In an effort to solve two opposite tasks at the same time - on the one hand, to take aside as many tourists as possible, on the other hand, it is possible to provide them as comfortable conditions as possible, as well as make a stay on board during swimming as interesting and culturally saturated, cruise companies are forced to constantly increase the size of their liners.
In this note, we will tell about the six largest cruise liners weighing (displacement) more than 150 thousand tons.
Oasis of the seas (oasis seas)
Length - 361 M.
Width - 60 M.
Height - 72 M.
Speed - 22.6 nodes
Crew - 2165 people
Displacement - 225 thousand tons
– 6400
The ship is built in Finland, is the property of the ROYAL CARIBBEAN Cruises Ltd cruise company, the Royal Caribbean International is operated by a tour operator and a shipping company. Operated from December 2009.
Oasis of the seas can be considered a champion in the nomination " The biggest cruise liners of the world"In terms of volume and diversity of entertainment tourists. Here is the largest casino on the cruise fleet, the theater at 1380 spectators, a water amphitheater with a 750 seats, work clubs for lovers of humor and jazz. For the first time in a cruise practice on one of the decks, smashes. real Park. From numerous sports facilities, an ice rink and golf course should be noted.
Length - 361 M.
Width - 60 M.
Height - 72 M.
Speed - 22.6 nodes
Crew - 2100 people
Displacement - 225 thousand tons
Maximum passenger capacity – 6400
In fact, this is the twin Oasis of the Seas, its body is only longer than the predecessor. It belongs to Allure of the Seas Inc and is operated by the same tour operator since December 2010.
Length - 339 M.
Width - 56 meters
Height - 64 M.
Speed - 21.6 nodes
Crew - 1360 people
Displacement - 154 thousand tons
Maximum passenger capacity – 4370
Ship earlier (2006 g) buildings from the same series of superliners as the two previous ones. Belongs to the same owners and is operated by the same company.
When designing Freedom of The Seas, preference was given water species Entertainment. There are water slides, dozens of varied pools, jacuzzi, emulator waves, children's water park for children and, apparently, for contrast - rink.
Length - 339 M.
Width - 56 meters
Height - 72 M.
Speed - 22 nodes
Crew - 1360 people
Displacement- 154 thousand tons
Maximum passenger capacity – 4370
All year-round is used in the Caribbean Pool. It refers to the same Freedom class, and has all the wonders and novelties of the liners of this class - rink, a mini-golf course, a wall for climbers, and even a surf pool with an artificial approach. A distinctive feature that made Liberty of the Seas popular - the famous Boulevard-Promenade, stretching almost through the entire vessel.
INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS (Sea Independence)
Length - 339 M.
Width - 56 meters
Height - 72 M.
Speed - 21.6 nodes
Crew - 1365 people
Displacement - 160 thousand tons
Maximum passenger capacity – 3634
Also, the ship of the Freedom class of the same owners specialized for European cruises. When designing a liner, much attention was paid to the comfortable placement of tourists. On board are offered six different types of accommodation, including presidential apartments, their total area is more than 200 square meters. meters. The apartment can accommodate up to 14 passengers, there are four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a large living room with a dining table and a huge veranda - Hall with a jacuzzi.
Queen Mary II (Queen Marie II)
Length - 345 M.
Width- 41 M.
Height- 72 M.
Speed - 30 knots (56 km / h)
Crew - 1253 people
Displacement - 151 thousand tons
Maximum passenger capacity – 2620
At the time of construction and commissioning in January 2004 at the shipyards in Saint-Node (France), Queen Mary II liner was the largest passenger ship in the world. Currently, this is the only vessel serving the traditional transatlantic Line Southampton - New York, the route of the legendary "Titanic". Belongs and is the flagship of the British shipping company Cunard Line. Many tourists on board Queen Mary II attracts the opportunity when passing the Passengers to look from the top deck right in the eye of the Freedom of Liberty.
Royal Caribbean International commissioned Finnish shipbuilders to build a completely new class of passenger liners who can keep the palm of championship for many years. So there was a cruise liner "Oasis of the Seas", which was laid on the water as the largest passenger ship in the world on October 28, 2009. In addition, the liner won the first place in another nomination, as the most expensive ship on the planet. 1.24 billion dollars was spent on its construction, the average cost of staying in the port of such a vessel will cost the owners of $ 2,000,000.
The new class "Genesis" chairlist "Oasis of the Seas" and the "Allure of the Seas" already under construction exceeded its predecessor "Freedom of the Seas" and steel 21 m longer, 8.5 meters wide and almost 43 percent heavier .
Passenger ships of the project "Genesis" became truly wonderful liners. It is a brave design, and a lot of innovations and technological advances in the conveniences for passengers, all this will now help attract new customers of unforgettable marine travel.
Liner "Oasis of the Seas" absorbed all the best that there is on the ships of Royal Caribbean International. Its first sailing on December 5, 2009 will be worse, including the most luxurious party in the sea. For his guests, this is an amazing sea trip, and for the cruise liner "Oasis of the Seas" is ready to withstand any threat: hurricanes, gigantic waves and even infectious diseases.
The ship was built by the shipbuilding company "STX EUROPE" specifically by order "Royal Caribbean International", the construction of the "oasis of the seas" cost £ 855 million. The length of the vessel - 361 meters, width - 66, and its highest point towers above the water surface by 72 meters . Displacement of liner - 225 thousand tons. Oasis is 40% more than any other cruise ship in the world. The vessel is five times superior in terms of "Titanic", can accommodate at sixteen decks in 2704 cabins of 6360 passengers and a 2160 crew. By the way, a new liner is 2 times more than the previous record holder - Queen Mary II.
The vessel is equipped with 6 engines manufactured by Wärtsilä - three 12-cylinder and three 16-cylinder. In the aggregate, its power plants generate a power of 96 MW, which allows the ship to develop speeds of up to 22.6 sea nodes. The new owners of the vessel were very surprised, having learned that on the "oasis" on four on-board cabins more than planned.
