had to be made after the sinking of the Titanic delayed the ship's departure from the shipyard. On February 26, 1914, the Britannic was launched.

Not differing from its older brothers in appearance, in terms of passenger comfort, the Britanic was the best of the series. Another hairdressing salon, a children's playroom, a gym for second-class passengers, and a fourth elevator appeared on it. The developers remembered that the radio operators of the Titanic, due to their employment, did not always have time to transmit radiograms related to the navigational situation to the bridge, and a pneumatic mail appeared on the Britannic, connecting the radio room and the bridge.

However, passengers did not have time to appreciate the merits of the new liner. When the war began, it was converted into a hospital ship, and already in this capacity the liner went on its first voyage at the end of 1915. On November 12, 1916, the Britannic hit a mine in the Kea Strait, near Greece. Despite the fact that the liner sank for only 55 minutes, most of the people on board were saved.

Olympic after the war

After the end of the war, the Olympic returned to peaceful work on the transatlantic line, and soon embarked on another lengthy reconstruction, during which its engines were switched from coal to fuel oil. The reconstruction lasted almost a year, and only on June 25, 1920, the Olympic, which was the first of the large transatlantic liners to start using fuel oil as fuel, returned to work.

The 1920s were a stellar time for the Olympic. The sinking of his twin Titanic has been forgotten. The liner has gained a reputation as an extremely reliable vessel. During these years, the ship regularly crossed Atlantic Ocean with passengers on board and was very popular.

There were no accidents either. On May 22, 1924, in New York, the Olympic collided with the St. George liner, after which she had to replace a significant part of the aft plating.

In 1928, the passenger premises of the liner were modernized. But age began to take its toll. By 1930, mechanical problems and fatigue cracks in the hull began to appear. It got to the point that in 1931 the ship was issued a certificate of seaworthiness according to the state of the hull for only six months. Later, however, it was extended.

In the 1930s the world economic crisis turned into serious problems for shipping companies. To stay afloat, White Star Line teamed up with another British company, Cunard Line. In 1934, a new company, Cunard-White Star, appeared, to which the entire passenger fleet of the two companies, including Olympic, was transferred. Shortly thereafter, on May 16, 1934, the Olympic ran into the Nantucket lightship off the coast of Canada in dense fog and sank it, along with seven crew members.

I immediately remembered the disaster of the Titanic. In addition, the construction of a new Queen Mary liner was underway, next to which there was no place for the Olympic. In the context of the ongoing global crisis, this decided the fate of the liner.

The last days of the Olympic

Despite the fact that the Olympic's transatlantic flight schedule for the summer of 1935 was officially published, already in January 1935 the company announced the cancellation of the liner's flights. The Olympic completed its last flight on March 27, 1935. He remained to wait for his fate in Southampton. In September of the same year, "Olympic" was sold for scrapping.

October 11, 1935 the liner left Southampton and went to Scotland for cutting. A month later, an auction was held in London, at which property from the Olympic was sold within ten days. Until now, details of the exquisite finish of the liner can be seen in the interiors of some British hotels and restaurants. Wall panels from the restaurant "Olympic" decorate the restaurant of the cruise ship "Millennium".

"Olympic" crossed the Atlantic Ocean more than 500 times and remained in the memory of passengers and sailors as a beautiful, comfortable and reliable liner. He took an honorable place in the history of transatlantic shipping.

The construction of the ship lasted two and a half years. A couple of days later, the Harmony of the Seas arrived in Southampton, England, from there on its maiden voyage to Rotterdam.

“Harmony…”, like other ships of the company (all of them have the prefix “… seas” in their names), will sail under Bahamian flag and have a home port of Nassau. The ship will be based in Barcelona.

Much bigger than the Titanic

The dimensions of "Harmony ..." are striking: 362 meters in length (longer eiffel tower), 18 decks, displacement - over 200 thousand tons! Being a hundred meters longer than the infamous Titanic, it exceeds its volume by almost five times.

City on the sea

The vessel can accommodate up to 9 thousand passengers and crew members, a real floating city! There is even a helipad.

Bigger than any ship ever at sea

The dimensions of the ocean monster are amazing even when compared with the previous generation of marine record holders - the Quantum-class vessels of the same company.

Preparing for the big swim

A couple of days after leaving the shipyard in San Nazaire, the ship reached the resort of Southampton. After carrying out some adjustment work, the vessel was brought into normal operation.

Safety

Taking into account more than a hundred years of experience in sea cruises, and especially the sad fate of the Costa Concordia in 2012, the liner has been brought to a state of maximum readiness for incidents. The crew is carefully selected, exercises are regularly held, the number of seats in life-saving equipment exceeds the number of people on board.

Crew

The first crew of the ship will be 2,100 people from 77 different countries.

Passengers

"Harmony of the Seas" will accommodate up to 6780 passengers. Despite the respectability, the ship is designed for passengers of different incomes, the owner company offers very affordable prices for cruises, there are a number of promotional offers. More than 60% of the guests of the liners get on the vessels of Royal Caribbean International not for the first time.

Entertainment for every taste

Like other cruise ships, "Harmony of the Seas" has on board all possible types of entertainment for tourists. The ship will have five-star restaurants, a casino, a theater, an ice rink, and more. Even a chapel with a Catholic priest will work.

floating park

But even this was not enough: a real park the size of a football field was laid out on the ship! In addition to 52 trees and 48 vines, it will contain more than 10,000 plants.

Price

The cost of building the vessel exceeded one billion dollars, but, as the experience of the cruise business shows, this investment will pay off, and in a few years the cruise liner will begin to generate income.

Good luck!

Video review of Harmony of the Seas:

After a trial four-day cruise, the ship will be relocated to the Western Mediterranean and will fly to the resorts of Spain, Italy and France on various routes. Let's wish Harmony of the Seas fair wind!

This is how you can roughly compare the legendary Titanic with a modern liner. And what is this modern ship? Some call it the largest liner in the world. However, we know that it is the largest liner in the world. And what do we read about this giant? somewhere 362 meters, somewhere, and somewhere 360 meters. Do you know how this is explained? That's how: Along with its twin ship, Oasis of the Seas is the largest passenger ship in the world as of November 2010: both cruise ships are about 360 m long (depending on temperature), with Allure of the Seas being longer than its sister by 5 cm.

After all, the designers, well, they would have made a couple of meters for sure! In general, we will consider that this ship is one of the largest in the world. And here's what it's called:

Here's another comparison:

Today, October 29, 2010 representatives of the cruise company "Royal Caribbean International" received the cruise ship "Allure of the Seas" from the shipbuilders of the company "STX Europe" in Turku, Finland. From that moment began a thirteen-day countdown to the debut of the delightful passenger ship, where on November 11 in its home port of Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, it will be presented to the audience during the christening ceremony. After that, the liner "Allure of the Seas" will join the sister ship "Oasis of the Seas", which will make up a duet of the most big liners in the world.

Royal Caribbean International, together with DreamWorks Animation, have developed an amazing program for the guests of the liner during their first sea voyage. Passengers will be offered various performances: ice shows and aqua shows with the participation of their favorite characters from the DreamWorks Animation studio; along with them, Chicago's show ballet Broadway will debut on board.

On liner there are 26 restaurants, some of them for the first time in the sea - this is the famous Starbucks; new kitchens designed by the US Culinary Institute; Brazilian steakhouse Samba Grill and many Mexican restaurants Rita Cantina.

Also on board liner « Allure of the Seas» debuts the GUESS store, whose clothes are the most recognizable in the world of fashion and accessories, as well as the Britto art gallery for the first time.

The official christening ceremony will take place on November 28, 2010. Then December 1st liner will embark on a four-day cruise along the northern coast of Haiti with a visit to the private beach of Labadee, and then from December 5, the sea voyage will continue along the Caribbean islands.

« Allure of the Seas» will bear the title the largest cruise ship in the world and its name will forever be inscribed in the history of world shipbuilding along with the same-type liner “Oasis of the Seas”. An architectural marvel Allure of the Seas»is divided into seven thematic areas, which include: Central Park, Boardwalk, Royal Promenade, Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone.

Sixteen-deck vessel weighing 225282 tons can take on board 5400 passengers who will be accommodated in 2700 cabins.

The ship has 16 passenger decks with 2,700 comfortable cabins. They can accommodate up to 6200 (to be precise - 6203) passengers, who will be served by 3000 people from specially trained personnel. And the staff was selected for the "Charm of the Seas" with a thoroughness that Western journalists have already managed to compare with the selection for the secret service.

Also located here concert hall and an ice skating rink, tennis courts and pools with fresh and salt water, surf pools, comedy and jazz clubs, a two-story disco, outdoor and indoor solariums, promenade decks that are not inferior in size to the boulevards of European cities, and a huge number of shops, beauty salons, bars , cafes and restaurants. Moreover, it should be noted that in stores you can buy both trifles necessary for any trip, as well as goods of the most famous world brands, among which there are even rare cars whose price is many millions of dollars, and among sports grounds there are basketball and cricket grounds. and tennis.

Well, at the service of the most demanding passengers, the team Allure of the Seas will provide an airship for air flights and several submarines, where you can both follow the ship and go on your own underwater journey. Compared to this, thirty world cuisines, whose dishes you can taste while on a ship, or a wine cellar with rarities dating back to the end of the year before last - the beginning of the last century?

