Crossing the Ocean has always fascinated us. Crossing it in outstanding luxury and safety became more and more important for the passengers and for the ship-owners as well. This is when cruise ships began to gain in popularity, in size and in opulence. Nowadays, the competition between the largest cruise ships in the world is tight. One year to the other, bigger ships are built, new features are added and the range of leisure activities becomes more and more diverse. These huge vessels are becoming cities of pleasure and the passengers cannot but enjoy this rage of modernization.
Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, was constructed in Turku Finland. It's first trip was on October 2010, when the vessel departed to its home port, in Florida. This event was extremely broadcasted and criticism of its impressive height was heard pretty fast. It was inferred that the distance between its telescoping funnels and bridges was too little and the risk of contact was high. Specialists disagreed to that. Allure of the Seas possesses a two-deck dance hall, as well as a theatre, a Starbucks café (first time on a ship) and even an ice skating rink.
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