New safety methods and design of absolutely new features for cruises made "Oasis of the Seas" one of the most anticipated cruise liners in history. The vessel has so-called telescopic pipes that can decrease if you have to swim under the bridge. The world's largest cruise liner "Oasis Sea" had to partially disassemble so that he could pass under the Danish Bridge "Great Belte". But even after the height of the pipes was reduced, the distance between the vessel and the construction structure was less than half a meter. For security reasons, movement on the bridge was blocked for 15 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered on both sides of the river to look at a brightly lit cruise liner, which towers above the water like a 20-storey house.
Entertainment here mass, and for ordinary people, and for millionaires. The ship is equipped with a water amphitheater, a carousel (made "in full-size"), a floating fleet, an ice roller, a golf course, 4 swimming pools, for which a total of 2300 tons of water, volleyball and basketball courts, wall for climbing and a children's zone with thematic parks and children's scientific laboratories. On it, among other things, there are 10 SPA-coupled and surfing simulators. The liner is so big that it is divided into "districts" with a special theme, including a tropical zone with palm trees and wines. In total, 12 thousand plants were planted on the ship and 56 trees - this is the world's first park on a ship of 2000 square meters. M, which became 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 see the ice show.
Open amphitheater for 750 places in the open air is located on the stern and is made according to an ancient Greek amphitheater. The closed theater, located in another part of the ship, is designed for 1300 guests. Two-week cruise on the wonderful ship "Oasis of the Seas" will cost a rather modest amount: from £ 1300 for a place in the cheapest cabin. The construction of his twin vessel called "Allure of the Seas" is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2010.
Passengers like to celebrate all the time, but if the "premium class" cruise, and almost all people are wealthy, then on board the liner should be about 20,000 bottles of champagne, more than 14,000 kg of meat products, 44,000 fresh eggs, 6600 kg of salad, 3000 kg of bow, 22000 kg potatoes and this is only a small part of the food stock.
After the end of the loading, the cruise liner "Oasis of the Seas" goes to the first cruise swimming. And if you forgot, then alas, it's too late to correct errors. The liner left the Everglades port and the cruise began.
Oasis of the Seas cruise liners are hoping to avoid natural catastrophes of another type. If at least two people with viral disease passed on board the vessel, it will spread instantly, since everyone is in a closed space. The liner is equipped with disinfectants in all public places, especially before meals.
Liner cruises are usually a guarantee of first-class nutrition 24 hours a day. Especially during the festive cruises, when his staff arranges a real feast on board the liner. Restaurants serve the most sophisticated dishes.
A waste disposal is the most important part of the ship's internal device. On the "Oasis of the Seas" liner there is a waste waste recycling plant, where the whole garbage is carefully sorted. Tin jars are pressed, the glass is broken to prepare for processing, as well as all other solid waste are stored until they are thrown into a landfill in the nearest port, because the "Oasis of the Seas" cruise liner is an ecologically clean ship.
On board the vessel work over three hundred kokov. It is on a galley that are products that cost $ 2 million. Because of the strict rules of hygiene on the galley, the entrance to everything other than registered employees is prohibited. About 70,000 main dishes are served daily on the ship, of which 15000 desserts.
For all entertainment during the cruise, the director of the cruise is responsible. The most difficult part of his work: everything is done so that guests remain satisfied. He plans entertainment, communicates with guests and supports their good mood. On board there is own film studio. Her staff remove the daily material on board the liner, and then after mounting broadcast to the cabins, as a rule, in the evening.
A no less awesome place on the "Oasis of the Seas" cruise liner is considered "Royal Promenade", which is held in the center of the vessel. Here is a unique transparent illumination elevator. This place is concentrated so many stores and bars that it looks like a small town. On board the cruise liner "Oasis of the Seas" you can find a lot of entertainment.
Traditionally, the upper deck has a pool with an artificial wave. Its pumps are pumped to 112,000 liters of water per minute.
One of the most popular activities on the liner is a theater that accommodates about 2,000 people. The show on ice also collects a lot of viewers. So that everything went without falls, engineers include a vessel stabilization system.
February 24, 2010. - ROYAL CARRIBEAN has realized that the idea of \u200b\u200btracking one person to others can like many, and turned out to be right, the novelty quickly became very popular
At the largest cruise liner in the world of Oasis of the seas, the company Royal Carribean offers a novelty of IT technologies, bracelets identifiers and iPhone mobile phones so that people can find each other in countless giant liner premises. Bracelets are personal RFID personal radio frequency identifiers, although it may be not only bracelets, but also badges or clips. WiFi acts throughout the ship, the signal from the bracelet through WiFi goes to the Apple iPhone mobile phone, equipped with a detailed liner scheme, that is, at any time one person can know exactly where the other is located.
On the vessel, almost 1000 places where you can go to WiFi, and at first the company just wanted to do so that people could communicate with each other through mobile phones and not only communicate, through ship iPhone you can get one or other information, order a service, etc. n., But then realized that the idea of \u200b\u200btracking one person to others can like many, and turned out to be right, the novelty quickly became very popular. It is easy to guess that parents became the main consumers of identifiers. The liner is incredibly huge, there are plenty of places where the child can be lost, and this can be a problem not only for parents, but also for the entire crew, the search for a lost person on the ship is a nominous and extremely difficult operation, the public Avral, and preferably at this time All other passengers drive into cabins or public premises.
First, the Oasis of the Seas as an identifier was offered a betray, but then went further, and now offer bracelets, which is much more convenient, as they can serve as a kind of pagers. If you serve a signal from the iPhone, the bracelet begins to vibrate, and its owner will understand what they are looking for it. If this is a child, then okay, but teenagers such an IT surveillance can hardly like it. The young man met a disco with a girl and retired with her in place darling and puzzling, good on a gigantic liner of such places with excess, and the damned bracelets will suddenly begin to vibrate, what is it? But what grace parents ...
The device runs on the basis of the location location system in real-time RTLS company Ekahau, the signal from the identifier is processed by the Defi Royal Connect program and is issued to the destination server, and from there already falls on the iPhone, location accuracy is 3-3.5 meters. Bracelets work from rechargeable batteries, for a weekly charging cruise enough with excess. After the cruise is completed, the bracelets are surrendered by the administration and are charged again. Reviews, they say in Royal Carribean, while very good, but how and where it is possible to use this novelty, in addition to the surveillance, they do not yet know the data. During cruises, the electronic spy users are polled, and hope that the collected information will allow you to expand the scope of application Wi-Fi RFID identifiers.
Voitenko Mikhail
Some numbers:
5000 kilometers of electrical wiring
12,000 plants, among them and real trees, but plants will be installed and planted later, upon arrival of the liner in the US
7000 works of art will decorate the indoors of the liner or demonstrate in the halls of 90,000 square meters of carpet floors
525,000 square meters of steel - an area equivalent to 72 football fields left for the construction of a liner - Square
Do you know that ...
Screws for this giant will produce the Russian factory - OJSC Baltic Plant
Baltic Plant OJSC completed the manufacture of the first propeller designed for the world's largest ocean cruise liner in the world. A loader of 360 meters long is building a Norwegian company Aker Yards on his shipyard in Finland. The Baltic plant will equip a liner with two screws. The diameter of each product is more than 6 meters.
Contracts for the manufacture of screws for cruise liners Genesis, Super Star Libra, Celebrity and Hall, built at Finnish shipyard, OJSC Baltic Plant (St. Petersburg) and FSUE "Star" (Severodvinsk) concluded in 2007. According to the terms of the agreements, the St. Petersburg enterprise will put several dozen sets of blades, hubs and fairings, as well as zip kits for screws by the end of this year. The cost of contracts is more than 10 million euros.
The Baltic Plant is the only manufacturer of large rowing screws in Russia (weighing up to 70t., Diameter - up to 8m.) From bronze and brass. The company manufactures modern screws for all types of warships and submarines; large tankers and balkers; atomic and diesel-electric icebreakers; container ships and passenger ships; Small coastal, river and pleasure ships; Sports ships and boats.
In one of the evenings, the captain liner gives him a dinner to guests. Cruise recreation participants adore official events. Each of them tries to bring home the memory of the sea travel. For this, several professional photographers work on board the vessel. About 30,000 photos will be made per cruise.
Charm of anyone cruise travel It is that in the ports where the liner stops, passengers are waiting for the mass of new sensations.
On the liner, everything is done for customers, but passengers always come across, which do badly behave and interfere with others. Such people ask to leave the ship in the nearest port. But the worst thing is when some passenger dies on board. Then the whole team has to console his close people. The body is placed in their own morgue.
Crew members and service personnel are full of life, but fully isolated from guests. They are not allowed to use the main passages on board the liner without much need. All staff moves along a hidden system of service corridors and stairs. To do this, in the center of this labyrinth is the main passage, which goes along the entire length of the ship. He has an unofficial name E-95, on it members of the crew get to their cabins, where they can relax from guests. Laundry on such a ship is one of the most twisted among all types of ships. Workers of this plant work around the clock.
In nightclubs liner« Oasis of the seas»Your work is greatly performed by DJs. While they warm up the public, night falls on the ship and then most of 750000 lamps light up on the ship. Electricity on the cruise liner is produced by diesel generators made to order by the company " Wartsilla.».
The most protected room on the cruise liner engineering office. From here, they follow the weather atmosphere, control the operation of the power plant and manage all the vessel systems. This is the power center on the passenger ship, so the entrance is strictly prohibited.
On the liner« Oasis of the seas»4500 km of electric cable were laid, so for the ship engineers the main thing is not bad weather, but a fire. Such linerconsumes an average of up to 11,000 kg of fuel per hour. Suddenly arose spark anywhere in a much more dangerous hurricane. Operational expenses are huge - even a minor deviation from the course may pour into a considerable amount.
During the weather and the impossibility is safe to go to the port, the court captain can give an order not to enter the port, and the director of the cruise 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"Began the first passenger ship in the world, on board 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, Therefore, no one is sad.
Central Park Located under open sky In the center of the ship and forms a public place with sidewalks, flowers and trees. Its platforms are for walking in the fresh air, street ideas and concerts. Above the surroundings of the park stretch in the height of the five-story house 334 cabins, 254 of which have balconies that come out in the park. The central park has a range of boutiques, a garden, a variety of arbors, a sculpture park, cafes, restaurants and a wine bar.
Despite the dimensions linerSome passengers suffer from sea disease. Although all staff retains a calm view, some have to solve many problems on board: from natural disasters to crime. For this case, the security service is taken in civilian clothes. At their disposal video surveillance cameras and the owner's own law enforcement agencies.
In case of evacuation on cruise linerthere is a modern system of rescue bots, as well as inflatable rescue rafts that are located in the strategic points of the ship. Solving security and security issues, guests' requirement. Even on such liners as " Oasis of the seas»With an excellent organization, people can sometimes be lost. Often they are late in ports, so on the liner always remind that the ship is sent exactly on the schedule.
The liner is a huge selection of cabins, which include luxury rooms and family rooms. 25 were 25 duplex numbers with balconies. Each of them covers an area of \u200b\u200b1524 square meters. m and designed for six people. The room has its own piano, bar, jacuzzi and library. Square of the balcony of 78 square meters. 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»A capacity of 17500 hp each;
Driving installation- Three steering columns like "Azipod" with a capacity of 27,200 hp;
Speed \u200b\u200b- 22.6 knots;
Number of decks - 16;
The number of passengers is 6360 people;
The number of cabins - 2704;
Crew - 2100 people;
Here we can see the construction process
Who said the size does not matter? Giant courts affecting their dimensions are built on the latest technology and transport more than 90% of the total number of goods by sea (and this is still not counting people). The biggest ships in the world belong to oil tankers, container workers and cruise liners.
Large ships are built for different human needs. Some, with large diesel engines, transport cargoes for long distances, and naval ships are usually sailed on nuclear engines to be able to independently depend on fuel and stay in the sea for many months. But, regardless of the way of movement, at one glance, one of the megacararabals you understand how many human efforts and which engineering genius took to build each giant.
