"This past weekend the Royal Caribbean International cruise line made history by launching the world’s largest ship, the Oasis of the Seas, on it’s maiden voyage to it’s home port in Port Everglades, Florida. The Oasis of the Seas is reported to be five times the size of the Titanic. The 1,200 foot long ship that reportedly cost $1.5 billion to build, boasts twenty stories of luxury which includes twelve neighborhoods, sixteen passenger decks, 2,300 cabins that can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew members, an open air arena, a skating rink, spas and fitness centers, pools, and a youth area.
The Oasis of the Seas left the Port of Turku on Friday. On 31 October, the ship stopped traffic on the Storebaelt Bridge in Denmark to make the ship cleared the bottom of the bridge. Captain William Wright of the Oasis of Seas order the ship’s telescopic smoke stacks lowered earlier that day to ensure a safe passing. The Danish government stopped the traffic as an extra precaution.
The Oasis of the Seas will make port today in Southampton, England before sailing to the U.S. The ship is due in Port Everglades, Florida on 20 November, 2009."
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