The Oasis of the Seas

1 February 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Cruise Ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  7 minutes

Leaving STX shipyard in Turku, Finland © Zache/cc-by-sa-3.0

Leaving STX shipyard in Turku, Finland © Zache/cc-by-sa-3.0

MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship, delivered to her owner, Royal Caribbean International, in October 2009. The first of her class, she was joined by her sister ship MS Allure of the Seas in December 2010. Both vessels cruise the Caribbean from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She set a new record of carrying over 6,000 passengers. The ship surpassed the Freedom-class cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean) to become the largest cruise ship in the world at that time. She has, however, since been surpassed by Allure of the Seas, which is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer, although this difference may have been caused by different temperatures when the measurements were made.   read more…

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