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MS Oasis of the Seas

MS Oasis of the Seas
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Oasis of the Seas at Nassau, Bahamas, in January 2010
History
Name: Oasis of the Seas
Owner: Royal Caribbean International
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Port of registry: Nassau,  Bahamas
Route: Caribbean
Ordered: February 2006
Builder: STX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland
Cost: US$1.4 billion (2006)
Yard number: 1363
Laid down: 12 November 2007
Launched: 21 November 2008 (float-out)
Christened: 30 November 2009
Completed: 28 October 2009
Maiden voyage: 5 December 2009
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Oasis-class cruise ship
Tonnage:
  • 225,282 GT
  • 242,999 NT
  • 15,000 DWT
Length: 361.6 m (1,186.5 ft) overall
Beam:
  • 47 m (154 ft) waterline
  • 60.5 m (198 ft) max beam
Height: 72 m (236 ft) above water line
Draught: 9.322 m (30.6 ft)
Depth: 22.55 m (74 ft)
Decks: 16 passenger decks
Installed power:
  • 3 × 13,860 kW (18,590 hp) Wärtsilä 12V46D
  • 3 × 18,480 kW (24,780 hp) Wärtsilä 16V46D
Propulsion:
  • 3 × 20 MW (27,000 hp) ABB Azipod,
  •       all azimuthing
  • 4 × 5.5 MW (7,400 hp) Wärtsilä CT3500
  •       bow thrusters
Speed: 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)
Capacity:
  • 5,400 passengers at double occupancy
  • 6,296 maximum
Crew:
  • 2,165 on maiden voyage
  • 2,394 as of July 2012

MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International. Her hull was laid down in November 2007 and she was completed and delivered to Royal Caribbean in October 2009. At the time of construction, Oasis of the Seas set a new capacity record of carrying over 6,000 passengers. The first of her class, she was joined by sister ships MS Allure of the Seas in December 2010 and MS Harmony of the Seas in May 2016. Oasis of the Seas conducts cruises of the Caribbean from her home port of Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Oasis of the Seas surpassed the Freedom-class cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean) to become the largest cruise ship in the world at that time. She was herself surpassed by her sister ship Allure of the Seas, which is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer, although this may have been caused by ambient temperature differences at the times the measurements were made. In May 2016, her second sister ship Harmony of the Seas became the new record holder with a length of 362.12 metres (1,188.1 ft).

The vessel was ordered in February 2006 and designed under the name "Project Genesis". Her keel was laid down on 12 November 2007 by STX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland. The company announced that full funding for Oasis of the Seas was secured on 15 April 2009.

The name Oasis of the Seas resulted from a competition held in May 2008.

During the first float-out of the vessel the tugboats that were pulling the ship from its dock failed to control the ship, resulting in the port side of the ship hitting the dock. This resulted in some cosmetic damage and minor damage to the hull, which was repaired and did not affect the final delivery date of the vessel.


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