The largest passenger liners. The largest cruise liner in the world

Once the biggest ship was Titanic. But today there are ships, which are several times higher than the sizes of the Titanic. In this article we will talk about the largest ship of the world.

Titanic was a cruise liner. His story remembers everything. He ran into the iceberg, because he was very huge and could not turn in time in time. It seemed that such liners would not be able to exist, they were very cumbersome and their fate was not comforting. But it turned out that such liners could exist, while be several times more. Today, the largest liner is "Oasis of the Seas". The photo below:

He is indeed several times more than a Titanic. Here look this image:

Royal Caribbean International wanted to build a ship that will be the best long years and October 28, 2009 "Oasis of the Seas" was launched. He immediately became the largest cruise liner in the world. The ship also became the most expensive, since its price amounted to 1.24 billion dollars. The average price of the vessel's stay at $ 230,000 dollars. And this is for several hours of stay!

The liner dimensions affect its length of 360 meters, the width is 66 meters, and the height at the highest point was 72 meters.

The biggest ship: characteristics

Correctly say that this is not just a ship, but a whole little city. The size of this liner is five times larger than the size of the titanic. On board there can be 6360 passengers and 2160 crews. A large number of different entertainment centers on the ship. Starting from the pools to the real theater. There are 4 pools on the liner, which together make up 23,000 liters of water. There are 12 thousand plants on the ship and 56 large trees. There is a park, a wall for climbing, 10 SPA cents. It is so huge that is even divided into thematic zones.

The biggest ship has several restaurants, his park is similar to the park in New York, so there will be classic American music. About the ship you can still say a lot of things

Dockwise Vanguard

Undoubtedly, Oasis of The Seas is the largest liner, but also there is a DockWise Vanguard, the world's largest vessel for the transport of heavy loads.

On February 12, 2013, the vessel made his first journey. Dockwise Vanguard arrived in the Gulf of Mexican in April 2013. The load that he transported amounted to 56,000 tons, but the maximum cargo may be 110,000 tons.

The vessel was designed by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Dockwise Shipping. It was descended in 2012. According to the characteristics, it does not exceed the "Oasis of the Seas" liner. Displacement 91238 tons, deadweight 117000 tons. Length is 275 meters, width 79 meters, sediment 9.5 meters. The maximum speed of 14.4 node, the average 12.9 node.

The way of loading the ship is also unique. Special compartments are filled with water and ship slowly, but surely immersed under the water. After the ship turns out to be underwater, the load is immersed on it.

For servicing the ship, 60 people will need, which are placed in the ship's hold.

All the famous "Costa Concordia", which was crashed in January 2012 off the coast of Giil Island (Tuscany), will be transported with this ship. Let me remind you that "Costa Concordia" is several times more than "Titanic".

The biggest ships in the world

Who said the size does not matter? Giant courts affecting their dimensions are built on the latest technology and transport more than 90% of the total number of goods by sea (and this is still not counting people). The biggest ships in the world belong to oil tankers, container workers and cruise liners.

Large ships are built for different human needs. Some, with large diesel engines, transport cargoes for long distances, and naval ships are usually sailed on nuclear engines to be able to independently depend on fuel and stay in the sea for many months. But, regardless of the way of movement, at one glance, one of the megacararabals you understand how many human efforts and which engineering genius took to build each giant.

Here list of biggest ships in the world with photos and detailed description.

10. Planet Solar - 31 meters

What kind of energy did not try to use the shipping industry - diesel, gas, atomic, wind energy. But the solar region remained unhappy until the appearance of Planet Solar. This is the largest ship using exclusively solar energy in the world. Its length is 31 meters, and the panels are able to absorb almost 103.4 kW of solar energy.

Ship speed is still small - only 8 knots, but in the end, it is a unique development. It will certainly be improved.

9. Club MED 2 - 194 meters

Built in 1992 in Havre, France, Club MED 2 is the largest sailing ship in the world. Its length is 194 m, and load capacity is 14,983 tons. For comparison: the length of the wing is 117, 3 meters.

In addition to 214 crew members, 386 passengers can be climbed on board CLUB MED 2. A sailboat develops speed up to 10-15 knots and is currently working as a cruise ship - summer floats along the waters of the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, and in the winter it goes to the Caribbean.

