Cruise ships are often referred to as cities at sea, and this description is most accurate for them. To understand how huge such ships can be, you can draw a comparison with the infamous Titanic. If it was built in our time, it would not even enter the Top 50. In this list, I will tell you about the 10 largest cruise ships in the world, all of which were built relatively recently, after 2000. Many of them also have twin brothers who are just as big.
Royal Caribbean. Oasis of the Seas
This ship weighs 225,282 tons, is 361.7 meters long and has an official capacity of 5,400 passengers in maximum luxury and comfort. The Oasis of the Seas is one of the few ships that cannot sail through the Panama Canal. It is not only too long for a channel, but also too high and wide. On board you can feel like in a huge amusement park. There are large-scale shows that are not inferior to Broadway ones, and sports fans can do anything, even rock climbing. The team serving the ship and passengers has 2,400 people. 
Queen Mary II
This ship weighs 151,400 tons and is 345 meters long. The official capacity is 2640 passengers. To imagine how huge this ship is, you can put bumper to bumper 80 large tourist buses- this will be comparable in length to Queen Mary II. At each end of the ship, you can place football field, and there will still be room to install a whole Big Ben on the deck. At the time of construction in 2004, it was the most big ship in the world. 
Disney Dream
This ship weighs 130,000 tons and is 340 meters long. The Disney Dream has a capacity of 2,500 people and is a miniature version of Disneyland at sea. There is a huge cinema and many other places for entertainment, including a water park. 
Freedom of the Seas
The weight of the ship is 160,000 tons, and the length is 339 meters. The vessel accommodates 3634 passengers. It is sometimes compared to a floating water park, there is also waterslides, and many pools, jacuzzis, as well as a wave simulator. There is also a water park for children called H2O and even a skating rink for those who like to skate. 
Splendida (Splendida)
This cruise ship weighs 137,936 tons and is 338 meters long. Its capacity is 3274 passengers. The amount of space on board is simply colossal - one and a half million square meters, which exceeds the total amount of space, for example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 
Norwegian epic
This ship weighs 155,873 tons and is 329 meters long. Capacity - 4100 passengers. This a cruise ship was launched in 2010, it is so huge that 5 lifeboats had to be removed to enter New York Harbor. On board you will also find a lot of entertainment, restaurants, attractions. There is even a 24-hour pizza delivery to the room. We have already mentioned this ship, as well as many others, in a selection of the largest ship propellers in the world. 
celebrity eclipse
The weight of this vessel is 122,000 tons, and the length is 315 meters. Even if four Boeing 747s were lined up, they would still not exceed the length of this cruise ship. The ship has 19 decks, including a lawn deck where you can play croquet and bocce. 
Voyager of the seas
This ship weighs 138 tons and is 311 meters long. It can accommodate 3114 passengers. This is one of the first supergiant cruise ships, there is everything you need for comfortable rest- own TV studio, skating rink, nine-hole mini golf course and much more. 
carnival dream
The weight of this liner is 130,000 tons, and the length is 306 meters. Capacity - 3646 people. This ship is a real floating amusement park, there are even several cinemas with screens of different sizes. 
Princess Diamond
Closes the top ten largest cruise ships ship weighing 116,000 tons and a length of 294 meters can accommodate 2670 people. Despite the tenth place, in terms of area it is several times larger than, for example, Buckingham Palace, or five times larger than the Taj Mahal. There are more than seven hundred high-class cabins with balconies here. 
Modern passenger ships able to amaze not only with the entertainment provided, but also with gigantic size. They are like floating mini-cities with restaurants, shops, parks, gyms, cinemas and beauty salons.
Top 10 included largest cruise ships in the world to date.
Length 306 m
("Carnival of Magic") opens the ten largest cruise ships in the world, the length of which is 306 meters. The giant ship can accommodate up to 4,000 people on board, for which about 1,500 cabins are provided. On 14 decks there are restaurants, cafes, fitness centers, a football field, various sports grounds for playing volleyball, basketball, golf and tennis. This is a real "Carnival of Magic", which will give a lot of unforgettable impressions to both adults and young passengers. Carnival Magic has been cruising since 2010.
