Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise liner has been launched on November 20. Oasis of the Seas is expected to be ready for operation to the Royal Caribbean International in end 2009. The vessel is under construction at STX Europe’s (erstwhile Aker Yards) Turku shipyard, Finland and 65 percent work is already completed.
Some of the interesting features of Oasis of the Seas (yard no 1363) to justify the vessel as the world’s largest cruise liner are:
- has a price tag of US $2.5 billion (euro2 billion).
- Ship’s data:
- Guest Capacity: 5,400 double occupancy
- Gross Tonnage: 222,900
- Staterooms: 2,700
- Decks: 16 high
- Length: 1,184 feet
- Max Beam: 154 feet
- Draft: 30 feet
- Cruising Speed: 22 knots
- Some construction details (estimated quantity):
- area of steel: 525,000 sq metres
- welding seam: 2,500 km
- painted surface: 850,000 sq metres
- paint: 630,000 litres
- electric cable: 5,000 km
- automation sensors: 30,000 pcs
- pipeline (>25 mm): 250 km
- sprinkler heads: 16,000 pcs
- sprinkler pipelines: 100 km
- Some accommodation facts:
- seats for passengers: 26,000 pcs
- air conditioned area: 150,000 sq metres
- carpet area: 90,000 sq metres
- window area: 8,000 sq metres
- works of art: 7000 pcs
- water in pools: 2,300 metric tons
- fresh water generated: 4,100,000 litres per day
- ice cubes generated: 50 metric tons per day
- Some more facts:
- power plant: 97,020 kw
- propulsion power: 60,000 kw
- bow thrusters: 22,000 kw
Here is an interesting video clip ‘Introducing Oasis of the Seas’.
Read more about launching of Oasis of the Seas from Sky News.
For more details, log on to Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean, STX Europe.
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Update: November 25
Here is the press release from Royal Caribbean, on floating out “Oasis of the Seas”.
Here are some floating out photographs from “Oasis of the Seas”
Update: November 28
Here are ten amazing photographs of ‘Oasis of the Seas’ from USA Today Photo Gallery.
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I went to your USA Today link to check out the pictures. Too funny…they have a picture of a guy standing next to one of the bow thrusters, and the caption reads “one of the massive propellers that will allow Oasis to run at over 20 knots.” They forgot to add “from side to side.” Quite a breadth of knowledge demonstrated there by the news media…as usual.
Our Tooltech Ship Design team to be proud on delivering World largest cruise vessel Oasis Of the Sea to Royal Caribbean.We are proud on part of her Design.
Thanks,
Nilesh Tatode
Ship Design
E realmente algo jamais visto antes
uma produçao da mais auto-tecnologia, isso mostra que
para o homem nada e impossivel.
É Literalmente uma Obra prima esse,navio.
Todos Engenheiros estao de Parabens, pela produçao!
ObrigadO, pela Oportunidade de me expressar, diante dessa grandiosa Obra.
PAULO JUNIOR
GOIANIA-GO
BRASIL
I just wonder what ports in the carribbean can even support that large of a vessel. Not many i know of.
Any of the ports that she can’t moor will just require them to tender in from an achorage. Those Azimuth Thrusters will keep her in place. It happens all of the time. Particularly when a port is busy and there is no dockage space.
Wow that is the is amazing cruise. I hope someday i will spend my money to go with this amazing cruise
Impressionante o tamanho e o numero de atracoes. Periga os ocupantes nao quererem desembarcar pois esse navio é demais.