Longest ship in the world June 13th, 2016
Modern giant ships can be compared according to different indicators: deadweight, width, height, number of passengers. Let's take a look at the LONGEST ship on the planet.
The largest ship on the planet and the largest floating structure ever made by man is the Prelude FLING. It is equal in length to the famous Wailing Wall in Israel. The board could accommodate five full-size soccer fields or 175 Olympic swimming pools.
However, its purpose is different: it is the world's first floating plant for the extraction and liquefaction of natural gas.
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The vessel belongs to the Dutch-British oil and gas company Shell, built in South Korea by Samsung Heavy Industries, and will operate off the coast of Australia, producing gas from the ocean floor - the first drilling is scheduled for 2017. In the strict sense of the word, this is not quite a ship: the Prelude will not be able to sail under its own power, and it will have to be towed to the workplace (the information is controversial, there is another on the Internet). But this monster is unsinkable and indestructible: it was created specifically for service in the "cyclone zone" in open ocean and is able to withstand a hurricane even of the fifth, highest category. The planned service life is 25 years.
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The ship is designed to transport natural gas, convert it into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and, finally, transfer it directly to transport ships. The ship will have a displacement of over 600,000 tons (661,400 tons), and it is planned that the ship will annually transport up to 3.6 million tons (3.9 million tons) of LNG per year. The Prelude has a total capacity of over 430 million liters, which is the equivalent of approximately 175 Olympic swimming pools.
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Prelude FLNG will be located approximately 475 km northeast of Broome, Western Australia, for about 25 years. Season of work in this region lasts from late November to April, but new giant ship will be able to work all year round, in any weather conditions.
The mooring system allows the platform to turn slowly in the wind so as to reduce the impact of powerful natural elements.
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The giant platform will go to natural gas production sites by 2017. However, the glory of Prelude FLNG may soon fade as company representatives said that in this moment are developing an even larger ship. “We are developing a huge platform,” said Bruce Stinson, general manager of Shell last week “it will be another floating giant,” he said.
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Since ancient times, the ability to swim like a fish has been no less desirable for humans than the ability to fly like a bird. What the body given by nature cannot do was helped by the machines we built. From fragile boats of antiquity, mankind has grown to the creation of huge cities on the water. The largest of them, even a modern man accustomed to the achievements of progress, amaze with a combination of power and beauty.
The largest ships in the world: selection criteria
To name the most, the largest ship, there are at least two criteria: dimensions (length and width) and displacement (in fact, this is the volume of the underwater part of the ship).
In addition, in order to determine the winner in individual nominations, his ability to fulfill his main task is of decisive importance. 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 - the weight of the transported cargo, for a container ship - the number of containers.
Sailboats and steamers
Before moving on to today's record holders, let's remember their predecessors, those who roamed the seas driven by the power of wind and steam.
The largest sailing ship ever descended from the stocks is the French barque France II. The vessel had a displacement of almost 11 tons and a length of 146 meters. Only ten years - from 1912 to 1922 - they carried out regular cargo transportation, until the sailing ship ran aground off the coast of New Caledonia was abandoned by the owners. The ship was finally destroyed in 1944 during a bombing raid.
The greatest steamer 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 propelled by two wheels and one propeller, but could sail under sail. The main purpose of the vessel is Passenger Transportation, on board the Great Eastern could take up to 4,000 people. Unfortunately, the age of coal and steam was not kind to such large-scale projects - the operation of the Great Eastern turned out to be unprofitable and was terminated 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... Erected in 1976 in Japan, it has changed its name many times and underwent a major overhaul. The champion acquired the final dimensions in 1981 (under the name Seawise Giant): 458.5 meters in length, 68 in width with a displacement of 565 thousand tons.
A huge tanker is a piece of equipment that is not so easy to find a use. Due to its size, the ship had a low speed, a huge (more than 10 kilometers!) Stopping distance, could not pass through strategic shipping straits and could moor only in several ports around the world.
See the photo of yourself big ship can be on any site dedicated to the history of shipbuilding, but this giant has recently belonged to the past, just like sailboats and steamers. In 2010, the ship, which had not been used for six years, was cut into scrap metal.
Workers-giants
Like the Seawise Giant, other largest ships are also cargo ships: tankers, bulk carriers, container ships.
