A walk on a cruise ship is one of the most interesting and exciting types of recreation in Russia. After all, during a vacation, a tourist can enjoy beautiful views nature, without even getting up from your sun lounger. Of course, your vacation will be more comfortable on large ships from well-known companies!
Top 6 largest cruise ships
Harmony of the Sea
The first place in the top is occupied by the most big airliner in the world of Harmony of the Sea.
"Harmony of the Seas" - this ship belongs to the company Royal Caribbean and is the third ship in the Oasis class. The ship amazes with its size and charm.
The world's largest cruise ship's home port is in the United States, but it also cruises around Europe.
Main characteristics
- The liner was built in 2016.
- Length - 362 m, width - 47 m.
- It can accommodate up to 5,479 passengers.
- Number of decks – 18.
The largest cruise ship "Harmony of the seas"
Cabins
The largest liner is equipped with different types of cabins:
Interior Stateroom:
- Capacity (max): 4 people
- The cabin area is 16 m².
- Quantity on the liner: 498.
Oceanview Stateroom
- Capacity (max): 5 people
- The cabin area is 17 m².
- Quantity on the liner: 180.
Family Balcony Stateroom
- Capacity (max): 6 people
- Cabin area 25 m².
- Balcony area 8 m².
- Quantity on the liner: 7.
Junior Suite Stateroom
- Capacity (max): 4 people
- The cabin area is 27 m².
- Balcony area 8 m².
- Number on the liner: 86.
Crown Loft Suite Stateroom
- Capacity (max): 4 people
- The cabin area is 51 m².
- Balcony area 11 m².
- Quantity on the liner: 29.
Leisure and entertainment on the ship
View of ocean liner above
On the ship, everyone will find entertainment to their liking, because there is a very developed infrastructure.
- Aquatheater.
- 3 large swimming pools.
- zone family vacation with kids.
- 2 The Ultimate Abyss Slide. The length of the slide is 72 meters, and the descent time is 13-14 seconds,
aquapark. - 2 surfing simulators FlowRider (skating is free, but the instructor is paid extra).
- 2 climbing walls with a height of more than 13 meters (children at least 6 years old are allowed and only in the presence of parents if they are under 13 years old).
- Zip Line bungee, on which you can make a 25-meter high flight over almost the entire airliner.
- Two-level Solarium Club (adults only) with two Jacuzzis. On the first tier there is access to the observation deck.
- Vitality Spa, sauna (fee: 30 USD per day per person).
- Theater.
- Ice rink.
- Casino.
- Large basketball court.
- A fitness center.
- Circular treadmill.
- Mini golf.
- Table tennis.
- French carousel.
- A hall with slot machines.
- Dazzles Club.
- Card Room - Internet cafe, library and games room with board games.
- The shops.
- Photo gallery.
Additional Information. The closest cruise that will take the most large motor ship in the world, – “Irresistible Voyage” – November 2018. The tourist will spend 8 nights on board the ship.
During the cruise you will visit:
- Fort Lauderdale (port of departure).
- Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
- Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Labadie, Haiti.
Quantum of the Seas
Large liner "Quantum of the Seas at the pier"
The second largest cruise ship in the world – Quantum of the Seas– “Quantum of the Seas” is also a ship owned by Royal Caribbean of the Quantum class.
The ship's home port is Shanghai, so the ship makes short tours around Asia.
Note! The highlight of this new ship are the virtual balconies - huge panoramic screens that broadcast what is happening overboard.
Main characteristics
- Year of construction: 2014.
- Length 348 m, Width 41 m.
- Number of decks - 18.
- Number of cabins: 2090.
- Number of passengers: 4180.
Description of cabins
Inner cabin - area 15 m2, capacity 4 people. Filling:
- Telephone
- Bathroom
- TV, radio
- Virtual balcony
External cabin: area 16 m2, capacity 4 people. Filling:
- Private bathroom
- TV, radio
- Telephone
- Mini fridge
- Bed
Suite: area: 32 m2, capacity 4 people. Filling:
- Bed
- Bathroom with bath
- TV, Radio
- Telephone
- Entertainment Center
- Mini fridge
"Quantum of the Seas" Pool
Entertainment and leisure
- swimming pools, jacuzzi, H2O Zone water park for children and adults, an artificial wave pool for those who like to swim in an open-air pool,
- climbing wall for lovers of heights,
- Royal Theatre,
- entertainment area,
- Music Hall,
- relaxation area for adults Solarium,
- spa therapy complex Vitality at Sea,
- disco,
- Casino Royal,
- children's clubs,
- North Star observation capsule, Ripcord by iFly wind tunnel for adrenaline junkies
- a library where you can relax while reading a book in silence,
- Seaplex sports area,
- basketball court, roller skating area for amateurs active rest
- a conference center, so that even on vacation you can devote time to business,
- beauty salon for charming tourists,
- the shops.