Club Med 2 five masts. In addition to seven sails (they are managed by people, but a computer of a ship), four diesel engines are installed on the ship. Entertainment for passengers includes ballroom dancing, card games, musical shows and, of course, stunning sea views - Club Med 2 floats, like many sailing ships before it, along the coastline and only during the day, and at night it becomes anchored.

8. CER-33 - 265 meters

The largest ship in Russia is known as the name "Ural". It refers to the class of intelligence ships with a nuclear installation. Built "Ural" was in the times of the "Cold War", when the USSR and the United States watched might and mainly after each other. And he was intended for intelligence operations in, where the United States possessed several polygons for testing ballistic missiles. The length of "Urals" was 265 m., The crew consisted of 950 people, the cruise rate is 21.6 nodes. Thanks to the Ural nuclear engine, there was an autonomy and after refueling could not go to the port for three months.

He began his service "Ural" on the Far Eastern coast, where because of the giant sizes, there was no suitable pier, so he spent most of the time, standing by anchor in the bay. But his calm was deceptive - in the 1980s, Ural served as the main source of information about what was being done in the US military circles and Japan.

It all ended with the beginning of restructuring. At first, junior urgent service specialists were dismissed, then the atomic boilers were injured as a result of a fire. For a while, the ship lived on diesel generators, until the painful half-righteous existence ended in 2001 - "Ural" put on a joke. In 2008, its disposal began, and by 2016 it was finally disassembled.

7. USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) - 342 meters

No, this vessel has nothing to do with the "Star Path", but the size of it is truly impressive - this is the biggest warship in the world in the history of the military fleet. Its length is 342 m, it can carry up to 4,600 servicemen, 2520 tons of weapons, and the cruise velocity of the Entherprise thesis is 33.6 nodes.

Uss Enterprise has a long and glorious story.

• Once he became the first among atomic aircraft carriers (launched in 1961) and its price was so high that the planned series of ships of the same appointment and the size was decided to refuse.
• He began the USS Enterprise service during the Caribbean crisis, then patrolled the Mediterranean, participated in the War of Vietnam and, after almost twenty years, in Iraq, fought with the sea pirates ...
• In general, his service life was 51 years in a row - longer than any other US aircraft carrier to this day.

But the world changed, and even such a technically perfect ship, regularly undergoing modernization, hopelessly outdated. In 2012, the ship committed his last journey. And by April 2018, he was finally disabled.

6. RMS Queen Mary 2 - 345 meters

The world's largest transatlantic liner is RMS Queen Mary 2, built in 2004. The name of his ship was in honor of the first "Queen of Mary", which descended from shipyard in 1936, and RMS abbreviation (Royal Mail, Royal Mail Ship) was awarded only the most speed and reliable courts. Currently, the RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic vessel, the cruising between Southampton and New York. However, once a year, the Queen works as a cruise ship, making a round-the-world tour.

The length of the "Queen of Mary" is 345 m, it can accommodate 2620 passengers and 1253 crew members. It develops speed in 30 nodes. Although the vessel is inferior in the size of the titanic cruise liners (however, only 15 m), but still does not learn its position as the largest ocean liner.

• The cruise from the ocean liner is different in that the first of them goes on the journey and descends the passengers on the spot in the same port, while the first goal is to transport passengers from one point to another.
• However, the difference is not the only one. The transatlantic liner performs long journeys, therefore often faces adverse weather conditions. Therefore, it should be stronger than that of cruise liners floating in comfortable conditions, nautical qualities - the best, and the engines are more powerful.
• The cruise vessel can afford instead of seaworthy qualities and endurance to focus on the number of passengers transported - so they have such a fun box shape for the best passenger complex.

5. Gas carriers Q-MAX - 345 meters

The world's largest liquefied gas carriers are Q-MAX vehicles. Their length reaches 345 m, and the total capacity varies from 262,000 to 267,000 m3. At the same time, they have a good speed for the vessels of this class - 19.5 knots.

Currently, 14 ships of this type are in circulation; They were built by SAMSUNG, Hyundai and Daewoo companies. The very first of them, Mozah, came out from the shipyard in 2007 and received his name in honor of one of the wives of Emir Qatar. All 14 vessels are the property of a Qatari company for the transport of natural gas. These are the largest ships of those who are able to dock to the LNG terminals.

