Passenger ships

Oasis-class cruise ship
MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship, delivered to its owner,Royal Caribbean International, in October 2009. The first of her class, she was joined by her sister ship MS Allure of the Seas in December 2010. Both vessels cruise the Caribbean from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She set a new record of carrying over 6,000 passengers.[15]
The ship surpassed the Freedom-class cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean) to become the largest cruise ship in the world at that time. She has, however, since been surpassed by Allure of the Seas, which is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer, although this difference may have been caused by different temperatures when the measurements were made.

Ship Features
The Oasis-class ships surpassed the earlier Freedom-class ships as the world's largest and longest passenger ships. Oasis also is 8.5 metres (28 ft) wider, and with a gross tonnage of 225,282, is almost 45% larger. Oasis-class vessels carry over 5,400 passengers.

General characteristics
Type:
Cruise shipTonnage:
225,282 GT
Length:
360 m (1,181 ft) overall
Beam:
47 m (154 ft) waterline
60.5 m (198 ft) extreme
Height:
72 m (236 ft) above water line
Draught:
9.3 m (31 ft)
Depth:
22.55 m (74 ft)
Decks
16 passenger decks
Installed power:
3 × Wärtsilä 12V46D engines (13,860 kW [ 18,590 hp ] each)
3 × Wärtsilä 16V46D engines (18,480 kW [ 24,780 hp ] each)
Propulsion:
3 × 20 MW ABB Azipod, all azimuthing
Speed:
22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)
Capacity:
5,400 passengers double occupancy; 6,296 total

MS Allure of the Seas
MS Allure of the Seas is a cruise ship owned and operated byRoyal Caribbean International. Together with her sister ship,Oasis of the Seas, she holds the record for the largest passenger ship ever constructed, although Allure is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer than Oasis, making her technically the largest despite the fact that both ships have identical superstructures.Designed under the name "Project Genesis", she was ordered from Aker Finnyards in February 2006 and her construction began at the Perno shipyard in Turku, Finland, in February 2008.She was named in May 2008 after a contest was held to name her and her sister.The keel of the Allure of the Seas was laid on 2 December 2008, shortly after the shipyard had been acquired by STX Europe.

Technical details
The gross tonnage of theAllure is 225,282 and her displacement — the actual weight of the ship — is equal to that of the Oasis, which is estimated to be around 100,000 metric tons, slightly less than that of an American Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Her steel hull alone weighs roughly 54,000 tons.

General characteristics
Class & type:
Oasis-class cruise shipTonnage:
225,282 GT
242,999 NT
19,750 DWT
Displacement:
approximately 100,000 tons
Length:
362 m (1,187 ft)
Beam:
47 m (154 ft) (waterline)
60.5 m (198 ft) (max moulded)
65 m (213 ft) (maximum beam)
Height:
72 m (236 ft) above water line
Draught:
9.3 m (31 ft)
Depth:
22.5 m (74 ft)
Decks:
16 passenger decks
Installed power:
3 × 13,860 kW or 18,590 hp Wärtsilä 12V46D
3 × 18,480 kW or 24,780 hp Wärtsilä 16V46D
Propulsion:
3 × 20 MW or 27,000 hp ABB Azipod
4 × 5.5 MW or 7,400 hp Wärtsilä CT3500 bow thrusters
Speed:
22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)
Capacity:
5,400 passengers at double occupancy
6,296 maximum
Crew:
2,384 as of July 2012
Notes:
50 mm (2.0 in) longer than Oasis