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Friday, May 27, 2011

World's largest cruise ship

Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship with her twin, the Oasis of the Seas, made its U.S. debut operator Royal Caribbean with innovations including the first Starbucks coffee at sea.

Like its two 11-months old, Oasis, Allure rises 65 meters above the waterline, extending 360 meters from bow to stern and weighs 225,282 tons fully loaded.

It was built by STX of South Korea, Finland Finland Cruise at a cost of one billion U.S. dollars. The charm made her U.S. debut after a 13-day transatlantic voyage from Turku, Finland, Florida.

"We are very proud of these two vessels are the largest (cruise ships) worldwide. They are the twins, which are exactly the same size and design," said marketing director of Royal Caribbean Rebeca Barba AFP.

The charm of 16 decks are divided into seven "neighborhoods" including a large green area with trees playing Central Park in New York, a Coney Island boardwalk-style, and many services offered by rock walls, tracks, skating and surfing simulators pools.

Its 26 restaurants, including the first Starbucks in the sea, the company said.

"It's like being in seven different vessels simultaneously, and is so big that sometimes forgets that he is at sea," said Barba.

Despite the global economic downturn, Royal Caribbean decided to build giant cruise ships and double-confidence they can get customers to fill them.

"We are optimistic because although we know we are going through difficult times, we offer a luxury cruise at a relatively affordable because everything is included," said Barba.

The allure of cheap cruise package to offer is a one-week trip to $ 899 (about R6 200) per person, regardless of a family of four would pay about 25 percent less per person.

The most expensive package includes the Royal Loft Suite with seating for six people, $ 15 609 per person per week.

House of the inauguration of the route of the sea 'seven-night Western Caribbean will be released on December 5.

The charm arrived at its home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauder dale, 48 miles north of Miami, where he was greeted by a fleet of ships.

additional port facility in Miami, Fort Lauder dale, home to the largest cruise ship port in the world welcomed in 2008 around four million customers


























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