Just when you thought cruise ships couldn’t get any bigger…think again.
Welcome Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, which just began sailing. Consider this — its 228,000 tons and has more cabins on board than any other ship afloat — we’re talking about 6,680. Including passengers and crew, it sails with nearly 9,000 people aboard.
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The ship is limited in terms of where it can go because not that many ports can accommodate a ship of this size. And forgetting the size of the ports, it’s also because of the infrastructure at these destinations — how many bathrooms, restaurants, waste management, et. all and not to mention, how you move all those people on and off a ship. But that’s not really the point of these mega ships.
They are designed and built — and operated — as mega resort destinations themselves. And in case you think the symphony will be the largest ship ever…think again.
In 2021, Royal Caribbean will debut a ship that is even larger.
By Peter Greenberg for PeterGreenberg.com
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