Length 319 m
It occupies the ninth line in the ranking of the largest cruise ships in the world. The giant ship is 319 meters long and 37 meters wide. On board can accommodate up to 4800 people with the crew. The Celebrity Reflection has been in operation since 2012 and is an example of luxury combined with comfort and innovative technologies. The upper deck has a huge green lawn, a Persian garden, a VIP area and much more. On board, in addition to numerous cafes and bars, there is a free restaurant Opus Dining Room with a capacity of up to one and a half thousand people. The number of service personnel is more than a thousand people.
Length 333 m
The first cruise ship of the new generation of the Fantasia class. The largest ship was launched in 2008 and received the title of "Eco-ship", like its future successors. sea length vehicle was 333 meters and a width of 38 meters. There are about 1637 cabins on board, and in total MSC Fantasia is able to accommodate up to 4500 people along with the crew. company MSc Cruises for the first time, the idea of a separate VIP zone was embodied, which was located on several decks at once. The cabins provide 24-hour service and a full range of entertainment. The needs of passengers are served by more than 1,300 personnel. A special feature of MSC Fantasia is the Formula 1 simulator and an unusual water park with numerous musical fountains with backlight.
Length 333 m
Included in the list of the most big liners in the world, the length of which is 333 meters. In addition, the vessel bears the title of "Eco-ship", due to the presence of innovative systems that protect the environment from pollution. MSC Splendida has 18 decks, which house a variety of bars and restaurants, pizzerias, cigar room, theater, internet cafe, casino, children's and teen play areas, boutiques, sports fields, saunas, medical center and much more. On the main stage of the ship, evening shows with the participation of dancers, singers and gymnasts are regularly held. The capacity of the vessel, together with the crew, is about 4300 people.
Length 333 m
The largest cruise ship in the world of the Fantasy class. Its predecessors are MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida. The vessel was launched in 2012 and has become a prime example of a new generation of ships. On board the MSC Divina, passengers will find plenty of entertainment and spacious, comfortable cabins. On 13 decks there are restaurants, bars, cafes, pizzerias, theaters, a conference hall, a music salon, a disco, a library, a spa, a bowling alley, a first-aid post, a laundry, a hairdresser's and more. The length of the ship is 333 meters, and the passenger capacity is 4200 people.
Length 324 m
("Norwegian Separation") is one of the largest cruise ships in the world with a passenger capacity of up to 6,000 people, including the crew. The vessel was 324 meters long and 40 meters wide. Over 2 thousand cabins are located on 14 decks, beach club, spa cabins, swimming pools, water slides, water park, 28 cafes, restaurants and bars, shops, playground, casino, library, beauty salon, hairdresser, internet cafe gym, etc. It also hosts regular entertainment shows hosted by The Second City comedy troupe.
Length 325 m
("Norwegian epic") is one of the largest cruise ships in the world. It was built in 2009 by Norwegian shipbuilder STX Europe and put into operation in 2010. The absolute length of the liner was 325.4 meters and a width of 40 meters. "Norwegian epic" is able to take on board up to 5900 people, along with the crew. There are cinemas, numerous cafes, restaurants, water rides and more on 13 decks.
Length 360 m
("Oasis of the Seas") opens the top three largest liners in the world. This is the first cruise ship of the Oasis class, which was at the time of construction (2008) the largest passenger water vehicle. Its length was 360 meters, and the width reached 60 meters. The maximum passenger capacity is 6400 people. On board the ship there are 16 decks with different themes. Vacationers can visit the local park of exotic plants, shops, gyms, cafes, the largest casino in the world cruise fleet, attractions, a water park and much more.
Length 360 m
("Charm of the Seas") takes second place in the ranking of the largest liners in the world. The vessel is owned by Allure of the Seas Inc. It was built in 2009 and put into operation in 2010. The ship was 360 meters long and 60 meters wide. "Charm of the Seas" can accommodate up to 6400 passengers on board. There are various shops, boutiques, a water park, a jacuzzi, a casino, restaurants, bars, an ice rink, attractions, sports grounds and much more. There is also a park of exotic plants on board, where everyone can take a walk.
Length 362 m
Harmony of the Seas("Harmony of the Seas") is the largest cruise ship in the world today. The vessel is 362 meters long and 66 meters wide, which puts it in first place. The construction of the water vehicle began in 2012, and in 2015 it was launched. The construction of Harmony of the Seas cost Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. More than 1 billion dollars. The giant ship made its first cruise on May 16, 2016. The passenger capacity of the liner is designed for 8200 people, including the crew. The liner is divided into seven thematic sections: Central Park, Boardwalk, Royal Promenade, pool and gym area, Spa and fitness, entertainment area and children's area.
Imagine that you are going on a free cruise on the big liner in the world. Inside is a whole metropolis of entertainment and services, and everything is free. Fiction? Yes. But one day, when the parade of the planets occurs, the company launches new ship this fairy tale becomes a reality. Tour operators, the media and everyone who will subsequently sell tickets to this liner are invited to the first flight.
Harmony of the Seas is by far the largest cruise ship for 8200 people, of which 2200 crew members. The height of the ship is comparable to the height of a 20-storey building. The length is 362 meters, which exceeds the length of Red Square in Moscow. The construction of the liner cost Royal Caribbean more than 1,000,000,000 euros.
But the most impressive thing is not measurements, but the filling of the liner - a helipad, swimming pools, water slides, a casino, a theater, an ice rink, a garden with 12 thousand different plants and much, much more. There is even a Bionic bar on board, where robots work as waiters. Let's see what it looks like inside...
General plans of the liner. This is really a huge thing, a giant Noah's Ark with a displacement of 227,500 tons:
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We left the port of Barcelona. We were escorted by two fire ships: in honor of the first voyage, they staged a “salute” of water cannons:
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The first place you go on a cruise is, of course, the cabin. I will not give the footage, I will only mention that in my cabin there was a separate dressing room:
General areas of the liner. On the right in the photo is a giant head sculpture that rotates in layers in different directions:
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On board is pedestrian streets. A complete feeling that it was not a ship that went into the sea, but a piece of the mainland. There are a lot of people. After a series of accidents on cruises, Royal Caribbean installed an advanced facial recognition system that can, if necessary, identify each passenger in the crowd:
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Many sculptures and works of modern art:
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Let's go up to the upper decks. There are two types of decks - indoor, comfortable in windy weather, and outdoor:
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There are 16 decks on board. 6 main pools and 10 giant jacuzzis:
The upper deck is replete with public areas:
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Lots of loungers. Pay attention to the slides behind the pool:
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On the other side of the golf course:
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Waves for boarding:
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Rope crossing at the level of seven floors:
At the stern of the ship is a huge aquatic theater. Two pipes lead down from the upper deck, through which you can go down in clothes. Feels very fast, very scary and very dark. You overcome almost 30 meters of height in 13 seconds, making two 360-degree turns along the way:
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To the right of the water theater is a pedestrian area called Central Park:
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Naturally, there is a gym, and it is gigantic. Many simulators and shells:
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There are 20 restaurants on board the Harmony of the Seas. The main one occupies three floors, it is there that daily dinners are held:
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And this is the same Bionic bar where robots work. There are 30 alcohol components in the arsenal of mechanical hands. The range of cocktails they can make is endless. One cocktail takes 30 seconds. Looks fantastic:
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Another memorable restaurant is called "Wonderland" and is based on the famous work of Lewis Carroll:
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Hall decoration:
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Instead of a menu, they bring an empty picture that needs to be painted with water. After these manipulations, words appear. It would seem a trifle, but leaves an indelible impression:
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Molecular cuisine restaurant. The dish is called "Garden", and the "earth" is made of bread with the addition of cuttlefish ink:
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Balloon dessert topped with hot chocolate. After a minute, the ball melts, revealing the ice cream inside. Delicious:
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Every week, 4,500 kg of chicken and almost 7,000 kg of beef are consumed in the liner's restaurants. Total on board 4900 seats in restaurants and bars. The assortment of desserts again confused me:
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There are dozens of shops in Central Park for every budget:
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You won't be bored in the evening. Rather, on the contrary, you will need to run from one view to another:
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In the theater - a Broadway production of "Grease". The film of the same name, based on this musical, made Travolta a star already in 1978:
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Ice show. Just pay attention to the quality of the costumes that were prepared for the performance.
In this compilation, you will learn about the ten largest cruise ships in the world.
1. Princess Diamond. The weight of this ship is 116 thousand tons, and its length is 294 meters. This cruise ship can accommodate 2,670 people. The area of this liner is ten times more area Buckingham Palace. The ship has more than 700 high-class cabins with balconies.
2. Carnival Dream. This liner weighs 130 thousand tons, and its length is 306 meters. It can travel 3646 passengers. This is a floating amusement park, which also has several cinemas on board.
3. Voyager of the seas. The weight of the ship is 138 thousand tons, length - 311 meters. On the liner 3114 passenger seats. On board this ship you can find a TV studio, ice rink, mini golf course and other entertainment.
4. Celebrity Eclipse This cruise liner weighs 122 thousand tons, and its length is 315 meters, which is more than the length of four Boeing 747s lined up in a row. The ship has 19 decks, plus a lawn deck for playing croquet and bocce.
5 Norwegian epic. The ship weighs 156 thousand tons, and its length is 329 meters. The cruise liner can accommodate 4,100 passengers. There is a 24-hour pizza delivery service on board.
6. Splendida. The weight of the liner is 137,936 tons, and the length is 338 meters. Its capacity is 3274 passengers. The volume of space of the liner, which is one and a half million square meters, is larger than the volume of space eiffel tower.
7. Freedom of the Seas. The liner weighs 160 thousand tons, length - 339 meters. The board accommodates 3634 passengers. This boat is like a floating water park as it has all sorts of things on board. water activities: there are water slides, many pools, a jacuzzi, a wave simulator, a water park for children and an ice rink.
8. Disney Dream. The weight of this cruise liner is 130 thousand tons, and its length is 340 meters. Disney Dream seats 2500 people and is almost an exact replica of Disneyland in the water. On board is a huge cinema and water park.
9. Queen Mary II. This cruise ship weighs 151,400 tons and is 345 meters long. On board can accommodate 2640 passengers. The length of the vessel can be compared with the length of 80 tourist buses, set bumper to bumper.
10. Royal Caribbean. Oasis of the Seas. The length of this gigantic ship is 361 meters, and the weight is almost 223 thousand tons. In conditions of maximum comfort, 5.4 thousand passengers can be accommodated here. This vessel, due to its size, is unable to pass through the Panama Canal. The board of the liner resembles an amusement park, where various shows are held every day.
The key criterion for the distribution of seats was the maximum length of the ship, however, in some cases, the choice also depended on the size of the deadweight - the maximum mass that the ship can carry in order not to sink below the dangerous line (deadweight includes not only cargo, but also fuel, the mass of passengers , crew and provisions).
10. Mozah
Length: 345 m
Deadweight: 128900 t
Launched: 2007
Flag: Qatar
Status: in operation
The Mozah is the first ship in the Q-Max family of tankers designed to carry liquefied natural gas from fields near Qatar. Designed and built in South Korea. In total, 14 ships of the Q-Max type are currently in operation.
Q-Max Mozah / ©Nakilat
9. QueenMaryII
Length: 345 m
Deadweight: 19189 t
Launched: 2002
Flag: Bermuda
Status: in operation
One of the largest passenger liners in the world, the transatlantic cruise ship Queen Mary 2 is capable of transporting up to 2,620 passengers across the ocean with all the associated amenities. Designed and built by the French company Chantiers de l "Atlantique. In addition to 15 restaurants, a casino and a theater on board, Queen Mary 2 also has the first ship planetarium.
Size comparison of Queen Mary 2 and Airbus aircraft 380, bus, car and person
Queen Mary 2 / ©Tronheim Havn
8. Allure of the Seas
Length: 362 m
Deadweight: 19750 t
Launched: 2008
Flag: Bahamas
Status: in operation
The Oasis cruise ship class includes two twin ships, both of which are the largest of their type in the world. True, Allure of the Seas is still 50 millimeters longer than Oasis in the Seas, which is why it takes the eighth position. The maximum number of passengers that this liner can carry is 6296 people, and the crew is 2384. To list all the entertainment offered on board, you will need to write a separate article - this is a real floating city: from ice rink, golf courses and many shops and bars to a whole park with exotic trees and other unusual plants.
Allure of the Seas / © Daniel Christensen
7 Vale Sohar
Length: 362 m
Deadweight: 400315 t
Launched: 2012
Flag: Marshall Islands
Status: in operation
This vessel belongs to the family of the largest bulk carriers, which in turn belongs to the Brazilian mining company Vale. It is intended for transportation of ore from Brazil to the USA. A total of 30 such ships have already been built with deadweight varying between 380 and 400 thousand tons. Sohar is one of the ships of the family with the maximum deadweight.