Here list of biggest ships in the world with photos and detailed description.
10. Planet Solar - 31 meters
What kind of energy did not try to use the shipping industry - diesel, gas, atomic, wind energy. But the solar region remained unhappy until the appearance of Planet Solar. This is the largest ship using exclusively solar energy in the world. Its length is 31 meters, and the panels are able to absorb almost 103.4 kW of solar energy.
Ship speed is still small - only 8 knots, but in the end, it is a unique development. It will certainly be improved.
9. Club MED 2 - 194 meters
Built in 1992 in Havre, France, Club MED 2 is the largest sailing ship in the world. Its length is 194 m, and load capacity is 14,983 tons. For comparison: the length of the wing is 117, 3 meters.
In addition to 214 crew members, 386 passengers can be climbed on board CLUB MED 2. A sailboat develops speed up to 10-15 knots and is currently working as a cruise ship - summer floats along the waters of the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, and in the winter it goes to the Caribbean.
Club Med 2 five masts. In addition to seven sails (they are managed by people, but a computer of a ship), four diesel engines are installed on the ship. Passenger entertainment includes ballroom dancing, card games, music shows and, of course, stunning sea views - Club Med 2 floats, like many sailing courts Before him, along the coastline and only during the day, and at night it becomes anchor.
8. CER-33 - 265 meters
The largest ship in Russia is known as the name "Ural". It refers to the class of intelligence ships with a nuclear installation. Built "Ural" was in the times of the "Cold War", when the USSR and the United States watched might and mainly after each other. And he was intended for intelligence operations in, where the United States possessed several polygons for testing ballistic missiles. The length of "Urals" was 265 m., The crew consisted of 950 people, the cruise rate is 21.6 nodes. Thanks to the Ural nuclear engine, there was an autonomy and after refueling could not go to the port for three months.
He began his service "Ural" on the Far Eastern coast, where because of the giant sizes, there was no suitable pier, so he spent most of the time, standing by anchor in the bay. But his calm was deceptive - in the 1980s, Ural served as the main source of information about what was being done in the US military circles and Japan.
It all ended with the beginning of restructuring. At first, junior urgent service specialists were dismissed, then the atomic boilers were injured as a result of a fire. For a while, the ship lived on diesel generators, until the painful half-righteous existence ended in 2001 - "Ural" put on a joke. In 2008, its disposal began, and by 2016 it was finally disassembled.
7. USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) - 342 meters
No, this vessel has nothing to do with the "Star Path", but the size of it is truly impressive - this is the biggest warship in the world in the history of the military fleet. Its length is 342 m, it can carry up to 4,600 servicemen, 2520 tons of weapons, and the cruise velocity of the Entherprise thesis is 33.6 nodes.
Uss Enterprise has a long and glorious story.
- Once he became the first among atomic aircraft carriers (launched in 1961) and its price was so high that the planned series of ships of the same appointment and the size was decided to refuse.
- He began the USS Enterprise service during the Caribbean crisis, then patrolled the Mediterranean, participated in the War of Vietnam and, after almost twenty years, in Iraq, fought with the sea pirates ...
- In general, his service life was 51 years in a row - longer than any other US aircraft carrier to this day.
But the world changed, and even such a technically perfect ship, regularly undergoing modernization, hopelessly outdated. In 2012, the ship committed his last journey. And by April 2018, he was finally disabled.
6. RMS Queen Mary 2 - 345 meters
The world's largest transatlantic liner is RMS Queen Mary 2, built in 2004. The name of his ship was in honor of the first "Queen of Mary", which descended from shipyard in 1936, and RMS abbreviation (Royal Mail, Royal Mail Ship) was awarded only the most speed and reliable courts. Currently, the RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic vessel, the cruising between Southampton and New York. However, once a year, the Queen works as a cruise ship, making a round-the-world tour.
The length of the "Queen of Mary" is 345 m, it can accommodate 2620 passengers and 1253 crew members. It develops speed in 30 nodes. Although the vessel is inferior in the size of the titanic cruise liners (however, only 15 m), but still does not learn its position as the largest ocean liner.
- The cruise from the ocean liner is different in that the first of them goes on the journey and descends the passengers on the spot in the same port, while the first goal is to transport passengers from one point to another.
- However, the difference is not the only one. The transatlantic liner performs long journeys, therefore often faces adverse weather conditions. Therefore, it should be stronger than that of cruise liners floating in comfortable conditions, nautical qualities - the best, and the engines are more powerful.
- The cruise vessel can afford instead of seaworthy qualities and endurance to focus on the number of passengers transported - so they have such a fun box shape for the best passenger complex.
5. Gas carriers Q-MAX - 345 meters
The world's largest liquefied gas carriers are Q-MAX vehicles. Their length reaches 345 m, and the total capacity varies from 262,000 to 267,000 m3. At the same time, they have a good speed for the vessels of this class - 19.5 knots.
Currently, 14 ships of this type are in circulation; They were built by SAMSUNG, Hyundai and Daewoo companies. The very first of them, Mozah, came out from the shipyard in 2007 and received his name in honor of one of the wives of Emir Qatar. All 14 vessels are the property of a Qatari company for the transport of natural gas. These are the largest ships of those who are able to dock to the LNG terminals.
4. Oasis of the seas - 360 meters
The largest passenger ships in the world are Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and Harmony of The Seas, previously known as Project Genesis. They own ROYAL CARIBBEAN and were built according to 2009, 2010 and 2015. The length of the cruise liners is 360 m, and the capacity is up to 6296 passengers, excluding the team in 2394 people. These are the most speeds of large passenger ships - their speed reaches 22.6 knots.
Entertainment on them plentifully that the tourists are not bored on board. There is even surfing, zipline (cable descent) with a length of 25 m and a height of 9 decks, two walls for climbers with a height of 13 m, swimming pools, a basketball court, water park and even an ice rink. No wonder that on the ship so much service personnel!
