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Monday, November 1, 2010

World's largest cruise ship clears bridge obstacle

From: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
The new cruise ship The Allure of the Seas passed under the Great Belt Fixed Link bridge between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt seen from Korsoer in Denmark on Saturday Oct. 30, 2010 as it sails from a shipyard in Turku Finland to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The sister ship of the world's largest cruise liner has narrowly passed under a Danish bridge, a feat that has required smooth seas and adjustable smokestacks. The Allure of the Seas is a twin to Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, which made the same narrow squeeze under the Great Belt Fixed Link a year ago. (AP Photo/POLFOTO/Per Rasmussen)

The new cruise ship The Allure of the Seas passed under the Great Belt Fixed Link bridge between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt seen from Korsoer in Denmark on Saturday Oct. 30, 2010 as it sails from a shipyard in Turku Finland to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The sister ship of the world's largest cruise liner has narrowly passed under a Danish bridge, a feat that has required smooth seas and adjustable smokestacks. The Allure of the Seas is a twin to Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, which made the same narrow squeeze under the Great Belt Fixed Link a year ago. (AP Photo/POLFOTO/Per Rasmussen)
The new cruise ship The Allure of the Seas passed under the Great Belt Fixed Link bridge between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt seen from Korsoer in Denmark on Saturday Oct. 30, 2010 as it sails from a shipyard in Turku Finland to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The sister ship of the world's largest cruise liner has narrowly passed under a Danish bridge, a feat that has required smooth seas and adjustable smokestacks. The Allure of the Seas is a twin to Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, which made the same narrow squeeze under the Great Belt Fixed Link a year ago. (AP Photo/POLFOTO/Per Rasmussen)



The new cruise ship The Allure of the Seas passed under the Great Belt Fixed Link bridge between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt seen from Korsoer in Denmark on Saturday Oct. 30, 2010 as it sails from a shipyard in Turku Finland to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The sister ship of the world's largest cruise liner has narrowly passed under a Danish bridge, a feat that has required smooth seas and adjustable smokestacks. The Allure of the Seas is a twin to Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, which made the same narrow squeeze under the Great Belt Fixed Link a year ago. (AP Photo/POLFOTO/Per Rasmussen) (Per Rasmussen - AP)


The Associated Press

KORSOER, Denmark -- The brand new sister ship of the world's largest cruise liner narrowly passed under a Danish bridge Saturday, a feat that required smooth seas and adjustable smokestacks, officials said.

The Allure of the Seas - a twin to Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, which made the same narrow squeeze under the Great Belt Fixed Link a year ago - measures around four football fields and accommodates 8,300 people, including crew members.

Hans Nilsen, an official at the Korsoer Naval Station, said the passage went fine, with about a 20-inch (50-centimeter) gap and 1.5 inches (4 centimeters) to spare to the safety margin when it squeezed under at around 1420 GMT after lowering its telescopic smokestacks.

"It went great," Nilsen said.

He said traffic on the bridge did not have to be stopped during the passage because the voyage was made during daytime, reducing any risks.

The Allure of the Seas is worth about $1.5 billion (euro1.08 billion). It left the shipyard in Turku, Finland, on Friday and is expected to reach its new home port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in a few weeks.

The cruise liner measures 1,200 feet (360 meters) from bow to stern, and its height from sea level is 236 feet (72 meters).

Aside from a two-deck high dance hall, a 1,380-seat theater and an ice skating rink, a number of pools, spas, gyms, it also houses bars, restaurants and cafes as well as a shopping street with a park with trees.

The building of the ship began by shipyard owner STX Finland in February 2008.


STX Finland is part of the international STX Europe Group, with shipyards in Brazil, Norway, France, Romania and Vietnam.

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