Sunday, May 15, 2016

World's Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail For The First Time

Tens of thousands of French well-wishers waved revoir to the largest cruise ship in the world as it set sail on its maiden voyage to the U.K. after 32 months in a French shipyard.

The $1 billion Harmony of the Seas cut a gargantuan silhouette Sunday as it left the western port town of Saint-Nazaire.

At 362 meters (1,187 feet) long, the 16-deck ship, is bigger that the Eiffel Tower and holds the records as the widest cruise ship ever built — boasting a 6,360-passenger-capacity.
 
The Harmony of the Seas is expected in Southampton on Tuesday, ahead of its inaugural voyage on May 22 to Barcelona.

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