4. Oasis of the seas - 360 meters

The largest passenger ships in the world are Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and Harmony of The Seas, previously known as Project Genesis. They own ROYAL CARIBBEAN and were built according to 2009, 2010 and 2015. The length of the cruise liners is 360 m, and the capacity is up to 6296 passengers, excluding the team of 2394 people. These are the most speeds of large passenger ships - their speed reaches 22.6 knots.

Entertainment on them plentifully that the tourists are not bored on board. There is even surfing, zipline (cable descent) with a length of 25 m and a height of 9 decks, two walls for climbers with a height of 13 m, swimming pools, a basketball court, water park and even an ice rink. No wonder that on the ship so much service personnel!

The cost of the construction of Oasis of the Seas was about 1.14 million dollars - the highest price that was paid for a civilian ship in the entire history of mankind. Both Oasis and Allure at the moment make weekly cruises in the Caribbean Sea and are very popular among tourists.

3. CHAIN \u200b\u200bCLASS TI - 380 meters

The largest oil tankers in operation were designed and built for Hellespont Group on shipyard in South Korea Daewoo (or rather, its shipbuilding unit) in 2003. Total courts four - later customers renamed them to "Ti Oceania", "Ti Europe", "Ti Asia" and "Ti Africa".

It was spent on the construction of each vessel about 90 million dollars and 700,000 people-hours. They are shorter than Knock Nevis, 78 m; The length of them is 380 m, carrying capacity is 440000 tons, and the speed they can develop from 16 to 18 nodes. In addition to the sizes, the ships are impressive with the grace of the outlines and beauty of the design; If you look at them high on top, most of all, they look like giant snow-white icebergs.

2. CSCL Globe and Class Maersk Triple E - 400 meters

In the fall of 2014, the ceremony of "baptism" of the largest container carrier - CSCL Globe occurred in the world. It became the very first among five vessels of the 19000 TEU (TEU - "Twenty Pit Equivalent", the capacity of the cargo transportation facility) ordered by the Chinese shipbuilding company in 2013. True, since then, the CSCL Globe record has been beaten by the OOCL class trucks, the capacity of which reaches an impressive number 21413 TEU - at the same length.

MEGACARBELL 400 M length floats with the main engine with a capacity of 77200 liters. p., the effectiveness of which is so high that it consumes no more fuel than container carrier with a loading capacity is almost twice as fewer. Fuel economy is up to 20%. This is due to the fact that the "smart" engine reacts to the situation at sea and accordingly adjusts fuel consumption.

Danish Maersk company ordered Daewoo building 20 vessels of the Maersk Triple E. Each of them cost about $ 200 million. Their capacity is slightly less than that of CSCL Globe (18000 TEU), but in length they are almost the same. Cruise speed in new container carriers is high - from 23 to 26 knots, which makes them the fastest ships of this class in the world.

Triple E, that is, "Triple E" - encrypted in a brief form of principles that customers and shipbuilders adhered:

1. saving;
2. energy efficiency;
3. ecology.

Currently, the Court Maersk is one of the most effective container shipments in terms of costs / volume of cargo transported.

1. Knock Nevis - 458.45 meters

During his service, people ship changed a lot of titles - SeaWise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking and Finally, Knock Nevis. This is the longest ship in the history of shipbuilding - from the nose to the feed the length of it is 1504 feet (or 458.45 m), which exceeds the length of the Empire State Building laid on the side of the skyscraper. Knock Nevis belonged to the class of ULCC oil tankers and possessed the largest lifting capacity from all vessels. It is considered the largest artificial object capable of moving independently, of all ever built by a person.

With a full load, the volume of cargo transported by the ship was 657,019 tons, and with a 24.6 m for the marine giant, even La Mans, Suez and Panaman canals were chalk. At the same time, the vehicle speed was surprisingly high for such sizes - 16 nodes. It was driven by Knock Nevis in motion the only engine with a diameter of 9 m. The braking path from the cruise velocity to the full stop occupied 9 km, and the rotation radius of the vessel was 3 km. Served his team in 35 people.

