Oasis Of The Sea: Is a Combination of Arts, Science and Technology

Oasis of the Sea, a maritime wonder, is the world largest cruise ship ever built in the history. Oasis of the Sea will be a luxurious traveling city, complete with shopping streets, bars, restaurants, an amphitheater the size of a football field. And if this didn’t blow you away, the ship is also equipped with its own micro-climate and rock-climbing walls. It will weigh around 220,000 tonne, be 1,081ft long and have 16 passenger decks. The ship has been constructed in Aker Yards in Turku, Finland at the cost of estimated £610Million. Oasis of the Sea is already plying the ocean and construction of its sister ship, Allure of the Seas, is due to begin shortly.
Oasis of the Sea was completed and turned over to Royal Caribbean on 28 October 2009. Two days later, she departed Finland for the United States. While exiting the Baltic Sea, the vessel passed underneath the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark on 1 November 2009. The bridge has a clearance of 65 m (213 ft) above the water; Oasis normally has an air draft of 72 m (236 ft). The passage under the bridge was possible due to retraction of the telescoping funnels, and an additional 30 cm (12 in) was gained by the shallow water effect whereby vessels travelling at speed in a shallow channel will be drawn deeper into the water. Approaching the bridge at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), the ship passed under it with less than 2 feet (60 cm) of clearance.
Proceeding through the English Channel, Oasis of the Sea stopped briefly in the Solent to disembark 300 shipyard workers who were onboard doing finishing work, then left on the way to her intended home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ship arrived there on 13 November 2009, where tropical plants were installed prior to some introductory trips and her maiden voyage on 5 December 2009.
While Royal Caribbean’s chief of captains Mr. William S Wright was behind the controls on the ship’s journey across the Atlantic and will be for the first few sailings, Oasis of the Seas will normally be navigated on a regular basis by two Norwegian captains, Mr. Tor Isak Olsen and Mr. Thore Thorvolsen.
Oasis of the Seas will offer passengers features such as two-story loft suites and luxury suites measuring 1,600 sq ft (150 m2) with balconies overlooking the sea or promenades. The ship features a zip-line, a casino, a mini-golf course, multiple night clubs, several bars and lounges, a karaoke club, comedy club, four swimming pools, volleyball and basketball courts, theme parks and nurseries for children.
Onboard recreational, athletic, and entertainment activities are organized into seven themed areas called “neighborhoods” a concept which bears resemblance to theme park planning. These neighborhoods are:
1. Central Park features boutiques, restaurants and bars, including access to the Rising Tide bar, which can be raised or lowered to three separate levels. It will house the first living park at sea with over 12,000 plants and 56 trees.
2. The Pool and Sports Zone features a sloped-entry beach pool and two surf simulators.
3. Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center features a spa for teens.
4. Boardwalk features a handcrafted carousel, restaurants, bars, shops, two rock-climbing walls, and a tattoo parlor. Its outdoor 750-seat
5. AquaTheatre amphitheater hosts the ship’s largest freshwater pool.
6. Royal Promenade features restaurants and shops and is viewable from a mezzanine.
7. Youth Zone features a science lab and computer gaming.
8. Entertainment Place
Oasis of the Sea cannot be described in words but to give you a bit of glimpses as to how it looks like, both from inside and outside, we brings some pics and video for you of this majestic ship: