MS Allure of the Seas
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| Name: | Allure of the Seas |
| Owner: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Operator: | Royal Caribbean International |
| Ordered: | February 2006 |
| Builder: | STX Europe Turku New Shipyard, Turku, Finland |
| Cost: | USD 1.2 billion (EUR 755 million) |
| Yard number: | 1364[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 December 2008[2] |
| Status: | Under Construction |
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| Class and type: | Oasis-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 220,000 GT (gross tonnage)[1] |
| Displacement: | app. 100,000 tons[clarification needed] |
| Length: | 360 m (1,181 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 47 m (154 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Height: | 213 ft (65 m) above water line |
| Draft: | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Decks: | 16 Passenger Decks |
| Installed power: | 6×Wärtsilä diesel engines 97,000 kW[1] |
| Propulsion: | 3 × 20 MW Asea Brown Boveri Azipod, all azimuthing[citation needed] |
| Speed: | 20.2 kn (37.4 km/h; 23.2 mph) |
| Capacity: | 5,400 passengers (lower berths) 6,400 passengers (all berths)[1] |
The MS Allure of the Seas is a cruise ship that will be the sister ship to the world's largest passenger ship, the Oasis of the Seas. She was designed under the name "Project Genesis". She was ordered in February 2006. In February 2008, construction officially began.[3] In May 2008 she was named Allure of the Seas after a contest was held to name the new ship.[4] The keel of the Allure of the Seas was laid on 2 December 2008.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Asklander, Micke. "M/S Allure of the Seas (2010)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
- ^ a b "STX Europe laid keel of Allure of the Seas". Cruise Business Review. Cruise Media Oy Ltd (2 December 2008). Retrieved on 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Production of the second Oasis class cruise vessel started". STX Europe Press Release. STX Europe (4 February 2008). Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
- ^ Sloan, Gene. "Royal Caribbean's next ships will be Oasis, Allure". USA Today Cruise Log with Gene Sloan. USA Today. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
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