Built Knock Nevis was in 1979 by the Japanese shipbuilding company Sumimoto Heavy Industries on Japanese shipyard in Yokosuko. Greek owner Narek Ship "Portos". Since then, the ship has seen a lot:

• traveled around the seas for about 30 years;
• received damage in 1988 during the Iran-Iraq war;
• was renovated and sold to Norway;
• in 2009, he made his last journey to shipyard in Gujarat, India, where he was dismantled.

Than dangerous the biggest ships in the world

Huge ships are not very harmless to ecology. Cargo transportation by sea costs the planet almost 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide, which is 6% of the total emission. This number is twice as much as the air transport.

For this reason, most sea giants are trying to translate into highly efficient and saving fuel engines, and also use hybrid systems - there are ships that leads the wind energy and the sun in motion.

Once again, the largest cruise ship in the world of Harmony of The Seas left the shipyard in the port of France and went to the United States. The liner cost the company-Customer Royal Caribbean International at € 1 billion 18-deck liner 50 m above the Eiffel Tower and a third longer "Titanic". The same company two years ago built Quantum of the Seas - its width exceeds the wings of the Boeing-747 wings, it is positioned as the most futuristic of all the company's liners.

Cruise Liner Harmony Seas / Harmony of the Seas

Length: 362 meters
Capacity: more than 6000 passengers
Routes: Transatland cruise; On May 22, the liner will go to his first cruise from Southampton (England); In June, a weekly cruise from Barmelona was scheduled, in July - from Rome.
Current cost: from $ 650 in four nights

Harmony of the Seas - the cruise liner of the American company Royal Caribbean International class "Oasis" (Oasis). For passengers on the liner, 18 decks are available, including decks overlooking the ocean, and a variety of entertainment - three water slides, Bionic Bar with bartender robots, and high-speed Internet, not to mention the standard ROYAL CARIBBEAN spa and casinos.

Cruise Liner Quant Seas / Quantum of the Seas

Length: 348 meters
Capacity: up to 4905 passengers
Routes: Transatland cruise; All summer Quantum of the seas will perform cruises from Asian ports.
Current cost: from $ 800 in five nights

Quantum of the seas - Royal Caribbean International's first cruise liner of QUANTUM CRIBER INTERNATIONAL; It will follow Anthem of the seas in April 2015 and Ovation of the seas in the fall of 2016. For passengers on the liners of this class, 16 decks are available, including eight decks overlooking the ocean, an observation tower on the upper deck, raising the wishing to 90 meters above sea level, and a variety of entertainment from the road to an outdoor pool with a large video screen, not to mention About standard ROYAL CARIBBEAN spa liners and casino.

Oasis Cruise Liner / Oasis of the Seas

Length: 362 meters

Routes: For the next year, the schedules are cruises for the Caribbeans and the Bahamas
Current cost: from $ 1564 for 9 nights

Oasis of the Seas - Liner class Oasis, first in history, which is 6,000 people. He divides the title of the largest liner in the world from the Allure of Seas, the Royal Caribbean liner, which went on the first flight for a year later. On the liner there are two-storey cabins with an area of \u200b\u200b150 square meters, mini golf, zipline, volleyball and basketball courts, karaoke and two climbers. Oasis of the seas was built in Finnish Turk, and soon after the completion of construction went to Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA). The liner was held under the hanging bridge Big Belte in Denmark, despite the fact that the bridge misses the vessel with a height of up to 65 meters, and Oasis of the seas seven meters above: Lainera had to draw the exhaust pipes.

Cruise Liner Charm Seas / Allure of the Seas

Length: 362 meters
Capacity: up to 6296 passengers
Routes: Caribbean Islands, Bahamas, Mexico
Current 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 caused only by the difference in temperature during the liner measurement. Otherwise, Allure of the Seas is like its older brother: 25 restaurants and cafes, almost 2400 crew members, seven different zones, climbers, basketball court, zipline. The Allure of The Seas is the first in the history of Starbucks in the sea, the 1920s-style parties and the Mamma Mia musical!