The cruise price includes:
- accommodation in a cabin of the selected category for the entire duration of the cruise;
- meals on board, starting with dinner on the first day and ending with breakfast on the last day in the main restaurant and at the buffet;
- on-board entertainment including musicals, world-class shows and DreamWorks entertainment;
- visiting all public areas of the ship;
- visiting the gym;
- programs for children, adolescents and young people;
- room service (steward) is ready to serve you at any time of the day.
Additional charges:
- air travel;
- visa processing;
- medical insurance;
- service fee;
- port fees and taxes;
- casino, telephone, internet;
- drinks in the ship's restaurants during lunch and dinner;
- food and drinks in bars and cafes;
- shore excursions;
- dinners at an alternative restaurant;
- shopping in shops on board;
- laundry and ironing services;
- first aid station services;
- hairdressing and beauty salon services;
- SPA treatments;
- group yoga and Pilates classes, as well as personal trainer services.
Upcoming cruises:
- The tour starts on August 4th. By ship: 4 nights. Visit: Shanghai – Nagasaki – Shanghai.
- The tour starts on August 16th. By ship: 7 nights. Visit: Shanghai – Osaka – Kobe – Nagoya – Shanghai.
RMS Queen Elizabeth
Liner Queen Elizabeth
Third place in the top is occupied by the cruise ship RMS Queen Elizabeth - a twelve-deck cruise ship of the Cunard Line company, built in 2010. The ship carries on board the atmosphere of the 1930s.
Main characteristics
- Length 294 m, width: 32 m.
- Number of decks – 12.
- Maximum number of passengers: 2058.
- Class: Luxury
On a passenger liner ship:
- Cunardia Maritime Museum,
- internet center,
- conference center,
- 7 bars and cafes,
- 3 main restaurants,
- children's program,
- spa and fitness center for your comfort and relaxation,
- cigar room,
- club,
- Empire Casino,
- night club,
- two-tier library (the highlight of this liner),
- Ballroom,
- theater,
- winter Garden.
Included in cost:
- room service
- port dues;
- 24-hour food on board;
- tea, coffee - around the clock, juices for breakfast;
- delivery of food, tea, coffee to the cabin around the clock;
- entertainment programs on board;
- programs for children and a children's club, work of animators;
- use of swimming pools, gym, sauna, jacuzzi.
Additional charges:
- air travel;
- obtaining a tourist visa;
- casino, telephone, internet;
- shopping in stores;
- laundry, ironing, first aid station, hairdresser, beauty salon services;
- transfers to/from the cruise start point, from/to the hotel, from/to the airport;
- medical insurance;
- service fee (tips)
Schedule of the nearest flights of the lunar sea liner 2018/2019:
- Tour « Canary Islands": Departure date November 1, 2018. 13 nights on the ship. Route: Southampton (London) – Lanzarote – Las Palmas (Grand Canaria) – Tenerife – Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma) – Madeira (Funchal) – Vigo – Southampton (London).
- Tour “Canary Islands”: Departure date: December 17, 2018. 12 nights on the ship. Route: Southampton (London) – Madeira (Funchal) – Tenerife – Las Palmas (Grand Canaria) – Fuerteventura – Lisbon – Southampton (London)
- Tour from Europe to Africa: Departure date – January 3, 2019. 3 nights on the ship. Route: Melbourne – Burnie – Sydney.
Costa Victoria
Liner "Costa Victoria"
Fourth place in the top cruises is occupied by the giant liner Costa Victoria of the Costa company. The Costa Victoria liner is a ship with a very long history and one of the oldest in this top. It was built in 1996, but in 2016 it was completely restored and ready for use.
On a note: The creator of the liner is the Costa company, also known for the Costa Pacifica liner.
