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• The Allure of the Seas, launched in Turku shipyard

     The Allure of the Seas, the second Oasis class vessel under construction at STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard, reached its natural element today, 20 November, 2009 as the valves of the dry dock were turned on and the vessel was launched.The Allure of the Seas is the second in a

• Cruising in 2010 will be bigger, better and cheaper

     (telegraph)  Even taking into account the staggering growth of the cruise industry over the past decade, 2010 will stand out as a milestone year. For a start, 16 new ships will be joining the global cruise fleet. In November Royal Caribbean International will be unveiling the world’s largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas.

• Propulsion of Oasis of the Seas

    New video from Royal Caribbean looks at the propulsion system of the world’s largest cruise ship Read at Propelling Oasis of the Seas

• Royal Caribbean takes the Oasis of the Seas

    STX Europe hands over world’s largest cruise ship Read at Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Oasis of the Seas

• Berth of a cruise ship: Worlds Biggest Gets a Home

     (NYTIMES) When the Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, departed Finland on its maiden voyage earlier this month, it barely squeezed under Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge, with less than two feet to spare.

• Oasis of the Seas: A Sneak Peek

     (washingtonpost) In Turku, Finland, construction is well underway on Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger ship ever built. The $1.4-billion ship is five times the size of the Titanic, and eclipses the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class supercarriers.  Source and VIEW THE PHOTOS

• Finland STX shipyard strike over layoffs

    More than 1,600 Finnish shipyard workers put down their tools Wednesday to protest planned job cuts at STX Finland’s shipyard in Turku, union officials said. The three-day strike began a day after the shipyard announced plans to eliminate 400 jobs and temporarily lay off many of the yard’s 2,300 workers.

• World s Most Expensive Cruise Ship

     (forbes)  After five years of planning and construction, Royal Caribbean is unveiling the Oasis of the Seas, a $1.4 billion ship that will be the largest and tallest cruise liner in the world when it takes its maiden voyage this December.  Source

• On board the worlds largest cruise ship

     (BBC) From the outside, the world’s biggest and most expensive cruise ship looks like a floating block of flats.  It is only when you are on board the Oasis of the Seas that you start to get a sense of the scale of this enormous liner, which can cater

• STX Europe offers the worlds largest and most innovative cruise ship

     STX Europe’s Turku shipyard delivered the world’s largest and most innovative cruise vessel to the U.S. cruise line Royal Caribbean International