IMO: 9383948
Shipyard: Stx Finland Turku, Finland
Vessel class: Oasis
Crew: 2384
Decks: 16
Flag: Bahamas
Home port: Nassau
About the liner: The largest passenger liner in the world
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Owner: Royal Caribbean International
Passenger capacity: 6300
Displacement, t: 225.282
Year of construction / modernization: 2010
Draft, m: 9.3
Width, m: 48
Length, m: 362
Deadweight, t: 19,750
Speed, knots: 22.6

At your service aboard Allure of the Seas

the main street Central Park is a real park in the middle of the ship with numerous cafes and restaurants, bars and shops.
Royal Promenade is a 3-story street with cafes and bars on two floors, and guest cabins on the third.
the Rising Tide bar, which can change its location like an elevator between the three floors of the Royal Promenade
Promenade deck - great for going to a cafe or restaurant, as well as for a walk in the open air
Aquatheater - a water platform at the stern of the deck, made in the form of an amphitheater, where shows of acrobats, synchronized swimmers and divers are shown. Lighting, water special effects, trampolines - everything is created to capture the imagination of the audience.
DreamWorks®Experience - DreamWorks animators and cartoon characters who will put on shows and entertain children, as well as invite them to watch movies in a 3d cinema
zip-line - zip-track for thrill-seekers
a real carousel for children and adults
Studio B - an ice rink where you can ride during the day, and in the evenings they show shows and figure skating
Casino Royale - casino (poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, slot machines)
Opal theater with 1380 seats (unique shows and performances)
Blaze night club
jazz club Jazz on 4
Comedy Live - a lounge where comedians perform in the evenings
water park for children H2O Zone
4 swimming pools (one of which is 6 meters deep)
10 hot tubs and whirlpools
2 pools for surfing with artificial wave - Flowriders
sports fields for volleyball and basketball
Ping pong
mini golf
2 climbing walls
swimming pools with artificial waterfalls
sports bars and restaurants like Wipe Out Caf?
solarium and bistro at the solarium
spa (massage rooms, saunas, steam rooms, spa treatments, relaxation rooms)
beauty salon and barbershop
spa for children and teenagers
cafe Vitality serving juices and healthy food
fitness center (158 simulators, gyms, pilates, yoga, kickboxing)
playgrounds (indoor and outdoor)
children's theater Adventure Ocean, a science lab where children can experiment and explore the world
a room where children will be taught various crafts
professional nanny services
disco for teenagers Fuel Disco, children's clubs -library
tour agency
business center
board game rooms
living rooms and lounges
cigar room
video game room

Large Fitness and Spa center includes single and double massage rooms, youth spa, complete hair restoration complex, cosmetologist services, 158 modern cardio and weight machines, pilates, kickboxing, yoga, Vitality Café.

Separate pool and sports area. Water park for kids, 4 pools, 10 hot tubs, Solarium pool area, 2 Flowriders®, courts, minigolf and Zip Line.

The Entertainment Center includes the Royal Casino, the Opal Theater with 1380 seats, the Blaze nightclub, and musical performances.

On the liner Allure Of The Seas Don't forget about teenagers. open area for gymnastics and active entertainment, the Ocean of Adventure Theater and the Science Lab, host classes on making jewelry and scrapbooks. The teen area includes the Fuel Disco, The Living Room, Back Deck and more. There is also a Royal Babies & Royal Tots baby service with professional staff.

For family vacation and traveling with kids offer exciting programs such as the Adventure Ocean Program and the My Family Time Dining option, where dinner is served at a convenient time for the family and children are served as quickly as possible to give them the opportunity to play longer with new friends while parents relax with a cup of coffee and enjoy desserts.
Thanks to the children entertainment programs Teen Program for Kids and Teens Your kids will never be bored because they will always be engaged in exciting activities designed for seven age groups under the guidance of educators.

- Aquababies (6-18 months)- a program aimed at developing various skills and abilities in infants

- Aquababies (18-36 months)- helps little travelers explore the amazing the world through educational games

- Aquanauts (3-5 years old)- dressing up in fancy dress, music lessons, role-playing games and much more

- Researchers (6-8 years old)- talent show, ship drawing, sports tournaments

- Mariners (9-11 years old)- karaoke, evening film screening, ice cream ball for the sweet tooth and pizza feast

- Navigators (12-14 years old)- join the games by the pool and take part in activities in the Living Room

- Teenagers (15-17 years old)- dinners with peers, interactive games and themed evenings, Fuel disco, which is closed for adults