The longest ship currently in use (397 meters) is the Emma Maersk container ship. According to various sources, it is not possible to lift its board from 11 to 14 thousand standard containers. Since the designers were tasked with ensuring the passage of the Emma Maersk through the Suez and Panama Canals, the width and draft of the ship were set fairly 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 carry is 400 thousand tons.
Cruise beauties
Although passenger ships are not as big as cargo ships, they make an indelible impression. A cruise ship is not a means of transportation, but a luxury getaway. Big size the ship here serves not so much to accommodate as many passengers as possible, but to create all imaginable comfort that would satisfy the most demanding audience.
The largest passenger ships are many times larger than the once incredible Titanic. The twin liners Allure of the Seas and Oasis in the Seas are unmatched in size. 362 meters long and 225 thousand tons of displacement - figures comparable to the largest cargo ships... Each of the liners can comfortably accommodate 6400 passengers. In addition, 2,100 personnel are on board (this is against several dozen sailors serving tankers and bulk carriers).
Allure of the Seas or Oasis in the Seas offers shops, casinos, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness center, volleyball and basketball courts, sauna and swimming pools. There is even a park with real trees and grass.
Sea storm
The largest warships cannot be ignored. These are now aircraft carriers. And this is understandable: no matter how aviation engineers work to reduce the take-off mileage of aircraft, the “winged sailors” still need a rather big track to start.
In the period before World War II, the most powerful naval powers built especially large warships - battleships. The largest of these is the flagship of the Japanese fleet, the Yamato. 263 meters long, 40 wide, crew of 2500 sailors - the battleship seemed just invulnerable. However, the ship launched in 1940 was sunk shortly before Japan's surrender.
The development of anti-submarine weapons made such ships too convenient targets. The ships laid down in those years were still in service (for example, the American battleships of the Iowa project), but the main stake in the post-war period was made on aircraft-carrying ships.
The largest naval ship of all time was the USS Enterprise. It is 342 meters long and 78 meters wide. The ship carried up to 90 aircraft(aircraft and helicopters), which served 1800 people. The total number of the crew is 3000 sailors. After serving more than half a century, the Enterprise was retired from the United States Navy in 2012. Now its place was taken by aircraft carriers of the Nimitz class, 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 are unmatched 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. Cruiser dimensions: 251 meters - length, 28 meters - width, displacement - 28 thousand tons. The main task: counteraction to enemy aircraft carrier formations.
Another record holder, the Akula submarine (Project 941), is also in the service of the Russian Navy. 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 power plants. The main weapons are ICBMs with nuclear warheads.
From civil courts the largest nuclear icebreaker"50 Years of Victory", which came 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 this ship has no equal in its class.
The giant at the shipyard
In addition to the ships themselves, modern shipbuilders are engaged in the development of other sea giants- floating platforms. Striking in size structures can be used for a variety of purposes, from mining to launching spacecraft.
Right now, at the shipyards of South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries, the floating platform Prelude is being completed, which the customer, Royal Dutch Shell, plans to use for the production, liquefaction and transportation of 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 has become 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 with the help of tugs. Only the absence of its own undercarriage does not allow Prelude to be called a champion among giant ships. The platform is still not a ship.
The largest and most famous passenger ship in the world for tragic events is Titanic... Everyone knows the unfortunate history of this greatest achievement of the 20th century. The ship was launched in 1911. On its maiden voyage, it collided in Atlantic Ocean with an iceberg and sank. , which weighed 163 thousand tons, took with it about one and a half thousand lives to the bottom. Only 700 people were saved, they were picked up by a passing steamer.
After the incident with the Titanic, the level of safety on all ships has increased. All engineers and designers involved in the construction of passenger ships began to prioritize the conditions for ensuring the safety of human lives. As you know, one of the reasons for the mass death of people was the lack of a sufficient number of spare boats on the ship.
The best ships of the 21st century: top 5
The title "The largest passenger ship in the world" is transferred from one ship to another every year - the rating is constantly changing. Ship models are constantly being improved, new requirements are being established at the local and international level, high technologies are being created. In this regard, it is possible that new names of sea giants will be added to the list in the near future.
Since ancient times, large water attracted a person, aroused his interest and a desire to conquer its expanses. So boats appeared first, and then ships. With each century, their size, power and capabilities have only increased and now the ships are really impressive with their dimensions. We combined into one top largest ships in the world so that you can also see them and estimate the scale from the photo.