Main characteristics
- Built in 1996, renovation in October 2016.
- Length 253 m, width 32 m,
- Number of decks: 11.
- Number of cabins - 964.
- Maximum number of passengers: 2,394.
Cabins
There are 4 main types of cabins on the ship.
Inner cabin: area 11 m2, capacity 2 people, 2 beds. The room's special feature is the fold-down beds on top, which are reminiscent of the overhead bunks on trains.
Cabin with window: area 14 m2, capacity 4 people.
Mini-suite with balcony: area 41 m2, capacity 4 people. Filling:
- air conditioner,
- TV,
- telephone,
- safe,
- mini bar,
- ice bucket and glasses,
- double bed.
Mini-suite with panoramic window: area 28 m2, capacity 4 people. Filling:
- two panoramic windows,
- double bed,
- sofa,
- dresser,
- bedside tables,
- small room with bunk bed and wardrobe,
- bathroom
Gym "Costa Victoria"
Entertainment and leisure
- 3 swimming pools, one of which is located in the SPA center;
- 4 Jacuzzis;
- excursion office;
- children's club (6th deck);
- photo gallery (6th deck);
- shops (7th deck);
- library,
- theater,
- casino,
- Salon Concorde Plaza (the salon hosts evening musical evenings, information meetings, celebrations, etc.);
- gym, sports ground,
- running tracks 450 meters long on decks 6 and 12;
- table soccer.
What's included in the price:
- Meals on board.
- Entertainment programs.
- Programs for children and kids club.
- Musical performances.
- Use of swimming pools, gym, jacuzzi.
Paid separately:
- Beverage packages.
- Visa support.
- Insurance services.
- Transfer and flight.
- Excursions.
Route: Savona, Italy - Rome, Italy - Olympia, Greece - Athens, Greece - Eilat, Israel - Aqaba, Jordan - Salalah, Oman - Male, Maldives - Male, Maldives - Victoria, Seychelles – Victoria, Seychelles – Reunion – Port Louis, o. Mauritius - Port Louis - o. Mauritius.
Splendida
The liner "Splendida" at the pier is ready to take tourists on board
The fifth position is given to the msc Splendida liner. The owner of the liner is msc cruises.
Note: Splendida was launched in 2009 and remains one of the best cruise ships with a huge amount of entertainment.
Main characteristics
- Length: 333 m, width: 38 m.
- Number of decks: 18
- Number of cabins: 1,637
Characteristics of sea liner cabins
Inner cabin (no windows) – area 17 m2, capacity up to 4 people. Filling:
- bathroom with shower,
- telephone,
- TV,
- mini bar,
- safe,
- air conditioner.
Cabin with window: area: 21 m2, capacity up to 4 people. Filling:
- bathroom with shower,
- telephone,
- TV,
- mini bar,
- safe,
- air conditioner.
Cabin with balcony: area 22 m2, capacity up to 4 people.
Cabin "Splendida"
Suite. Filling:
- bathroom with bathtub,
- telephone,
- TV,
- interactive TV,
- Nintendo Wii console,
- minibar (included in price),
- safe,
- air conditioner,
- high quality bed linen,
- Egyptian cotton robes and slippers,
- beds with ergonomic mattresses.
Leisure and entertainment
- Information office,
- 24-hour cabin service,
- 5 restaurants,
- many different bars,
- cafeterias,
- pizzeria,
- cigar room,
- Internet cafe,
- theater,
- basketball,
- 4 swimming pools (of which one is in the VIP area, one children’s pool, one pool with a water park, one with a retractable roof),
- 12 Jacuzzis,
- Gym,
- SPA center,
- salon,
- currency exchange point,
- laundry/dry cleaning,
- first aid station
Upcoming cruise: mini-cruise from China to Japan. Start date: October 17, 2018. 5 days on the ship. Route: Kita – Japan
Olympic
The Olympic liner was launched
The final, sixth place in the top is occupied by the Olympic liner.
It has not been able to transport tourists for a long time. This liner has a very complicated history, because it was built by Harland and Wolf, which is known as the company that created the Titanic. In addition to the Olympic, one class of ocean super-liners also included the Titanic and Britannic. "Olympic" is a class of ocean liners created at the beginning of the twentieth century.
The Olympic liner was launched in 1910, and already in 1911 it successfully made its first voyage.
