Oct
01
2009
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What will be the world’s largest cruise ship?

MS Oasis of the Seas, under construction in July 2008 (photo by ComradeWolf - PD)

The Oasis of the Seas is now undergoing its second sea trial before it is due to become operational in 41 days time when it arrives in Florida to board its first passengers. It will then become the largest operational cruise ship in the world. The ship was built in Turku, Finland. At 220,000 [more...]

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Feb
07
2009
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How large is the cruise industry?

Ship or floating hotel? (Photo by lostajy CC-BY)

The cruise industry was estimated to generate $24.5 billion in revenues in 2008 with 15 million passengers cruising worldwide on 294 ships. These statistics come from the State of the Industry Report 2008-2015 published by Cruise Industry News. The report was published in July 2008 before the 2008/09 problems with global recession. Eleven million people were [more...]

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