10. The list is opened by the largest sailing ship in the world and it is "France II", which, unfortunately, has not survived to this day. Created in 1911, she was 127 meters long and had a steel hull that did not help her in a crash. In 1922, "France II" sank in the waters The Pacific.
9. Mærsk Mc-Kinney is a Danish creation and is one of the largest container ships in existence. The Mc-Kinney is 400 meters long and almost 60 meters wide. In 2013 it was officially launched, but after a while it returned to its native land for rebuilding. The reason for this was unsuitable harbor cranes, which could not completely unload and load it. Mc-Kinney is considered the most ill-conceived ship in history, because it almost does not pay off.
8. The photo of the largest ship in the world for non-standard cargo Blue Marlin surprises with itself. Its length is 225 meters, and due to its design and carrying capacity, about 15 overall dry cargo vessels can be accommodated on the deck.
7. Norwegian dock-ship Dockwise Vanguard differs from others by its unusual design and the ability to lower the platform for loading below not only the deck itself, but also the sea level. The Norwegian giant is capable of transporting over 110 thousand tons of cargo and is used to deliver oil rigs and other vessels.
6. The world's largest bulk carrier Berge Stahl could be owned by Norwegians or another leading world country, but the rights to it are held by the government of the tiny Isle of Man, which is located near Ireland. Its length is 341 meters, and its tonnage is 176 thousand tons.
5. CSCL Globe is another container ship that is impressive in its dimensions. Made in Hong Kong, 400 meters long, but capable of speeds up to 22 knots. The ship is serviced by exactly 31 people. Globe is also known for having one of the most powerful diesel engines on the planet.
4. What is the largest ship in the world? For a long time it was considered an incredible giant created by the Norwegians. In 1976 he was launched, exactly ten years later an Iranian fighter pilot attacked him, which caused the ship to run aground. And when everyone wrote it off, the Norwegians rebuilt it and up until 2010 the tanker continued to fulfill all its goals properly until it was disposed of in India.
3. The Danish container ship Emma Mærsk impresses with its capabilities. It can hold 154 tons of cargo and develop an incredible speed of 33 knots for such a giant. Managed by only 13 people.
2. The second place was taken by the Panamanian giant MSC Oscar, which has a record in terms of cargo transported - it can take on board almost 200 thousand tons. Due to its size, it can only enter a few ports around the world.
1. Prelude FLNG, which is a floating gas processing plant, is beyond all competition. The dimensions of the largest ship in the world are impressive: length 459 meters, width - 75 meters, height - 105 meters. In order to service such a machine, and besides this, there are exactly 240 crew members on board for producing gas.
There were no pleasure tourist liners yet. There are actually dozens of liners different companies, about the same size and competing with each other in luxury. In many ways, they are similar to each other. Let's at least take a look at the BIGGEST of them. Along the way, we will add this boat to our
Royal Caribbean International commissions Finnish shipbuilders to build an entirely new class passenger liners who will be able to hold the palm for many years. This is how the cruise ship "Oasis of the Seas" was born, which was launched as the largest passenger ship in the world on October 28, 2009. In addition, the liner won first place in another nomination as the most expensive ship on the planet. $ 1.24 billion was spent on its construction, the average cost of staying in the port of such a vessel will cost the owners $ 230,000.
Liners of the new Genesis class, the first-born Oasis of the Seas and the already under construction Allure of the Seas surpassed their predecessor Freedom of the Seas and are 21 meters longer, 8.5 meters wider and almost 43 percent heavier. ...
Passenger ships of the Genesis project have become truly remarkable liners. It's both bold design and a host of innovations and technological advances in passenger comfort that will now help attract new customers for unforgettable sea travel.
The liner "Oasis of the Seas" has absorbed all the best that is on the ships of the "Royal Caribbean International" company. His maiden voyage on December 05, 2009 will be on a grand scale, including the most luxurious party at sea. For its guests, this is an amazing sea voyage, and for the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, it is a readiness to withstand any threat: hurricanes, giant waves and even infectious diseases.
