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10 Biggest Cruise Ships in the World
By siliconindia
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Saturday, 05 November 2011, 00:23 IST
Bangalore: Crossing the Ocean is always a fascinating journey. Crossing it in outstanding luxury and safety became more and more important for the passengers and for the ship owners as well. This is when cruise ships began to gain in popularity, in size and in luxury. Every year bigger ships are built and new features are added and the range of leisure activities becomes more and more diverse. These huge vessels are becoming cities of pleasure and the passengers cannot but enjoy this rage of modernization.
Cruises are all about, well luxury while having fun. The best thing about these cruises is that you can define your own fun and style while on them. And luxury gets redefined if you are cruising on the biggest cruises around the world. Here are the world's biggest cruise ships.
1. Allure of the Seas
Allure of the Seas is the biggest cruise ship ever created. It is owned by the Royal Caribbean International Company. It is designed under the name Project Genesis and was ordered from Aker Finnyards in February 2006 and her construction began at the Perno shipyard in Turku, Finland, in February 2008. Its first trip was on October 2010, when the vessel departed to its home port in Florida.
While the design length of this cruise ship 360 meters, some 50 millimeters longer than the Oasis of the Seas. The actual weight of the ship is estimated to be around 100,000 tons. Besides its gigantic size, it features a double deck dance hall, a theatre with a capacity of 1385 people, an ice rink, 25 dining options and a crew of over 2000 people at service all the time.
