Mankind has always been interested in the "most-most": the largest diamond, the tallest skyscraper , the most beautiful beach , the fastest car. And the theme of our today's article is the biggest cruise ocean liner.
Which liner is considered the largest in the world?
To date, the world's largest liner is "Allure of the Seas", owned by Royal Caribbean. Its name translates as "Charm of the Seas". The length of this sea colossus is 362 m, width - 66 m, and its height from the keel to the upper edge of the pipe is 72 m. "Allure of the Seas" first entered the open sea on October 29, 2010 under the Bahamian flag. Since then no one has been able to challenge his title of champion by the number of passengers, size and displacement.
The vessel is equipped with 16 passenger decks and 2700 cabins. It employs a team of almost 3,000 people. The weight of the giant liner (600 thousand tons), which is 12 times greater than the weight of the Eiffel Tower, can not be stunned either. And its total area exceeds the size of three football fields at once.
"Allure of the Seas" runs between the Caribbean and Fort Lauderdale. This liner is like a huge floating city. But, which is noteworthy, while it minimally pollutes the environment through the use of innovative environmental technologies. This is confirmed by the "green mark" in the passport.
What else is interesting about the liner, in addition to these impressive figures?
- First of all, its sports facilities. Cruise sailing on this liner will be to the liking of lovers of outdoor activities. They have an ice rink, a golf course, volleyball and basketball courts, a bowling alley, a fitness center and even surfing pools on board.
- An unusual sight of the largest tourist liner is a real park of exotic trees and shrubs, planted on one of the decks.
- Among the water activities there are swimming pools (regular and equipped jacuzzi), a water park with an arena, as well as an original water amphitheater with springboards and fountains.
- Indispensable attributes of any passenger liner are cafes, bars and restaurants, shops and boutiques, a casino and a spa.
- All kinds of performances - theatrical, ice, circus - will attract attention of spectacle lovers. In the covered theater the most popular among the guests are the famous musical "Chicago" and the musical show "Blue Planet". And there is also a club for connoisseurs of humor and jazz. In short, "Allure of the Seas" offers its guests entertainment for every taste.
- The ship is built of more than 500,000 individual parts, and an infinite number of paint was used to paint it. It should be noted that the outer coating "Charm of the Seas" itself is made of non-toxic materials, which also have the property of minimizing water resistance. This significantly reduces fuel consumption.
Other largest sea liners in the world
From time to time this honorary title is transferred to another, more modern and modern vessel. Not so long ago the biggest passenger liner in the world was "Oasis of the Seas" (in translation - "Oasis of the Seas") - the twin ship "Allure of the Seas". It is only slightly less than the real leader. Its parameters are: length - 357 m, width - 60 m, displacement - 225 thousand tons. For its colossal dimensions it is also called the Titanic of the XXI century: its numerous cabins are designed for 6,360 passengers!
Today the rating of the 10 largest sea cruise liners in the world is as follows:
- Allure of the Seas.
- Oasis of the Seas.
- Princess Diamond.
- Carnival Dream.
- Voyajer of the seas.
- Celebrity Eclipse.
- Norwegian Epic.
- Splendida.
- Freedom of the Seas.
- Disney Dream.