The ship was built by the shipbuilding company "STX Europe" specially for Royal Caribbean International, the construction of the "Oasis of the Seas" cost £ 855 million. The length of the ship is 361 meters, width - 66, and highest point rises above the water surface by 72 meters. The displacement of the liner is 225 thousand tons. Oasis is 40% larger than any other cruise ship in the world. The vessel, five times the size of the Titanic, can accommodate 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew on sixteen decks in 2,704 cabins. By the way, new liner 2 times more than the previous record holder - Queen Mary II.
The vessel is equipped with 6 Wärtsilä engines - three 12-cylinder and three 16-cylinder. Taken together, its power plants generate a power of 96 MW, which allows the ship to reach speeds of up to 22.6 nautical knots. The new owners of the vessel were very surprised to learn that Oasis has four more side cabins than planned.
New safety practices and design with completely new cruising features have made the Oasis of the Seas one of the most anticipated cruise ships in history. The vessel has so-called telescopic tubes that can shrink if you need to sail under the bridge. The world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, had to be partially dismantled to pass under the Danish Great Belt Bridge. But even after the height of the pipes was reduced, the distance between the ship and the building structure was less than half a meter. For safety reasons, traffic on the bridge was blocked for 15 minutes. Hundreds of people have gathered on both sides of the river to watch the brightly lit cruise ship that rises above the water like a 20-story building.
There is a lot of entertainment here, both for ordinary people and for millionaires. The ship is equipped with a water amphitheater, a carousel (made "life size"), a floating park, an ice skating rink, a golf course, 4 swimming pools, which required a total of 2300 tons of water, volleyball and basketball courts, a climbing wall and a children's area with theme parks and children's scientific laboratories. It has, among other things, 10 spa baths and surf simulators. The liner is so large that it is divided into “districts” with special themes, including a tropical zone with palm trees and wines. In total, 12 thousand plants and 56 trees have been planted on the ship - this is the world's first park on a ship with an area of 2000 sq. m, which has become a kind of analogue of the "Central" Park in New York. Therefore, its passengers can relax in the park in the shade of real trees, listen to Broadway musicals and watch an ice show.
The 750-seat open air amphitheater is located aft and is modeled on the ancient Greek amphitheater. The indoor theater, located on the other side of the ship, has a capacity of 1,300 guests. A two-week cruise on the wonderful ship "Oasis of the Seas" will cost you a rather modest sum: from £ 1300 for a seat in the cheapest cabin. Construction of its twin ship, Allure of the Seas, is scheduled for completion in late 2010.
Passengers like to celebrate all the time, but if the cruise is "premium" and almost all people are wealthy, then on board the liner there should be about 20,000 bottles of champagne, more than 14,000 kg of meat products, 44,000 fresh eggs, 6,600 kg of salad, 3,000 kg of onions, 22,000 kg of potatoes and this is only a small part of the food supply.
After the completion of loading, the cruise ship "Oasis of the Seas" sets out on its first cruise voyage. And if you have forgotten something, then alas, it is too late to correct mistakes. The liner left the port of Everglades and the cruise began.
Doctors on the Oasis of the Seas are hoping to avoid another type of natural disaster. If at least two people with a viral disease go on board the ship, it will spread instantly, since everyone is in a confined space. The liner is equipped with disinfectants in all public places, especially before meals.
Cruises on a liner are usually a guarantee of first-class food 24 hours a day. Especially during holiday cruises, when on board the ship, his staff is having a real feast. The restaurants serve the most exquisite dishes.
And waste disposal is the most important part of the internal structure of the vessel. The Oasis of the Seas has its own recycling plant where all garbage is carefully sorted. Tin cans are pressed, glass is shattered to prepare for recycling, and all other solid waste is stored until dumped in a nearby port because the Oasis of the Seas is an environmentally friendly vessel.
More than three hundred cooks work on board the ship. It is in the galley that the products are located, the value of which is US $ 2 million. Due to strict hygiene regulations, the galley is prohibited from entry to anyone except registered employees. About 70,000 main courses are served daily on the ship, of which 15,000 are dessert dishes.
All entertainment during the cruise is the responsibility of the cruise director. The hardest part of his job is to make sure the guests are satisfied. He plans entertainment, communicates with guests and keeps them in a good mood. It has its own film studio on board. Its employees shoot the daily material on board the ship, and then, after mounting, it is broadcast to the cabins, usually in the evening.