The cost of the construction of Oasis of the Seas was about 1.14 million dollars - the highest price that was paid for a civilian ship in the entire history of mankind. Both Oasis and Allure at the moment make weekly cruises in the Caribbean Sea and are very popular among tourists.
3. CHAIN \u200b\u200bCLASS TI - 380 meters
The largest oil tankers in operation were designed and built for Hellelespont Group on shipyard South Korea Daewoo (Rather, its shipbuilding unit) in 2003. Total courts four - later customers renamed them to "Ti Oceania", "Ti Europe", "Ti Asia" and "Ti Africa".
It was spent on the construction of each vessel about 90 million dollars and 700,000 people-hours. They are shorter than Knock Nevis, 78 m; The length of them is 380 m, carrying capacity is 440000 tons, and the speed they can develop from 16 to 18 nodes. In addition to the sizes, the ships are impressive with the grace of the outlines and beauty of the design; If you look at them high on top, most of all, they look like giant snow-white icebergs.
2. CSCL Globe and Class Maersk Triple E - 400 meters
In the fall of 2014, the ceremony of "baptism" of the largest container carrier - CSCL Globe occurred in the world. It became the very first among five vessels of the 19000 TEU (TEU - "Twenty Pit Equivalent", the capacity of the cargo transportation facility) ordered by the Chinese shipbuilding company in 2013. True, since then, the CSCL Globe record has been beaten by the OOCL class trucks, the capacity of which reaches an impressive number 21413 TEU - at the same length.
MEGACARBELL 400 M length floats with the main engine with a capacity of 77200 liters. p., the effectiveness of which is so high that it consumes no more fuel than container carrier with a loading capacity is almost twice as fewer. Fuel economy is up to 20%. This is due to the fact that the "smart" engine reacts to the situation at sea and accordingly adjusts fuel consumption.
Danish Maersk company ordered Daewoo building 20 vessels of the Maersk Triple E. Each of them cost about $ 200 million. Their capacity is slightly less than that of CSCL Globe (18000 TEU), but in length they are almost the same. Cruise speed in new container carriers is high - from 23 to 26 knots, which makes them the fastest ships of this class in the world.
Triple E, that is, "Triple E" - encrypted in a brief form of principles that customers and shipbuilders adhered:
- saving;
- energy efficiency;
- ecology.
Currently, the Court Maersk is one of the most effective container shipments in terms of costs / volume of cargo transported.
1. Knock Nevis - 458.45 meters
During his service, people ship changed a lot of titles - SeaWise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking and Finally, Knock Nevis. This is the longest ship in the history of shipbuilding - from the nose to the feed the length of it is 1504 feet (or 458.45 m), which exceeds the length of the Empire State Building laid on the side of the skyscraper. Knock Nevis belonged to the class of ULCC oil tankers and possessed the largest lifting capacity from all vessels. It is considered the largest artificial object capable of moving independently, of all ever built by a person.
With a full load, the volume of cargo transported by the ship was 657,019 tons, and with a 24.6 m for the marine giant, even La Mans, Suez and Panaman canals were chalk. At the same time, the vehicle speed was surprisingly high for such sizes - 16 nodes. It was driven by Knock Nevis in motion the only engine with a diameter of 9 m. The braking path from the cruise velocity to the full stop occupied 9 km, and the rotation radius of the vessel was 3 km. Served his team in 35 people.
Built Knock Nevis was in 1979 by the Japanese shipbuilding company Sumimoto Heavy Industries on Japanese shipyard in Yokosuko. Greek owner Narek Ship "Portos". Since then, the ship has seen a lot:
- traveled around the seas for about 30 years;
- received damage in 1988 during the Iran-Iraq war;
- was renovated and sold to Norway;
- in 2009, he made his last journey to shipyard in Gujarat, India, where he was dismantled.
Than dangerous the biggest ships in the world
Huge ships are not very harmless to ecology. Cargo transportation by sea costs the planet almost 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide, which is 6% of the total emission. This number is twice as much as the air transport.
For this reason, most sea giants are trying to translate into highly efficient and saving fuel engines, and also use hybrid systems - there are ships that leads the wind energy and the sun in motion.
Impressive dimensions, aesthetic appearance and all amenities for living have the biggest cruise liners. They are considered huge waterfowl "houses" capable of boostering the sea and oceans in the world. The list of 10 liners is discussed in detail - from the smallest and old, to a more modern and really giant model.
The ship is an "old man." Its length is 250 m. Summer 2003 (the date of creation) of the year liner was very famous. About the crystal wrote articles. His dimensions 15 years ago amazed water travel lovers. Inside cozy and comfortable.
People can relax on the "crystal serenity", walking on the evening dinner, relax in the SPA center, to do fitness and maintain a figure.
Only secured people can get on the LUX class crystal. But the hospitality on the swimming "city" and the comfort justified the tools spent. Liner survived several restorations. The last time the ship was improved in 2013. About $ 16 million went to modernization. The amount for all improvements is about $ 115 million.
Today, about 1070 people can fit on the crystal, which can be evenly separated by 550 cabins. The largest cruise liner in the world has several outdoor pools, a specially designated place to occupy fitness, a SPA center and 2 jacuzzi. Even on the vessel there is a playground for playing golf. Separately in another room there is table tennis and 2 courts.
For fun there is a casino, clubs. For shopaholics - boutiques with clothes. Several bars are located next to restaurants, for connoisseurs of expensive elite whiskey. For 15 years, the crystal has become an entertainment club for tourists with various interests. More often, people are resting on it for 40 who know the lot in all the pretty of travel around the seas and oceans.
The ship is able to go to around the world, fight calm and violent waters. In winter, 2017, the crystal went to a large tour of the last 3 months. He sailed from Miami to South America. Geography lovers have purchased tickets in advance.
Their cost - from $ 35 to $ 53 thousand (depends on the number). People who have time to buy a ticket in the fall of 2016 (4.5 months before the start of Tours) - Lucky. Until the end of August, the price was significantly reduced.
