Just when you thought they could not get any bigger word comes this week of the the keel laying ceremony for what will become the worlds largest cruise ship...er that is until someone builds something bigger !
Weighing in at a whopping 40% bigger than any other cruise ship afloat the behemoth will accommodate a staggering 5,400 guests !
And the size ? - 1200 feet long ,154 feet wide and 240 foot high -ouch.
Costing a whopping $1.2 billion its also the most expensive cruise ship ever built. Project Genesis will take to the water, with its final name still to be decided, in early 2009 and be based permanently in Fort Lauderdale,Florida.
The company currently operates the worlds biggest ships , "Freedom of The Seas" and "Liberty of The Seas" carry 4,000+ passengers.
The arrival of yet again an even bigger cruise ship will continue to ignite discussion on whether big is best. Those that continue to flock to award winning small cruise liners like the Silversea Line will run from ships like this in droves. What do you think ? We would love to know your cruising secrets.
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