Cruise Liner Norwegian Epic / Norwegian Epic

Length: 330 meters
Capacity: up to 5183 passengers
Routes: Caribbean islands alternate with mediterranean cruises and canas
Current cost: from $ 495 in four nights

According to a recent Italian study, Norwegian Epic is the most favorite among travelers and the most luxurious camp: Allure of the Seas is inferior to him by 21%. The main feature of this liner is in addition to traditional cabins, Norwegian Epic offers studios for single tourists, with special design, access to their own lounge and a special price. There are many entertainment on the liner, live music is constantly playing and the Blue Man Group performs regularly.

Cruise Liner Independence Seas / Independence Of The Seas

Length: 339 meters
Capacity: up to 4375 passengers
Routes: Main routes from Fort Lauderdale by Caribam and Southampton in Europe
Current cost: from $ 278 in three nights

Before the construction of Oasis of The Seas, the largest liners in the world were liners class Freedom: Independence Of The Seas, Freedom of the Seas (first flight - June 4, 2006) and Liberty of the Seas (first flight - May 19, 2007). On all three liners, the same on tonnage, length and capacity, there is a huge themed water park, rink, surf park and boxing ring. At Independence Of The Seas there is also a heated pool. In May of this year, the liner was arrested in the port of Norwegian Olesund for non-payment of fees. However, Royal Caribbean paid the necessary 600,000 kroons for an hour (approximately € 72 150), and the liner continued its path.

Cruise Liner Queen Maria 2 / Queen Mary 2

Length: 345 meters
Capacity: up to 3090 passengers
Routes: Transatlantic, cruises for European ports, Caribbean islands and not only
Current cost: from $ 345 in two nights

Queen Mary 2 is the first major transatlantic ocean liner since Queen Elizabeth 2, built in 1969, and the only currently operating on the traditional route Southamptop - New York. At the time of descent of Queen Mary 2 was the largest passenger liner in the world; Now he takes only the 7th place. The liner is named after the very Queen Mary, who called the "Gray Ghost", drove soldiers from Australia and America to Europe during World War II. On board Queen Mary 2 there is a library, a planetarium and a 3D cinema.

Cruise Liner Norwegian Research / Norwegian Breakaway

Length: 324 meters
Capacity: up to 3988 passengers
Routes: Bahamas and Caribbean Islands
Current cost: from $ 699 for seven nights

Norwegian Breakaway is the largest liner, based on the year round in New York. Among the entertainment on board - at once three Broadway shows, comedy club and restaurant of the Michelin Chief Joffrey Zakariana. The hull of the liner is painted by the American artist Peter Max. Quite a bit, Norwegian Breakaway on tonnage and capacity is inferior to Norwegian Getaway - a liner, lowered water in February 2014 and making cruises from Miami in the Caribbean islands. In addition to other entertainment, the new liner offers pasons of illusionarium with fockers and musical "Blonde in Law". Norwegian Getaway is the official partner of the Grammy award, and on board the liner there are several exhibits from the Museum of the Main Music Prize of the World.

Cruise Liner Royal Princess / Royal Princess

Length: 330 meters
Capacity: up to 4,100 passengers
Routes: Caribbean Islands, Europe, British Islands
Current cost: from $ 465 for five nights

The name of Royal Princess named was so British, as far as it can be imagined: On June 16, 2013, the royal maritime infantry, the Irish Guard and its Royal Highness Duchess Cambridge Kate Middleton, which, Actually, was given Lainera. Royal Princess, with its Italian Jelateria, a cinema under the open sky and a light show with dancing fountains, there is a nursing liner - Regal Princess. Regal Princess made the first warhead on May 20 of this year, however, without the name ceremony - it is expected that it will be in Fort Lauderdale in early November. The first season of Regal Princess will spend in the Caribbean.

MSC Sweet Cruise Liner / MSC Preziosa

Length: 333 meters
Capacity: up to 3959 passengers
Routes: Mediterranean and some transatlantic (November 8, the liner leaves Venice to Brazilian Salvador)
Current cost: from € 560 for seven nights

Initially, Preziosa was built for the Libyan transport company, but the civil war in Libya destroyed these plans, and the liner bought the Italian MSC Cruises for $ 550 million. Among entertainment on board - Formula 1 simulator and 4D cinema. Preziosa has a Sister's "sister" MSC Divina, named after Sophie Lauren in May 2012 - she also conducted the names ceremony. In addition to the Mediterranean, among Divina routes - Caribbean and Antilles.
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Without a small 500 years ago, the first round-world swimming of Fernan Magellan took place, and you can only guess what the first round-world travelers fell out.