Queen Mary 2.
Translated - Queen Marie. Creation date - 2004. From the first day after descent to water, the vessel is considered the leader among peers. In the winter of 2003, an emergency occurred during the ship's construction. He stood on the shipyard, the ladder collapsed. 15 builders died. Another 30 were seriously injured.
Interesting! Queen Marie is the only liner who transports royal mail.
In the winter of 2007, the liner sailed in a circular floating duration of 80 days. The number of people on board - only 500. The cost of the ticket - $ 100 thousand. The journey was brought to the Guinness Book as a cruise of the big Ship. For passengers.
In 2015, the Queen was renovated by spending $ 120 million changed appearance. After that, Marie is considered the most stylish ship in the world. The cabins furnished in taste, guests admire: "As in a five-star hotel!". The vessel has 12 decks for passengers, 1300 cabins in which more than 3 thousand people can fit. Crew - 1250 people.
Initially, the liner introduced a dress code. Swimwear is allowed to wear only by the pool. Evening dresses and costumes are appropriate in restaurants or while walking. If you wish to spend time in a cafe, it is better to wear a T-shirt and shorts.
More often on the queen on travel, young couples and families with children are departed. Sometimes they take pets to boom oceans. But it is allowed that at the same time there are no more than 25 animals on board. Cruise in 7 days in Canada and America will be released at $ 1,000 (when choosing chamber cabins). Luxury rooms are above $ 2 thousand.
Britannia.
In 2015, after the last restoration, Britain's liner went to the first journey. 2 months before the start of the cruise, the Queen Elizabeth itself was attended at the ceremony of the first descent. She also blessed the ship. This is the 5th board, which dubbed the queen of Britain. The company spent 2 billion dollars to it. The ship accommodates 4.1 thousand people and 1.2 thousand crew.
Liner has:
- 16 decks;
- 3 atrium;
- theater;
- 4 pools;
- museum with works of art (about 1 million copies)
- almost 2 thousand rooms.
Britain is suitable for family couples with children. Cabins are big, have several beds. The suites are additionally installed sofas beds. Employees at the beginning of the journey warn that it is forbidden to leave children unattended. Thanks to the class "Standard" price per ticket average. For the cabin without a window - $ 800 for 10 days of travel.
Carnival Vista.
"Newbie" first descended in the summer of 2016. He was thought out to the smallest detail. For children and adults on the deck installed aquapark. The ship is designed for married couples. The number of cabins - 1825. The liner surprises with passengers with colored slides (they will suit extreme lovers and children from 7 years). The ship accommodates 4.7 thousand people (not including crew members - 1.3 thousand).
The first cruise took place in the spring of 2016 in Barcelona. During the journey, children are forbidden to leave some. To do this, you can call the nanny or take the child in the children's room.
Restaurants provide diet food. Fitness center will help to remain in shape. There are no single cabins, but there are special rooms for disabled guests.
The cabins have a minibar, air conditioning, TV and even safe. Wireless Internet and washing - for a fee. Minus - no ironing board or specially designated for this room. Travelers found a flaw in the kitchen - portions are small, it is impossible to quench the hunger. The menu is not diverse.
Separately noted the dress code - it is too strict. In shorts and T-shirt, it is forbidden to enter restaurants even during the daytime. In 2018, the owner listened to tourists, changed the menu in restaurants, diversified it. But the dress code remained invariably strict.
Vista is the first liner, on board which a large cinema was installed. But for the session you need to make an additional fee. Main travel route - America. Only in the fall of 2017, the liner sailed into the European tour through Spanish cities. The price for 1 ticket is $ 1 thousand per person for a small cabin.
QUANTUM OF THE SEAS
The biggest cruise liner in the world was lowered at the end of 2014. The scale is amazed: the length is 350 m, the width is 40 m. The creators have come up with each cabin to install a virtual reality balcony, which is a KKRAN 80 inches, behind it - the projection of the type overboard.
Liner has:
- High-speed Internet.
- Pools with a special mechanism allowing plausible waves.
- Air capsule.
- Robot Barmen.
- Parachute jumps (simulator).
- Booking service (opportunity to order food, tickets for attractions) - the program is installed in advance to the gadget and the reminder is set; Some are suitable for information kiosks, "scattered" by Lainera.
There are 21,000 numbers on the ship. They are able to accommodate 4900 travelers. Many holidaymakers on arrival noted that the staff is executive and friendly. The vessel is suitable for both family couples and older people. Long tours - 5 days. The minimum cost for the cabin without the window is $ 850. This supplement to the interior is inexpensive - $ 23.
Norwegian Escape.
The appearance of the Norwegian vessel was waiting for people who love to leave for a trip with relatives. The liner is huge and safe. He got into the top five ships that are suitable for family holiday.
For the first time, the Norwegian escape was launched in the fall of 2016 in the fall. Its length is 335 m. The ship is called a small town that can accommodate 4.8 thousand people (of which 1700 - crew). In restaurants, cafes, entertainment centers are formed huge queues that tire visitors. But instead of queues, you can soak in a large pool or jacuzzi.
The spa zone was upgraded, improved the appearance, added a salt room with aromatic candles, also a snowy room and a thermal pool.
A huge plus is the presence of single cabins and rooms for disabled. All 2 restaurants and 8 bars are placed around the ship. There is a children's pool, a special room for children. Additionally, you can order nanny services (the cost is included in the ticket).
The largest cruise liner in the world has 15 decks on which the water park and the rope park is installed. The price for a double room with a window is $ 600 per person (for a 6-day cruise). Without windows - $ 100 cheaper. The cost for the single room is 2 times cheaper by the liner floats through the Caribbean Sea, starts his way from Miami ..
The World
On board the ship can only be accessed by Turkuvice. "Peace" multi-storey. An interesting decision was taken during construction - to make everyone living on the ship the full owner of the cabin, and not just a tenant of the room. This came up with the owner of the ship - Knud Kloster in 2002.
