Saint-Nazaire, France — The hulking shell of the world’s largest cruise ship slid into the waters off western France on Friday, with workers aiming to have it ready for a 2016 inaugural trip.
Harmony of the Seas has been under construction since September 2013 in the shipyards in Saint-Nazaire. The cruise liner, one of the largest ever built, with a capacity of 6,000 passengers is set for maiden journey from Southampton in Britain to the Spanish city of Barcelona in May 2016.When finished it will weigh some 227,000 tonnes and measure 362 metres (1,187 feet) in length, 50 metres longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower.
Harmony is also a metre wider than Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ships now in service.
Some 2,500 people are at work building Harmony, which will require 90,000 square metres (968,700 square feet) of carpet and 500,000 litres (132,000 gallons) of paint.
The ship will have room for some 6,360 passengers and 2,100 staff members. — AFP
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