But it was so in the era of the first long swimming, today, going to a prolonged maritime journey, a person can use all the benefits of civilization, from soft beds in a cabin to spas and tennis courts on the decks of ships. Modern liner, it is essentially a small town. These are floating cities and are presented in the review to find out what the largest cruise liner in the world.

In August 2010, a liner was lowered with a romantic and incendiary name "Carnival Magic", the length of the tank to the stern is 306 meters.

The ship is equipped with everything necessary for a magnificent rest, and its 1500 cabins can open the doors for 4 thousand passengers. On the decks (and on the vessel 14) there are restaurants, small cafes, sites for creating various sports and even.

There are also playrooms on the liner, so resting the whole family will leave a lot of positive emotions and unforgettable impressions.

Comfortable ocean liner "CELEBRITY REFLECTION", the length of which is 319 meters, went to its first swimming in 2012. The total capacity, together with the crew, is 4,800 people.

In his design and arrangement of decks, the ship embodied the best achievements of modern science and innovative technologies, where there was a harmonious combination of luxury and comfort.

An herbal lawn was spread on the upper deck, and the wonderful oriental garden for walking and recreation is a real oasis in the middle of the sea. A free restaurant is available on one of the decks for passengers.

MSC Fantasia.

In the series of the largest liners "Fantasy" opened a series of new generation ships using when building and equipped with advanced technologies.

If you turn to Wikipedia, we learn that the ship's length is 333 meters. On a huge area there are 1637 comfortable cabins, and the maximum number of passengers, which can go swimming, is 4500 people.

The company provides service in cabins during the day, and therefore personnel is 1,300 employees.

The eco-ship is operated by the same tourist firm as "fantasy". It is noteworthy, but also the length of the ships is the same and is equal to 333 meters.

Passengers can enjoy live music and beautiful cuisine of large and small restaurants and cafes. In addition, 18 decks "Splendida" have a theater, a cigar room, gaming zones for children, and a medical center. At one of the decks, a large concert hall is designed, where entertainment shows and speeches of music stars are being held.

A large liner started swimming in 2009, and the maximum capacity is 4,300 people.

Manufacturers and designers of this liner inspired the ideas of the Golden Age with its elegance and luxury. Ship, the length of which is 333 meters, went on his first trip in September 2011.

For the services of passengers, comfortable, spacious cabins, and on 13 decks of the vessel there are entertainment for every taste. You can have a great time in a quiet restaurant, or play sports on tennis sites, volleyball.

There is also a laundry, hairdresser, and young people can greatly entertained on dance flooring or ride balls in bowling.

The "Norwegian gap" began to conquer the ocean expanses and please their passengers with excellent comfort and service in April 2013.

Not only a magnificent design is surprising, but 6 thousand people with a crew along with the crew. The length of the vessel itself is 324 meters, and the case is equipped with 14 decks.

On the decks there are 24 cafes, multiple shops, restaurants, playgrounds and equipped with simulators, gym.

Another amazing cruise ship "Norwegian epic" came up with a shipbuilding shipyard of Europe, and is operated by the American company.

The ship's length is 325 meters, and on boarding it can simultaneously go to the swimming of 5,900 people, including the crew. On the decks, everything was created for convenience and comfort, and the newest ship class F3 can offer many services and entertainment.

On June 24, 2010, the ship took on board his first holidaymakers and travelers and went to the flight, and in a week he was painted right in the midst of the ocean.

Beautiful and romantic "oasis of the seas" - really a real paradise for excellent travel and oceans.

The vessel with a length of the housing is 362 meters can take on board 6,400 passengers. The cabins are equipped with everything necessary, and on the decks placed everything for recreation and entertainment.

Manufacturers originally issued all 16 decks on various topics, and who is tired of water species, can relax in the park where rare tropical plants grow.

From the shipyard of the Finnish city of Turku in November 2009 was lowered by the "Charm of the seas", and large liners were replenished with another masterpiece of cruise shipbuilding.