The first 130 cabins repented rich. They had an insane idea of \u200b\u200bthe shipowner at moral. About 75% of the rooms were repaid before the end of construction. Provided people did not scare the price per cabin - from $ 2.5 to $ 9 million. Total residences 165 (of which 105 apartments, the rest are studios, one-room "Khrushchevki").
The vessel has 12 decks for passengers. The higher the cabin, the higher the prestige of the owner. Kyuti called a full-fledged apartment with a bathroom, a balcony, a kitchen and a bedroom, difficult. On average, the number takes 200 sq.m.
Room owners can manage them at their own request. Some lease, and many remain living on a liner for years, traveling through various cities. Every morning people enjoy a new type of window.
The length of the "World" - 200 m. Width - 30 m. The vessel was equipped with a hall for training, huge pools, tennis courts, cycling tracks. Nobody announces the names of expensive cabins. But by rumors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Madonna acquired on their own waterfowl "apartment" on a large liner.
A little more than 200 owners can be on the ship. Every year they pay for service, cleaning in the rooms. The cost of 365 days is $ 65 thousand depends on the size of the cabin. Interesting! Since 2002, the vessel visited 140 countries of the world.
Oasis of the seas
The largest cruise liner in the world of 2009 accommodated about 6,200 people aboard (passengers) and 2178 crew members. Megalainer has 2-storey apartments. The average area is 150 sq.m.
Length "Giant" - 370 m. Width - 68. The demand for cabins is high. Many want to go to a cruise on this liner. The number of cabins - 2710. The team on the ship copes with the timely feeding of dishes in restaurants, also time to feed the crew in time.
Oasis has:
- Mini golf.
- Multiple clutters.
- Karaoke.
- Zipline.
- The platform for volleyball.
- Ice rink.
- Bowling.
- Playground for basketball.
- Theater (accommodates 1400 people).
- Casino (30 tables for playing poker, 445 table cars).
On the liner placed real trees in a mini-park. It has survived after the restoration of the ship in 2014. When the oasis arrives at the port, 1/3 people do not even go ashore. Up to 8 people can be placed in the room. There are no water and dry slides, but there are 14 elevators, 11 bars, 2 large cinema and 7 restaurants. On the liner even installed a chapel, which is not on many ships.
There are no single rooms - the ship is designed for large families. With relatives, you can see the ice show, Broadway musical or stand-up gum (necessarily perfect knowledge in English). In the summer in 2019, the "oasis" again swollen the Mediterranean Sea and will make 2 stops in Barcelona and Rome.
Interesting fact. Among the crew members are many Russians.
Due to the huge number of passengers, you have to pre-book tickets to the theater. Exotic dishes are also ordered a few days before meals. For a seven-day trip with a person take $ 700.
Allure of the seas
This giant is considered a twin "Oasis". Their parameters coincide. Only 45 mm length is greater. "Marine charm" has 15 decks, 2700 cabins and 2.5 thousand crew members.
A huge city on the water is considered the entertainment center, which includes:
- several large restaurants with a varied menu;
- 3 bowling;
- many cafes;
- specially designated climbing place;
- zipline;
- SPA center;
- playground for basketball and volleyball;
- fitness facilities;
- 3 swimming pools with beautiful waves.
Cruises are designed for the elderly. The "marine charm" has Starbax on the entertainment list, where the 1930s parties often pass. This is done so that 70% of passengers can remember youth. Ocean demonstrate Music Mamma Mia!
White liner floats through the Mediterranean. Some Russians and Belarusians were able to relax on the ship. The vessel is divided into 7 zones. Because of this, tourists do not have a feeling of "cramming" and discomfort. There is also no confusion. Each chooses a zone by moral: sports, entertaining, game (casino), calm for reading, shopping and other.
In 2014, the twin "Oasis" survived modernization. All improvements failed to taste with new passengers of the cruise liner. In 2015, the ship again went on a tour of the Caribbean Sea. Price for 7 days of cruise - $ 700 - ordinary cabin. $ 1.5 thousand - suite.
Harmony of the seas
The largest of the newest cruise liners in the world. Commissioned in early 2016. The length is leading among the above cruise ships. Length - 375 m. Width - 72 m. On the platform there are 19 decks, 4 of which has been assigned to the staff, the rest of the passengers. 2750 cabins divided into 15 types. There are single rooms with an area of \u200b\u200b9 sq.m.
The largest cruise liner in the world is harmony or sea symphony. The maximum area of \u200b\u200b2-storey luxury luxury rooms - 140 sq.m. On several decks there are two "dry" slides and three water, for extreme lovers. The height is huge - measuring multi-storey houses - reaches up to 9 floors. To descend, passengers give felt mattresses. Feelings are incredible, one time is worth riding for bright memories.
Passenger capacity - 6.5 thousand, and crew members - 2.3 thousand places for free show in the evenings, you must book 3-4 weeks before the trip.
A huge vessel area allows you to forget about the location in the ocean. An abundance of entertainment gives time to pass. It is impossible to get around all cafes, restaurants, boutiques and so on for a week. Many acquire tickets to once again visit the liner and completely bypass it, see all the sights, places.
Since September 2016, "Sea Harmony" has taken a course on the Mediterranean, visited Spain and Italy. The price for the cabin without windows from $ 2 thousand. Additionally, you will have to make a fee in the port fee ($ 95). Every day you need to pay tip waiters (minimum $ 9). Alcohol, food in restaurants that are not listed in the "base", excursions on the shore, entertainment will also have to pay for their own money
RESULTS
The calculations were compiled a table. It can be seen on it, which liner exceeds over the rest in length, width and quantity of cabins for visitors. One of the "giants" can accommodate up to 6.5 thousand passengers on board.