Main characteristics
- Length: 269 m.
- Width 30 m.
- Speed 21 knots.
The Olympic liner transported people, survived several accidents, and fought during the First World War. But in 1935, on October 11, he set off on his last voyage, leaving the port of Southampton.
A ship cruise is one of the most popular types of vacation, popular for more than a century. You can buy a ticket for the Mediterranean liner through the official website of the liner or through a tour operator. A vacation on a transatlantic ship promises to be comfortable and will give you a lot of impressions.
Once again, the largest cruise ship in the world, Harmony of the Seas, left the shipyard in the port of France and set sail for the United States. The liner cost the customer Royal Caribbean International €1 billion. The 18-deck liner is 50 meters higher Eiffel Tower and a third longer than the Titanic. The same company built Quantum of the Seas two years ago - its width exceeds the wingspan of a Boeing 747, it is positioned as the most futuristic of all the company's liners.
Cruise ship Harmony of the Seas
Length: 362 meters
Capacity: more than 6000 passengers
Routes: transatlantic cruise; On May 22, the liner will set off on its first cruise from Southampton (England); A week-long cruise from Barmelona is planned in June, and from Rome in July.
Cruise cost: from $650 for four nights
Harmony of the Seas is an Oasis class cruise ship of the American company Royal Caribbean International. There are 18 decks available for passengers on the liner, including decks overlooking the ocean, and a variety of entertainment - three waterslides, Bionic Bar with robot bartenders, and high-speed Internet, not to mention the spa and casino standard for Royal Caribbean ships.
Cruise ship Quantum of the Seas
Length: 348 meters
Capacity: up to 4905 passengers
Routes: transatlantic cruise; Quantum of the seas will operate cruises from Asian ports throughout the summer.
Cruise cost: from $800 for five nights
Quantum of the Seas is Royal Caribbean International's first Quantum-class cruise ship; it will be followed by Anthem of the Seas in April 2015 and Ovation of the Seas in fall 2016. For passengers on liners of this class, 16 decks are available, including eight decks overlooking the ocean, an observation tower on the upper deck that raises anyone 90 meters above sea level, and a variety of entertainment from a race track to outdoor swimming pool with a large video screen, not to mention the standard spa and casino for Royal Caribbean ships.
Cruise ship Oasis of the Seas
Length: 362 meters
Routes: cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas
Cruise cost: from $1564 for 9 nights
Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class ship, the first in history to accommodate 6,000 people. It shares the title of largest ship in the world with Allure of seas, a Royal Caribbean ship that set off on its maiden voyage a year later. The ship has two-story cabins with an area of 150 square meters, mini-golf, zipline, volleyball and basketball courts, karaoke and two climbing walls. Oasis of the Seas was built in Turku, Finland, and shortly after completion of construction, it sailed to Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA). The liner passed under the Great Belt suspension bridge in Denmark, despite the fact that the bridge allows ships up to 65 meters high, and Oasis of the Seas is seven meters higher: the liner had to retract its exhaust pipes.
Cruise ship Allure of the Seas
Length: 362 meters
Capacity: up to 6296 passengers
Routes: Caribbean Islands, Bahamas, Mexico
Cruise cost: from $558 for seven nights
Formally, Allure of the Seas is 50 millimeters longer than Oasis of the seas: however, it is possible that the difference in length is due solely to the difference in temperature during the measurement of the liners. Otherwise, Allure of the Seas is similar to its older brother: 25 restaurants and cafes, almost 2,400 crew members, seven different zones, climbing walls, a basketball court, and a zipline. Allure of the Seas features the first-ever Starbucks at sea, 1920s-themed parties and the musical Mamma mia!
Cruise ship Norwegian Epic
Length: 330 meters
Capacity: up to 5183 passengers
Itineraries: Caribbean islands alternate with Mediterranean and Canary Islands cruises
Cruise cost: from $495 for four nights
According to a recent Italian study, Norwegian Epic is travelers' favorite and most luxurious cruise camp, with Allure of the Seas trailing by 21%. main feature this ship - in addition to traditional cabins, Norwegian Epic offers studios for single tourists, with a special design, access to your own lounge and a special price. There is plenty of entertainment on the ship, with live music constantly playing and the performance group Blue Man Group performing regularly.