On a ship, a length of 360 meters, can accommodate almost 6 and a half thousand passengers. To their services boutiques, restaurants and shops that are cozy for the ship's decks.

The highlight is undoubtedly an ice skating rink, which will greatly allocate it among ships intended for long journeys.

So we came to the photo and describing the magnificent ship with the romantic name "Harmony of the Sea", and today it is the largest liner in the world.

The newest ship deployed from the shipyard on the water in 2015 can take on its board 8,200 passengers. But in the first swimming, the ship, the length of which is 362 meters, went in mid-May 2016.

Note that the price of such a giant was considerable, and the customer laid out for the construction of a little more than one billion dollars.

In conclusion

It is possible to assess the beauty of the biggest liners in the world in the photo, but we note that recently the manufacturers pay attention not only to design, but also issues of economy and environmental issues.

Today, the biggest cruise liners in the world are represented by a variety of types of ships, and their technical characteristics, except comfort and colorful design, are able to ensure reliable sailing safety.

Currently, almost 400 cruise liners furrows marine expanses. They can take on board about 650,000 passengers. Their comfort provides 222,000 crew members. Their average tonnage is 57.200 tons. For comparison, the tonnage of the legendary "Titanic" was 40.000 tons. In the next 10 years, 36 cruise companies on 17 shipyards ordered 118 liners worth $ 66.5 billion, the average tonnage of which will be 97,726 tons, and the capacity - 2440 passengers.

In size, cruise liners are divided into:

Very big. Tonnage Over 130.000 tons. These are real giants. There are only 36 such liners, it is scheduled for another 23. The record holder is the Symphony of the SEAS class of Oasis company ROYAL CARIBBEAN WATUSLATION 228.081 T - Currently the largest ship in the world. It can take on board up to 6,500 passengers. No company in the world has plans to build more than more sizes.

Big. Tonnage from 50.000 to 130,000 tons. The most massive size. Such liners 125. An important parameter of these liners is the width. Most of them (88) it does not exceed 32m. This allows them to pass through the Panama Canal.

Middle. Tonnage from 25 to 50 thousand tons. The liners of this size are characteristic of premium and class luxury companies. Popular Class Standard Companies are practically no.

Small. Tonnage from 5 to 25 thousand tons. Such ships mainly exploit expeditionary and luxury companies. In the latter, such liners are often referred to as the "boutique liner". Because of the small number of passengers and a high level of service.

Very small. Washing up to 5000 tons. This size is characteristic of expeditionary and sailing companies. They are difficult to call liners. In essence, these are yachts designed for several dozen passengers.

Cruise ships can be both unique, built in one instance and mass series (project). The most numerous project is currently the Grand Class, whose vessels are the backbone of the PRINCESS CRUISES fleet (9 liners). Another 2 liner of this project has P & O Cruises.

Very similar to externally and constructive liners of projects Destiny, Conquest, Concordia. Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Cruises in total exploit 15 such liners. 11 class liners Vista. Swim under the flags of Holland America, Cunard, Costa, P & O Cruises.

prompt - If you lack information on Lainear, we recommend to see the description of other ships of this project. Usually cabins and layout are identical. The interiors may differ slightly.

Like the companies that they belong, cruise ships on the level of service are divided into classes:

• standard
• premium
• suite.

There is still an intermediate class of Upper Premium, which includes the liners of Oceania, Azamara and Viking Ocean Cruises.

And the court of one project (the same constructive) can be of different class. For example, Queen Elizabeth refers to the premium class, and Arcadia is a standard class. Although these are identical liners.

At cruise liners no official stars. If you see "stars" in any site, it is nothing more than a marketing move.

Service coefficient - The number of passengers is divided into the number of crew members.

It is believed that the fewer passengers account for 1 team member, the service should be higher. The best service on liners, where 1 member of the team is not more than 2 passengers.

Most liners are in the range of 2-3 and does not exceed 4. This is a rather controversial coefficient, because The newest liners at the expense of automation and introduction of new technologies have fewer crews. But this does not mean that the service is worse on them than on the courts of an earlier building. An example is an innovative modern Quantum of the Seas, the service coefficient of which is 3.22.

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