Is Bigger Always Better? – The Brand New Harmony Of The Seas In Numbers.

The hulking shell of the world’s largest cruise ship slid into the waters off western France on Friday June 19th, with workers aiming to have it ready for a 2016 inaugural trip. The huge vessel, Royal Caribbean Internationals’ “Harmony of the Seas”, has been under construction since September 2013 in the shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, France.

When finished it will weigh some 227,000 tonnes and measure 362 metres in length, 50 metres longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower!

Harmony of the Seas is also a metre wider than the current largest cruise ships in operation which are also 362 metres long, “Allure of the Seas” and “Oasis of the Seas”, are 65 metres wide and come in at 225,000 tonnes a piece.

Some 2,500 people are at work building Harmony, which will require 90,000 square metres of carpet and 500,000 litres of paint.

The test runs of the ship are presently set for mid-February 2016 and its first voyage is planned for May next year, a trip from Southampton to the Spanish city of Barcelona.

The ship will have room for some 6,360 passengers and 2,100 staff members.

Is this your idea of heaven or hell?

Is bigger always better?

When will it end?

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Bye for now.