The Oasis of the Sea is the world's largest cruise ship ever. It rises twenty stories high, and just passed underneath the Great Belt Fixed Link with a slim margin as it left the Baltic Sea. Bridge Opperators say that even after lowering its smokestacks and telescopes, the boat only cleared under the bridge by half a meter. Hundreds of people sat on the beaches watching the largest ship ever built pass by them. Company Officials are banking on its novelty to guarantee success. Five times larger then the Titanic, the ship cost 1.5 billion dollars to build. It has seven neighbourhoods, an ice rink, a golf course, and a 750 seat outdoor amphitheater. It has 2 700 cabins and can hold 6 300 people, and 2 100 crew. Including loft cabins, with floor to ceiling windows, and 487 meters squared of space. The ship has 4 swimming pools, basketball courts and volleyball courts, with even an amusement park for children. It is nearly 40% larger then the companies next largest ship. It has over 12 000 plants on board.
I think that it is unbelievable that we as humans are capable of creating such a massive thing. The fact that it has a golf course on it is ridiculous as well. I think that this ship will bring in huge money.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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