Cruise ship Independence of the Seas
Length: 339 meters
Capacity: up to 4375 passengers
Routes: Main routes are from Fort Lauderdale in the Caribbean and from Southampton in Europe
Cruise cost: from $278 for three nights
Before the construction of Oasis of the Seas, the largest ships in the world were the Freedom class ships: Independence of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas (maiden voyage - June 4, 2006) and Liberty of the Seas (maiden voyage - May 19, 2007). All three ships, identical in tonnage, length and capacity, have a huge themed water park, ice skating rink, surf park and boxing ring. Independence of the Seas also has a heated swimming pool. In May of this year, the liner was arrested in the Norwegian port of Ålesund for non-payment of fees. However, Royal Caribbean paid the required 600,000 crowns (approximately €72,150) within an hour, and the ship continued on its way.
Cruise ship Queen Mary 2
Length: 345 meters
Capacity: up to 3090 passengers
Routes: Transatlantic, cruises to European ports, Caribbean islands and more
Cruise cost: from $345 for two nights
Queen Mary 2 is the first major transatlantic ocean liner since Queen Elizabeth 2, built in 1969, and the only one this moment regularly operating on the traditional Southampton - New York route. At the time of launch, Queen Mary 2 was the largest passenger airliner in the world; now he only ranks 7th. The liner is named after the same Queen Mary, which, under the name “Grey Ghost”, carried soldiers from Australia and America to Europe during World War II. On board Queen Mary 2 there is a library, planetarium and 3D cinema.
Cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway
Length: 324 meters
Capacity: up to 3988 passengers
Routes: Bahamas and Caribbean Islands
Cruise cost: from $699 for seven nights
Norwegian Breakaway is the largest ship all year round based in New York. Entertainment on board includes three Broadway shows, a comedy club and a restaurant by Michelin-starred chef Geoffrey Zakarian. The hull of the airliner was painted by American artist Peter Max. Norwegian Breakaway is quite a bit inferior in tonnage and capacity to Norwegian Getaway, a liner launched in February 2014 and sailing cruises from Miami to the Caribbean islands. Among other entertainments, the new liner offers passengers an Illusionarium with magicians and the musical Legally Blonde. Norwegian Getaway is an official partner of the Grammy Awards, and on board the ship there are several exhibits from the museum of the world's main music awards.
Cruise ship Royal Princess
Length: 330 meters
Capacity: up to 4100 passengers
Routes: Caribbean, Europe, British Isles
Cruise cost: from $465 for five nights
The naming ceremony for the Royal Princess was as British as you can imagine: on June 16, 2013, it was attended by the Royal Marines, the Irish Guards and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, who, in fact, gave the liner its name. The Royal Princess, with its Italian gelateria, open-air cinema and light show with dancing fountains, there is a sister liner - Regal Princess. Regal Princess made her maiden voyage on May 20 this year, although without a naming ceremony - she is expected to be in Fort Lauderdale in early November. Regal Princess will spend its first season in the Caribbean.
Cruise ship MSC Precious/MSC Preziosa
Length: 333 meters
Capacity: up to 3959 passengers
Routes: Mediterranean and a little Transatlantic (November 8, the liner departs from Venice to Salvador, Brazil)
Cruise cost: from €560 for seven nights
Preziosa was originally built for a Libyan transport company, but the civil war in Libya ruined these plans, and the liner was bought by the Italian MSC Cruises for $550 million. On-board entertainment included a Formula 1 simulator and a 4D cinema. Preziosa has a sister ship, MSC Divina, named after Sophia Loren in May 2012 - she also held the naming ceremony. In addition to the Mediterranean, Divina's itineraries include the Caribbean and Antilles.
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Continent.
Since ancient times, for a person the ability to swim like a fish was no less desirable than the ability to fly like a bird. What the body given by nature cannot do, the machines we built helped to accomplish. From the fragile boats of antiquity, humanity has grown to create huge cities on the water. The largest of them amaze even modern people accustomed to the achievements of progress with their combination of power and beauty.
The largest ships in the world: selection criteria
To name the biggest ship, there are at least two criteria: dimensions (length and width) and displacement (essentially the volume of the underwater part of the ship).
In addition, to determine the winner in individual categories, his ability to fulfill his main task is decisive. For a passenger ship, this is the number of passengers it can take on board and the number of cabins; for a dry cargo ship or tanker, this is the weight of the cargo being transported; for a container ship, this is the number of containers.
