World’s largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas

World's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas
Photos by Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel

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For those who love cruise ships, here’s a few pictures of the new Oasis Of The Seas, which is now the largest cruise ship in the world! It arrived at it’s new home in Port Everglades here in Florida last week. Owned by Royal Caribbean International, it’s a floating city, and a big one at that!

World's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas
Photos by Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel

Oasis Of The Seas is 1,184 feet long and more than 226,000 tons. The 5,400-passenger ship with a crew of 2,000 cost 1.5 billion dollars to make. Darn, I guess I can’t afford a copy! No other cruise line seems interested in topping it, so I think it will remain the largest cruise ship for some time.

Personally it looks a bit top heavy to me, especially in the second picture. Somehow it looks like a big wave hitting it broadside would flip it right over. It has 16 decks, a damn high ship! That’s a lot of weight above the waterline. But I’ll never be able to afford to go on it anyway. Cool ship, no matter what!

World's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas
Photos by Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel