REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Royal Caribbean took delivery of its newest ship on Sunday. Harmony of the Seas is the third ship in Royal Caribbean's Oasis class — Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas entered service in 2009 and 2010, respectively. At 1,188 feet long and with a gross tonnage of 226,963 , the billion-dollar Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship ever built.
Harmony took the title of world's largest cruise ship from its sister vessel, Allure of the Seas.
Thousands gathered to watch Harmony of the Seas sail out of STX Europe's shipyard in St. Nazaire, France for the first time on its way to Southampton, England.
At 1,188 feet-long, Harmony of the Seas is roughly the same length as five Boeing 747s placed end-to-end.REUTERS/Stephane MaheIt's powered by three, 25,000-horsepower and three 18,600-hp Wärtsilä diesel generators. They drive three electric Azipod thrusters.REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Here are two of the Azipods.REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
According to Royal Caribbean, the ship will be able to cruise at 22 knots — about 25 mph.REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Harmony is also equipped with four, 7,500-hp bow thrusters to help her dock.REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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