Sailboats and steamships
Before moving on to modern record holders, let's remember their predecessors, those who plowed the seas driven by the power of wind and steam.
The largest sailing ship ever launched is the French barque France II. The ship had a displacement of almost 11 tons and a length of 146 meters. For only ten years - from 1912 to 1922 - it carried out regular cargo transportation, until the sailing ship, which ran aground off the coast of New Caledonia, was abandoned by its owners. The ship was finally destroyed in 1944 during a bombing.
The greatest steamship in history is the Great Eastern, launched in 1857. Its length is 211 meters, and its displacement is 22.5 thousand tons. The ship was driven by two wheels and one propeller, but could also sail. The main purpose of the vessel is Passenger Transportation, the Great Eastern could carry up to 4,000 people. Unfortunately, the age of coal and steam was not kind to such large-scale projects - the operation of Great Eastern turned out to be unprofitable and was discontinued for economic reasons.
Absolute record holder
For many years, the winner in the category “The largest ships in the world” was the tanker Knock Nevis. Built in 1976 in Japan, it has changed names many times and undergone major renovations. The champion acquired its final dimensions in 1981 (under the name Seawise Giant): 458.5 meters long, 68 meters wide with a displacement of 565 thousand tons.
A huge tanker is a piece of equipment that is not so easy to find a use for. Due to its size, the ship had a low speed, a huge stopping distance (more than 10 kilometers!), could not pass through strategic shipping straits and could only moor in a few ports around the world.
You can see a photo of the largest ship on any website dedicated to the history of shipbuilding, but this giant has recently belonged to the past, just like sailing ships and steamships. In 2010, the ship, which had not been used for six years, was cut into scrap metal.
Hard-working giants
Like the Seawise Giant, the other largest ships are also cargo ships: tankers, bulk carriers, container ships.
The longest ship currently in use (397 meters) is the container ship Emma Maersk. According to various sources, its side can be lifted from 11 to 14 thousand standard containers. Since the designers were tasked with ensuring the passage of Emma Maersk through the Suez and Panama Canals, the width and draft of the ship were designed to be quite moderate. Therefore, the displacement of such a giant is “only” 157 thousand tons.
And the largest ships in the world in terms of displacement are four Hellespont supertankers. Although the length of each of them is 17 meters less than that of the leader among container ships, the displacement is one and a half times greater - 234 thousand tons.
The ore carriers of the Brazilian company Vale are not too inferior to them. The largest of them - Vale Sohar - has a displacement of about 200 thousand tons and a length of 360 meters. The maximum cargo that this giant is able to transport is 400 thousand tons.
Cruise beauties
Although passenger ships are not as large as cargo ships, they make an indelible impression. A cruise ship is not a means of transportation, but a luxury vacation destination. The large size of the ship here serves not so much as an opportunity to accommodate as many passengers as possible on board, but rather to create all imaginable comfort that would satisfy the most demanding public.
The largest passenger ships are many times larger than the Titanic, which once seemed incredible. The pair of twin ships Allure of the Seas and Oasis in the Seas are unparalleled in size. 362 meters in length and 225 thousand tons of displacement - figures comparable to the largest cargo ships. Each of the liners can comfortably accommodate 6,400 passengers. In addition, 2,100 personnel serve on board (this is against several dozen sailors serving tankers and dry cargo ships).
Allure of the Seas or Oasis in the Seas offers shops, casinos, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, a fitness center, volleyball and basketball courts, a sauna and swimming pools. There is even a park with real trees and grass.
Sea storm
You cannot ignore the largest warships. These are now aircraft carriers. And this is understandable: no matter how hard aviation engineers work to reduce the take-off mileage of aircraft, the “winged sailors” still need a rather large path to take off from.
In the period before World War II, the most powerful naval powers built especially large warships - battleships. The largest of them is the flagship of the Japanese fleet, Yamato. 263 meters long, 40 wide, with a crew of 2,500 sailors - the battleship seemed simply invulnerable. However, the ship, launched in 1940, was sunk shortly before Japan's surrender.
The development of anti-submarine weapons has made such ships too easy a target. The ships laid down in those years were still in service (for example, the American battleships of the Iowa project), but the main focus in the post-war period was on aircraft-carrying ships.
