New Royal Caribbean cruise ship will be world's largest — usatoday.com

Royal Caribbean today confirmed that a cruise ship it has on order for delivery in 2016 will be the largest ever built. The line says the third vessel in its Oasis class series, to be called Harmony of the Seas, will measure 227,000 tons, eclipsing its two record-size sisters by more than 1,700 tons. The 16-deck-high cruise ship will hold a record 5,479 passengers at double occupancy, nearly 100 more than the two earlier Oasis class vessels, the line says (click through the carousel above for the first drawings of what the ship will look like and construction photos).

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