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The first large cruise ships were the Voyager-class from Royal Caribbean Group's Royal Caribbean International (RCI). These ships, which debuted in 1998 at over 137,000 GT, were almost 30,000 GT larger than the next-largest cruise ships, and were some of the first designed to offer amenities unrelated to cruising, such as an ice rink and climbing wall. [1]
RMS Titanic: 1911 Struck an iceberg and sank, April 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage SS Transylvania: 1914 Torpedoed and sunk on May 4, 1917, by German U-boat U-63: R.M.S. Transylvania. RMS Transylvania: 1925 Torpedoed and sunk on August 10, 1940, by U-56: R.M.S. Transylvania on a postcard: SS Tuscania: 1914 Torpedoed and sunk on February 5, 1918 ...
Royal Caribbean is set to launch a sister ship to Icon of the Seas, currently the largest cruise ship in the world. It will unveil Star of the Seas in August with sailings from Orlando, catering ...
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail for the first time on Saturday (27 January). It has overtaken sister ship Wonder of the Seas to claim the title.
The term "largest passenger ship" has evolved over time to also include ships by length as supertankers built by the 1970s were over 400 metres (1,300 ft) long. In the modern era the term has gradually fallen out of use in favor of "largest cruise ship" as the industry has shifted to cruising rather than transatlantic ocean travel. [1]
Solo cruising is an excellent way for travelers to experience the world, meet new friends, and indulge in a vacation on their own terms. These 20 cruise lines, nominated by a panel of cruising ...
Ecoventura M/V Origin. While not as big or grand as some other luxury ships, Ecoventura's MV Origin is one of the greenest and most luxurious ships to sail the Galapagos Islands. There are 10 ...
Norwegian Epic is a cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line built under NCL's F3 Project by the STX Europe Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. [4] When built she was the third largest cruise ship in the world. Two ships in the Epic class were ordered by NCL in November 2006, with an option for a third vessel that was ...