No less amazing place on cruise ship The Oasis of the Seas is considered to be the Royal Promenade, which runs down the center of the ship. There is a unique transparent elevator with illumination. There are so many shops and bars in this place that it looks like a small town. On board the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, you can find plenty of entertainment.
Traditionally on upper deck a swimming pool with an artificial wave is installed. Its pumps pump up to 112,000 liters of water per minute.
One of the most popular events on the ship is the theater, which seats about 2,000 people. The ice show also attracts a lot of spectators. To ensure that everything goes smoothly, the engineers turn on the ship's stabilization system.
February 24, 2010- Royal Carribean realized that many people might like the idea of tracking one person to others, and they were right, the novelty quickly became very popular
On the world's largest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas, Royal Carribean offers the latest in IT technology, ID bracelets and iPhone mobiles so that people can find each other in the giant ship's countless spaces. Wristbands are personal radio frequency identification (RFID), although these can be not only wristbands, but also badges or clips. WiFi operates throughout the ship, the signal from the bracelet via WiFi goes to the Apple iPhone mobile phone, equipped with a detailed diagram of the liner, that is, at any time one person can know exactly where the other is.
There are almost 1000 WiFi spots on the ship, and at first the company just wanted to make it so that people could communicate with each other via mobile phones and not only communicate, through the ship's iPhones you can get this or that information, order a service, etc., but then they realized that the idea of tracking one person to others might appeal to many, and they were right, the new product quickly became very popular. It is not hard to guess that the main consumers of identifiers are parents. The liner is incredibly huge, there are a lot of places where a child can get lost, and this can become a problem not only for parents, but for the entire crew, searching for a lost person on the ship is a many hours and extremely difficult operation, a general emergency, and it is desirable for this time all other passengers should be driven into cabins or public spaces.
At first, Oasis of the Seas offered badges as an identifier, but then they went further, and now they offer bracelets, which is much more convenient, since they can serve as a kind of pagers. If you send a signal from the iPhone, the bracelet begins to vibrate, and its owner will understand that they are looking for it. If this is a child, then okay, but teenagers are unlikely to like such IT surveillance. The young man met a girl at a disco and retired with her in a darker and more modest place, good for giant liner such places in abundance, and the damned bracelets suddenly begin to vibrate, what is it? But what a blessing to parents ...
The device operates on the basis of the Ekahau RTLS real-time positioning system, the signal from the identifier is processed by the DeFi Royal Connect program and sent to the final server, and from there it goes to the iPhone, the positioning accuracy is 3-3.5 meters. The bracelets are powered by rechargeable batteries, and there is plenty of charge for a week-long cruise. After the end of the cruise, the bracelets are handed over to the administration and recharged. The reviews, say in Royal Carribean, are very good so far, but how and where this new product can be used, in addition to surveillance, they do not yet know, they are collecting data. During cruises, electronic spy users are interviewed, and it is hoped that the information collected will expand the scope of Wi-Fi RFID identifiers.
Voitenko Mikhail
Some numbers:
5000 kilometers of electrical wiring
12,000 plants, including real trees, but the plants will be planted and planted later, upon the arrival of the liner in the United States
7,000 works of art will decorate the premises of the liner or be displayed in the halls of 90,000 square meters of carpets
The construction of the liner took 525,000 square meters of steel - an area equivalent to 72 football pitches
Did you know that ...
The propellers for this giant will be manufactured by the Russian plant - JSC "Baltiyskiy Zavod"
JSC Baltiyskiy Zavod has completed the production of the first propeller designed for the world's largest ocean-going cruise ship Genesis. The 360-meter vessel is being built by the Norwegian company Aker Yards at its shipyard in Finland. The Baltic Shipyard will equip the liner with two propellers. The diameter of each item is over 6 meters.
Contracts for the manufacture of propellers for cruise liners Genesis, Super Star Libra, Celebrity and Hall, being built at the Finnish shipyard, JSC Baltiyskiy Zavod (St. Petersburg) and FSUE Zvezdochka (Severodvinsk) were signed in 2007. According to the terms of the agreements, the St. Petersburg enterprise by the end of this year will supply the customer with several dozen sets of blades, hubs and fairings, as well as spare parts kits for propellers. The contracts are worth over 10 million euros.
Baltiyskiy Zavod is the only Russian manufacturer of large propellers (weighing up to 70 tons, with a diameter of up to 8 meters) made of bronze and brass. The company manufactures modern propellers for all types of warships and submarines; large-capacity tankers and bulk carriers; nuclear and diesel-electric icebreakers; container ships and passenger ships; small coasters, river and pleasure craft; fast ships and boats.
One evening the captain of the liner gives dinner to his guests. Cruise vacationers love formal events. Each of them tries to bring home the memory of sea voyage for this, several professional photographers work on board the ship. About 30,000 photos will be taken during the cruise.
The beauty of anyone cruise travel lies in the fact that in the ports where the liner stops, a lot of new sensations await passengers.
On the liner everything is done for customers, but there are always passengers who behave badly and disturb others. Such people are asked to leave the ship at the nearest port. But the worst thing is when a passenger dies on board. Then the whole team has to console his loved ones. The body is placed in its own morgue.
Crew members and support staff lead a fulfilling life, but completely isolated from guests. They are not allowed to use the main aisles on board the ship unless absolutely necessary. All personnel move through a hidden system of service corridors and stairs. For this, in the center of this labyrinth is the main passage, which runs along the entire length of the ship. It has the unofficial name E-95, and the crew members use it to get to their cabins, where they can rest from the guests. The laundry on such a ship is one of the busiest of all types of ships. The workers of this plant work around the clock.
In nightclubs liner« Oasis of the Seas»DJs do their job well. While they warm up the audience, night descends on the ship and then the ship lights up most of of 750,000 lamps. Electricity on the cruise ship is generated by custom-made diesel generators Wartsilla».
The most secure facility on a cruise ship is the engineering control room. From here they monitor the weather conditions, control the operation of the power plant and control all systems of the vessel. This is the center of power on the passenger ship, so entry is strictly prohibited.
On liner« Oasis of the Seas»4500 km of electrical cable have been laid, so the main thing for the ship's engineers is not bad weather, but fire. Such liner consumes on average up to 11,000 kg of fuel per hour. A sudden spark anywhere is much more dangerous than a hurricane. The operating costs are enormous - even a slight deviation from course can be costly.
During bad weather and the impossibility of safely entering the port, the captain of the vessel can give an order not to enter the port, and the cruise director immediately announces the changed plans to passengers. This adds work to the entertainment service as everyone stays on board.
A cruise ship« Oasis of the Seas"Became the first passenger ship in the world, on board of which seven independent thematic areas are concentrated Central Park, Boardwalk, Royal Promenade, Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone, so no one is discouraged here.
Central park located under open air in the center of the ship and forms a public space with sidewalks, flowers and trees. Its grounds are used for outdoor walks, street performances and concerts. Above the surroundings of the park, 334 cabins stretch to the height of the five-story building, 254 of which have balconies that overlook the park. Central Park has a range of boutiques, a garden, many gazebos, a sculpture park, cafes, restaurants and a wine bar.
Despite the size liner, some passengers suffer from seasickness. While the entire staff remain unperturbed, some have to deal with many problems on board, from natural disasters to crime. The plainclothes security service takes over this case. They have video surveillance cameras and the ship's own law enforcement agencies at their disposal.
In case of evacuation to cruise ship a modern system of rescue boats is provided, as well as inflatable life rafts, which are located at strategic points of the ship. Resolving security and safety issues, guests' requests. Even on such liners as “ Oasis of the Seas»With a great organization, people can sometimes get lost. Often they are late at ports, so the liner is always reminded that the ship departs exactly on schedule.
The ship has a huge selection of cabins, which include deluxe rooms and family rooms. A novelty are 25 duplex rooms with balconies. Each of them covers an area of 1524 sq. m and is designed for six people. The room has its own grand piano, bar, jacuzzi and library. Balcony area 78 sq. meters. All cabins are equipped with LCD TVs, bathrooms with many mirrors.
Length - 361 m;
Width - 66 m;
Height - 72 m;
Displacement - 225282 tons;
Power point- eight diesel engines " Wartsila»Capacity of 17,500 hp each;
Propulsion system- three steering columns of the "Azipod" type with a capacity of 27,200 hp each;
Speed - 22.6 knots;
Number of decks - 16;
Number of passengers - 6360 people;
Number of cabins - 2704;
Crew - 2,100 people;
Here we can see the construction process