The largest naval ship of all time was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Its length is 342 meters, width - 78 meters. The ship carried up to 90 aircraft (planes and helicopters), which served 1,800 people. The total crew size is 3,000 sailors. After serving for more than half a century, the Enterprise was retired from service with the United States Navy in 2012. Now its place has been taken by Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, slightly inferior in size to their predecessor - the length of the largest modern aircraft-carrying ships is 333 meters.
The largest ships in Russia
Although Russian-made ships do not occupy the top positions in the ratings of the largest ships in the world, some models have no equal in their categories.
Thus, the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet, the nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Peter the Great" is the world's largest non-aircraft-carrying combat strike ship. Dimensions of the cruiser: 251 meters - length, 28 meters - width, displacement - 28 thousand tons. Main task: countering enemy aircraft carrier formations.
There is also another record holder in service in the Russian Navy - the Akula submarine (project 941). The length of the boat is 173 meters, the underwater displacement is 48 thousand tons, the crew is 160 people. The submarine is equipped with a nuclear reactor and diesel engines power plants. The main weapons are intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Of the civil courts, mention must be made of the largest nuclear icebreaker"50 Years of Victory", rolled off the stocks in 1993. Perhaps, knowing what the largest ships in the world are, its 160 meters in length will seem frivolous, but still in its class this ship has no equal.
Giant at the shipyard
In addition to the ships themselves, modern shipbuilders are busy developing other sea giants - floating platforms. The amazingly sized structures can be used for a variety of purposes, from mining to launching spacecraft.
Right now, at the shipyards of the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries, the floating platform Prelude, which the customer - Royal Dutch Shell - plans to use it to extract, liquefy and transport natural gas. In 2013, the Prelude hull was launched. Its dimensions are more impressive than the largest ships in the world can boast. A photo of the unfinished giant became available to everyone interested.
The length of the vessel is 488 meters, width - 78 meters, displacement - 600 thousand tons. It is assumed that the platform will be moved using tugs. Only the lack of its own chassis does not allow the Prelude to be called a champion among giant ships. A platform is still not a ship.
So, a few words about Harmony of the Seas.
The 18-deck, 227,000 ton giant can accommodate up to 6,000 guests in her 2,747 cabins.
The liner is 40% larger than its predecessors from the Freedom class: the length of the vessel is equal to the length of four football fields, the carpet area is 89,000 square meters. m., the weight of water in the giant’s filled pools is 2,300 tons; passengers consume more than 50 tons of ice per day. But its main miracle, after all, remains the Royal Promenade - a walking street along the entire liner with many restaurants, lounge bars and boutiques. On the first two floors of the Royal Promenade there are numerous cafes and bars, and on the third there are cabins for guests.
In the evening, guests are always treated to fiery rhythms of music and a parade from the DreamWorks studio.
One of the most popular places on the liner - Central Park, created in the form of New York's Central Park. The feeling of complete relaxation is created here by thousands of tropical plants and real forest tropics. Cozy cafes and restaurants complete the picture. By the way, in the park there is an entrance to the first elevator bar on a cruise ship - Rising Tide Bar! There is even a real French carousel on board, which is hand-painted.
In the evening, the liner is transformed, and tourists are presented with many colorful shows - musicals, concerts, parades, jazz... There is an ice skating rink on board, where you can skate during the day and enjoy a wonderful, bright ice show in the evening! Highlight entertainment program- AquaTheater. Acrobats and dancers do incredible things that add up to a whole theater on the water!
Never before has so much water fun been offered to guests - Harmony of the Seas has 4 swimming pools, 10 Jacuzzis and 2 wave pools.
For those who love extreme rides, Ultimate Abyss is the most... high slide on the sea, rising 30 meters above its level and stretching from deck 16 to deck 6!
The Zip Line attraction will not leave anyone indifferent - a breathtaking slide on a rope ride at a height of more than 25 meters, deck 16. For lovers of active recreation - a climbing wall.
Harmony of the Seas is a great holiday option for the whole family!
A separate area has been created for children, which includes an area for babies and toddlers, a crafts studio, an art studio, a science laboratory, and a children's theater. For teenagers there is a special room with slot machines and a dance club.
The choice of cabins is huge - from the interior to the Presidential Royal Suite, whose area is 108 sq.m + balcony 45 sq.m and can accommodate up to 14 people!
