A City On The Ocean, World's Largest Cruise Ship (Photos)
Acquired: 23 March 2018
Maiden voyage: 7 April 2018
In Services: 31 March, 2018
Laid down: The world's biggest and most expensive ever cruise ship is just days away from setting sail on its maiden voyage.
Royal Caribbean's 'Symphony of the Seas' docked in Malaga, Spain where it dwarfs all nearby apartment blocks.
The ship weighs 228,000 tonnes, and at 1,188 feet long, it is just 20 metres shy of the length of the Empire State Building in New York.
Built over two years, the monster liner can hold up to 8,000 people including 2,200 staff.
The ship cost £959m ($1.35bn).
Maiden voyage: 7 April 2018
In Services: 31 March, 2018
Laid down: The world's biggest and most expensive ever cruise ship is just days away from setting sail on its maiden voyage.
Royal Caribbean's 'Symphony of the Seas' docked in Malaga, Spain where it dwarfs all nearby apartment blocks.
The ship weighs 228,000 tonnes, and at 1,188 feet long, it is just 20 metres shy of the length of the Empire State Building in New York.
Built over two years, the monster liner can hold up to 8,000 people including 2,200 staff.
The ship cost £959m ($1.35bn).
For those wanting to relax, guests in the suite can
chill out in the private cinema that comes with a 85-inch HD TV along
with a library of video games.
The playground onboard the huge cruise ship has a nautical theme park.
A worker surfs in a surf simulator, one of the many ways Royal Caribbean Cruises plan to keep guests entertained.
The playground onboard the huge cruise ship has a nautical theme park.
A worker surfs in a surf simulator, one of the many ways Royal Caribbean Cruises plan to keep guests entertained.
Boasting 18 decks, enough room for 8,880 passengers.
A shopping area inside the gigantic cruise ship is opened up for visitors during the presentation.
A shopping area inside the gigantic cruise ship is opened up for visitors during the presentation.
Symphony of the Seas boasts a total eight decks and has enough room on board to accommodate 8,000 people.
Other attractions include a zip wire, ice rink, mini golf course, climbing walls, surf simulator and a full-size basketball court
Other attractions include a zip wire, ice rink, mini golf course, climbing walls, surf simulator and a full-size basketball court
For guests wanting to go from the top level to the
bottom without taking the stairs they can travel down the cabin's
orange slide.
One of the bedrooms in the family suite on Symphony of the Seas, which is ableto accommodate up to eight guests
One of the bedrooms in the family suite on Symphony of the Seas, which is ableto accommodate up to eight guests
Robotic bartender
The future is here: Robots serve drinks at the bionic bar, on Symphony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship.
The future is here: Robots serve drinks at the bionic bar, on Symphony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship.
The 228,000-tonne vessel has been called 'the ultimate playground for guests of all ages'
Symphony is marginally bigger than its sister ship, the Harmony of the Seas, which STX France delivered to Royal Caribbean in 2016.
Below, a casino on the liner.
Balconies.
Pool side.
Symphony is marginally bigger than its sister ship, the Harmony of the Seas, which STX France delivered to Royal Caribbean in 2016.
Below, a casino on the liner.
Balconies.
Pool side.
There are 23 pools and waterslides for guests to cool off on.
One slide will earn the title for being 'the tallest slide at sea', with a 100-foot drop
One slide will earn the title for being 'the tallest slide at sea', with a 100-foot drop
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One of the 20 restaurants on board the vessel.
It also has zip wire, ice rink,mini golf course, climbing walls, surf simulator and a full-size basketball court, and theater.
It also has zip wire, ice rink,mini golf course, climbing walls, surf simulator and a full-size basketball court, and theater.
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