| Name | Length | Width | date of creation | Cabin | Max. Promotional people | Number of crew members | Price per ticket (mini mum) |
| Harmony of the seas | 375 m. | 72 m. | 2016 | 2750 | 6.5 thousand | 2.3 thousand | $ 2 thousand |
| Allure of the seas | 370.5 m. | 68 m. | 2014 | 2700 | 6.1 thousand | 2.5 thousand. | $700 |
| Oasis of the seas | 370 m. | 68 m. | 2009 | 2710 | 6.2 thousand | 2.2 thousand | $700 |
| The World | 200 m. | 28 m. | 2003 | 165 Rezi-Den-Cy | 385 people | 250 people. | $ 2.5 million - sale of cabins |
| Norwegian Escape. | 335 m. | 40 m. | 2016 | 2200 | 4.8 thousand | 1.7 thousand | $300 |
| Quantium of the seas | 350 m. | 40 m. | 2014 | 2100 | 4.9 thousand | 1.5 thousand | $850 |
| Carnival Vista. | 322 m. | 37 m. | 2016 | 1825 | 4.7 thousand | 1.3 thousand. | $ 1 thousand |
| Britannia. | 330 m. | 38 m. | 2015 | 1800 | 4100 | 1200 | $800 |
| Queen Mary 2. | 345 m. | 40 m. | 2004 | 1300 | 3100 | 1250 | $ 1 thousand |
| Crystal Serenity. | 250 m. | 32 m. | 2003 | 550 | 1100 | 655 | 3 months of tour - $ 35 thousand. |
Carefully examined the table, it can be noted that the longest and wide ship is "Harmony of the Seas", which ranks first in the list and becomes the leader in 2018. The most expensive cabins are $ 2.5 million - sold on the ship "The World", their number is limited.
The maximum number of people accommodates the leader "dozens" - "Harmony of the Seas". The smallest ship is "Crystal Serenity" (length - 250 m, width - 32 m). But people who often travel on liners, no matter how big or small ship. They are important atmosphere that reigns on the vessel and old dating with the crew members.
Family couples prefer calm rest On the "Norvegian Escape" liner or on an "oasis". In the first there are cabins, designed for 8 people (perfectly suitable for a large family). On the second, you can meet members of the crew of any nationality, be it an Englishman or Frenchman, or Russian. Number of nationalities - more than 70.
With ignorance of any language, there is always a person who will help. The staff is very friendly. Older people are real connoisseurs of furniture, music, atmosphere from the 50s will prefer Crystal Serenity to other liners. Comfort and comfort always reign on board. You can get off nostalgia or relax for playing poker.
Some buy a ticket to the oldest and large (at that time) cruise liner in the world in which the tour lasts up to 3 months, for the time to chat with other people, and maybe make new acquaintances.
You can also spend evenings at the bar counter, communicating with the bartender-robot (on the Quantum of the Seas). After all, travelers are divided into 2 types: those who want to relax, and those who are not going to relax.
Article clearance: Lozinsky Oleg.
Video about the largest cruise liner
The largest cruise liners around the world:
Harmony of the seas
Length: 362 meters
Capacity: More than 6,000 passengers
Routes: transatlantic cruise; On May 22, the liner will go to his first cruise from Southampton (England); In June, a weekly cruise from Barmelona was scheduled, in July - from Rome.
Cruise cost: from $ 650 for four nights
Harmony of the Seas - the cruise liner of the American company Royal Caribbean International class "Oasis". For passengers on the liner, 18 decks are available, including decks overlooking the ocean, and a variety of entertainment - three water slides, Bionic Bar with bartender robots, and high-speed Internet, not to mention the standard ROYAL CARIBBEAN spa and casinos.
QUANTUM OF THE SEAS
Length: 348 meters
Capacity: up to 4905 passengers
Routes: transatlantic cruise; All summer Quantum of the seas will perform cruises from Asian ports.
Cruise cost: from $ 800 for five nights
Oasis of the seas
Length:362 meters
Capacity: up to 6296 passengers
Routes: For the coming year in the schedule there are cruises for the Caribbean and the Bahamas
Cruise cost: from $ 1564 for 9 nights
Allure of the seas
Length:362 meters
Capacity: up to 6296 passengers
Routes: Caribbean Islands, Bahamas, Mexico
Cruise cost:from $ 558 for seven nights
Length: 330 meters
Capacity: up to 5183 passengers
Routes: Caribbean islands alternate with mediterranean cruises and canas
Cruise cost: from $ 495 for four nights
According to a recent Italian study, Norwegian Epic is the most favorite among travelers and the most luxurious camp: Allure of the Seas is inferior to him by 21%. The main feature of this liner is in addition to traditional cabins, Norwegian Epic offers studios for single tourists, with special design, access to their own lounge and a special price. There are many entertainment on the liner, live music is constantly playing and the Blue Man Group performs regularly.
Independence of the seas
Length:339 meters
Capacity: up to 4375 passengers
Routes: Main routes - from Fort Lauderdale by Cariba and Southampton in Europe
Cruise cost: from $ 278 in three nights
Before the construction of Oasis of the seas the most big liners In the world there were liners class Freedom: Independence of The Seas, Freedom of the Seas (first flight - June 4, 2006) and Liberty of the Seas (first flight - May 19, 2007). On all three liners, the same on tonnage, length and capacity, there is a huge themed water park, rink, surf park and boxing ring. At Independence Of The Seas there is also a heated pool. In May of this year, the liner was arrested in the port of Norwegian Olesund for non-payment of fees. However, Royal Caribbean paid the necessary 600,000 kroons for an hour (approximately € 72 150), and the liner continued its path.
Length:345 meters
Capacity:up to 3090 passengers
Routes: Transatlantics, cruises for European ports, Caribbean islands and not only
Cruise cost: from $ 345 in two nights
Norwegian Breakaway.
Length: 324 meters
Capacity: Up to 3988 passengers
Routes: Bahamas and Caribbean Islands
Cruise cost:from $ 699 for seven nights
Length:330 meters
Capacity: up to 4,100 passengers
Routes: Caribbean Islands, Europe, British Islands
Cruise cost: from $ 465 for five nights
Length: 333 meters
Capacity:up to 3959 passengers
Routes: Mediterranean and little transatlantic (November 8 Liner leaves from Venice to Brazilian Salvador)
Cruise cost:from € 560 for seven nights
