THE world's biggest cruise ship has caused traffic jams in the US as hundreds of people clambered to get their first glimpse. The 225,000-ton megaship the Oasis of the Seas arrived at its new home at Port Everglades after its maiden voyage from Finland.
Standing sixteen decks high and rising 20 stories, crowds applauded as the Oasis of the Seas pulled in accompanied by a flotilla of small boats and doused by water cannons.
Carrying crew and construction workers, the vessel braved high seas and hurricane force winds in the North Atlantic Ocean along its 14-day journey from Finland.
In Denmark the giant cruise liner came within half a meter of a bridge the Great Belt Fixed Link on its maiden voyage to Florida.
The Oasis of the Seas can accommodate 6360 passengers, 2160 crew and offers a world of luxuries, including: 21 swimming pools, an ice rink, an aqua park, a casino, a zip line and real trees.
With six levels of staterooms, a turf-covered chip and putt golf course, the world's first open-air amphitheater at the stern, two surfing simulators and a boardwalk surrounded by restaurants, it is more like a giant ritzy resort than a cruise ship.
Oasis of the Seas will make its four-night maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Labadee in Haiti on December 1.
(news.com.au)
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