Vale Sohar / ©Dmitry Lakhtikov
6. TIclass
Length: 380 m
Deadweight: 441585 t
Launched: 2003
Flag: Marshall Islands and Belgium
Status: 2 in operation, 2 converted to floating platforms
On the this moment TI Class double hull ships are the largest operating ships in the world in terms of deadweight and gross tonnage. In total, 4 identical ships were commissioned: TI Oceania, TI Africa (under the flag Marshall Islands) and TI Asia, TI Europe (under the flag of Belgium). In 2010, "Asia" and "Africa" suffered the fate of being transformed into floating oil storage and offloading (FSO) platforms, and they now serve one of the offshore oil fields near Qatar.
TI Asia (right) / ©Naviearmatori.net/Lillo
5. Emma Maersk
Length: 397 m
Deadweight: 156907 t
Launched: 2006
Flag: Denmark
Status: in operation
The first of 8 identical container ships of the E-Class series of the Danish company Moller-Maersk Group. In 2006, when Emma Maersk first set sail, the ship was the largest operating ship in the world. Carries various cargoes between Northern Europe and Asia through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. This ship is accompanied by a rather bad reputation: a major fire occurred during its construction, and in 2013, as a result of damage to one of the engines, it lost control right in the Suez Canal. There was no talk of flooding, however, and management was restored. In Europe, Emma has been criticized for using sour fuel.
Emma Maersk / ©Maerskline
4 . Esso Atlantic
Length: 406.5 m
Deadweight: 516891 t
Launched: 1977
Flag: Liberia
Once the world's largest ship by deadweight, the oil supertanker Esso Atlantic was built in Japan in the mid-1970s, but made its first voyage to its intended purpose from Liberia, under the flag of which it was registered by Esso Tankers. He was mainly engaged in the transportation of oil between Europe and the countries of the Middle East. Broken up for scrap in Pakistan in 2002. Also, there was an almost identical ship Esso Pacific, however, the value of the deadweight Atlantic is slightly higher, so it was she who took the fourth position.
Esso Atlantic / ©Photobucket/Auke Visser
3. Pierre Guillaumat
Length: 414.2 m
Deadweight: 555051 t
Launched: 1977
Flag: France
Status: scrapped
This supertanker was the largest in terms of deadweight among the family of almost identical French Batillus ships. Built by the French company Chantiers de l "Atlantique, "lived" only 5 years and was dismantled for scrap in South Korea in 1983; the same fate befell the rest of the family (Prairial, Bellamya, Batillus). Such a short service life is explained by the fact that the commercial utility of the supertanker turned out to be minimal: it could not pass through either the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal.
Postcard with the image of Pierre Guillaumat / © Delcampe
2. Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis)
Length: 458.5 m
Deadweight: 564763 t
Launched: 1979
Flag: Sierra Leone (last registered country)
Status: scrapped
Until recently, it was the longest ship in history. The Seawise Giant supertanker was so huge that its length was compared to the tallest buildings in the world. The ship could not fit in either the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal; even the English Channel turned out to be “Giant” not in terms of tonnage. During the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, the ship was seriously damaged by an Iraqi air force missile while it was transporting Iranian oil to Persian Gulf. As a result, the ship sank close to the coast, but soon after the war, Norman International was able to tow it to Singapore, where the ship was repaired and re-commissioned already in 1991, already with a new optimistic name - "Happy Giant". Subsequently, the ship was turned into a floating platform, and in 2009 the Giant set off on its last journey - to the coast of India, where it was subsequently dismantled for scrap.
Length comparison of Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) with tallest buildings peace
Jahre Viking - one of the former names of the Happy Giant / ©Didier Pin?on
1. Prelude
Length: 488 m
Deadweight: 600000 t
Launched: hull only, 2013
Flag: not yet received
Status: under construction
Prelude is the world's first floating platform not only for transportation, but also for the production and liquefaction of natural gas directly on board. Under construction by South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries for Royal Dutch Shell. Essentially a mobile gas processing plant, the Prelude is already the largest floating structure ever built by man. By 2017, when the construction of all high-tech components on the hull is completed, it is planned to carry out the first drilling of the seabed near the coast of Australia.
Comparison of the length of the Prelude and the tallest buildings
Prelude Corps / ©AFP/Getty images
